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plus: key considerations in evaluating a practice continuation agreement<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by ed mendlowitz
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

question: <\/b>what i should do about merging? i need a specific answer.<\/b><\/p>\n

answer<\/b>: i can\u2019t give you an easy answer. i can give you a process to follow that should provide an answer. actually, this works pretty well and i\u2019ve gotten good feedback from many colleagues. i\u2019ve also rethought it many times, and still think this is the way to go about it.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/p>\n

plus: key considerations in evaluating a practice continuation agreement<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by ed mendlowitz
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

question: <\/b>what i should do about merging? i need a specific answer.<\/b><\/p>\n

answer<\/b>: i can\u2019t give you an easy answer. i can give you a process to follow that should provide an answer. actually, this works pretty well and i\u2019ve gotten good feedback from many colleagues. i\u2019ve also rethought it many times, and still think this is the way to go about it.<\/p>\n

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