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27	27	'Work Smarter, Not Harder' to Save Your Practice Money When this family practice learned how to delegate, make wise use of technology and trim its staff, it gained $200,000 per year. Gregory J. Mertz, MBA, FACMPE
	33	Electronic Paper & Pencil: Six Easy Steps to a Low-Cost Electronic Medical Record If you know how to use modern word-processing software, you can create your own electronic medical records. Jack Jue, MD, and Anthony F. Jerant, MD
41	41	COVER Coping With the Stress of Being Sued Malpractice accusations can be emotionally devastating. Here's how to withstand the pressure. Chantal M.L.R. Brazeau, MD
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	16	GETTING PAID An Update on Certifying Home Health Care Here's how to get paid for certifying and recertifying home health care for your Medicare patients. Kent J. Moore
	21	CODING & DOCUMENTATION Answers to Your Questions E/M code + procedure code? • "Incident to" billing • Normal newborn care • Lab results review, revisited Kent J. Moore
	22	MONITOR Family practice match numbers drop again • HIPAA privacy rules take effect • Practice pearls
	45	IMPROVING PATIENT CARE Putting Clinical Guidelines Into Practice Do you and your colleagues provide care consistent with evidence-based clinical guidelines? Perhaps you just need a reminder. Brian Schulte, MD, Erin L. O'Hea, MA, and Patricia Darling, FNP
	48	PRACTICE DIARY Anthony • On-the-job training • Self-care Sanford J. Brown, MD
50	50	COMPUTERS Using Your Palm-Top's Date Book as a Reminder System Your PDA's date book isn't just a calendar. With a few simple steps, it can help you lose fewer patients to follow-up. Matt Lewis, MD
	52	ASK FPM Charging for forms • Patient appointment software • Practice start-up resources • RVUs and compensation
	60	BALANCING ACT Spirituality and Your Practice A renewed openness to spirituality is occurring in medicine. It can provide sustenance, both to you and to your patients. William Zeckhausen, DMin
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	12	EDITOR'S PAGE
	15	LETTERS
	53	FPM QUIZ (EARN 3HOURS OF CME CREDIT)
	57	CLASSIFIEDS

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