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29	29	Electronic Medical Records: 10 Questions I Didn't Know to Ask Buying an EMR system? No matter how great it seems to be, get good answers to these questions before you buy. Jaymi S. Meyers, MD
	33	Tips to Help Take the Hassle Out of Inpatient Utilization Review The secrets are to think like a reviewer, hone your documentation skills and be a good communicator, says this FP who's seen both sides of UR. David Schechter, MD
37	37	Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Primer You may be surprised at the number of your patients using CAM therapy. This primer provides the background and tips you'll need to have a productive conversation about it. Terrence E. Steyer, MD
	43	COVER What You Need to Know About HIPAA Now Now that the final privacy rules have been published, your practice can't afford to ignore this legislation. David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA
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	16	GETTING PAID How to Stop Hemorrhaging Red Ink These nine tips will help you restore your practice's financial health. Kent J. Moore
	23	CODING AND DOCUMENTATION Answers to Your Questions Initial observation care + initial hospital care • Calculating prolonged services • Preventive medicine codes • Sebaceous cyst excision Kent J. Moore
	24	MONITOR Docs sue six health plans • National outcomes database in the works • Practice pearls
	49	IMPROVING PATIENT CARE Focus on the Family, Part I: What Is Your Family Focus Style? For some physicians, the family focus goes deeper than simply taking a health history. Robin S. Gotler, MA, Jack H. Medalie, MD, MPH, Stephen J. Zyzanski, PhD, George E. Kikano, MD, Louise S. Acheson, MD, Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD
	54	PRACTICE DIARY Out of the barn • Medical advice • Legalese Sanford J. Brown, MD
	55	COMPUTERS Getting More From a Voice Recognition System Using key words increases the accuracy of voice transcription technology and makes charting more cost-effective. Melvin J. Knight, MD
	57	ASK FPM FTEs per physician • Disposing of patient records • Medical equipment for sale • Releasing workers' comp records
	66	BALANCING ACT Healing Bodies and Souls Working as a medical missionary gives Tim Myrick, MD, time to care for the sick and spread the Gospel. John Spicer
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	10	EDITOR'S PAGE
	13	LETTERS
	61	FPM QUIZ (EARN 3HOURS OF CME CREDIT)
	63	CLASSIFIEDS

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