The Stark Truth About the Stark Law: Part I
Alice G. Gosfield, JD
The law addresses a wide range of services and financial relationships. Find out whether it affects you.

How to Boost Your Bottom Line With an Office Procedure
William D. Martz, MD
Adding joint and soft-tissue injection to your practice can pay off in more ways than one.

Family Medicine Takes Center Stage
Jennifer Bush
As part of the Future of Family Medicine project, the specialty put itself under a glaring spotlight to see where it currently stands.

GETTING PAID
How to Opt Out of Medicare
Kent J. Moore
Leaving Medicare behind may be tempting, but make sure to look before you leap.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Answers to Your Questions
Kent J. Moore
Modifiers -51 & -59 • Hospital consultation codes • Anaphylactic shock • Clarification

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE
When Your Patients Are in Mourning
Jennifer Kreger, MD
This patient handout will help prevent health crises in mourning patients and demonstrate that you care.

BALANCING ACT
The Chivalrous Physician
Michael James Hall, MD, MSC
Kindness can be the key to delivering better care.

EDITOR'S PAGE
The First Step Toward the Future of Family Medicine
Robert L. Edsall

LETTERS
Evaluating online EBM • Clarifying EBM resources • The root of the problem • Correction

MONITOR
HIPAA: Time is on your side • Delegates vote for a name change

PRACTICE DIARY
Sanford J. Brown, MD
An asymmetric, oligoarticular, seronegative, inflammatory arthritis

ASK FPM
Hiring an office assistant • Dictation islands • Delegating to MAs • Re-signing bonuses