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31	31	The Future of Health Care Financing In most sectors of the U.S. economy, consumers control their dollars. What if that were to happen in health care? Brandi White
	45	Electronic Medical Records: The FPM Vendor Survey The advent of Internet-based EMR systems gives you new options. Here we report on 23 conventional systems and five Internet-based ones. Susan Rehm, MBA, and Susan Kraft, MD
38	38	Interviewing 101 An on-site interview is your opportunity to assess how well your values and those of a potential employer align. Rebecca Ann Beach, MD
	41	Seven Steps to Medicare Compliance The OIG's voluntary compliance guidance can help your solo or small group practice prevent fraud and abuse. Mark S. Kennedy, JD
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	14	GETTING PAID New Year, New Codes: Highlights From CPT and HCPCS 2001 Changes in critical care, care plan oversight, lab services and vaccines are most likely to affect family physicians. Kent J. Moore
	23	CODING AND DOCUMENTATION Answers to Your Questions Well-child visits • Teaching-physician services • Antepartum care only • E/M or consult? • Nursing facility consult • Typhoid vaccine • ED consult • Interpreting outside lab work Kent J. Moore
	25	MONITOR Is quality care getting more difficult to provide? • Inflation returns to health care; workers less concerned • Practice pearls • More work, not much more pay
	55	IMPROVING PATIENT CARE 13 Months of Quality Improvement: Did It Work? When 45 doctors and their staffs decide to redesign their diabetes care system, success comes one step at a time. Brandi White
	61	PRACTICE DIARY Paperwork • Professional courtesy • Urgent care without walls Sanford J. Brown, MD
	62	ASK FPM Accounting for capitation payments • Employment contracts • Payment for hospital committee work • Starting a practice
	70	BALANCING ACT Why Working Smarter Isn't Working Anymore When you're doing more and it still isn't enough, it may be time to re-evaluate your priorities. Pamela J. Vaccaro, MA
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	8	EDITOR'S PAGE
	11	LETTERS
	63	FPM QUIZ (EARN 3.5HOURS OF CME CREDIT)
	67	CLASSIFIEDS

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