As a result, estate planning attorneys are seeing their work dry up and they are reinventing themselves in other practice areas, such as helping physicians comply with laws affecting them.

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Some providers' groups, such as the Hill Physicians Group in the Bay Area, are starting to do this.

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With head-up displays, such as Google Glass, physicians can simplify what they review during patient encounters.

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