Understanding When to Use 99211
Emily Hill, PA-C
Using CPT code 99211 can boost your practice's revenue and improve documentation.

Getting the Most From Language Interpreters
Emily Herndon, MD and Linda Joyce
Communicating with patients who have limited English proficiency requires more than simply "finding someone who speaks their language."

Part-Time Practice: Making It Work
Olivia K. Maresh
Find out how and why growing numbers of family physicians are working less.

GETTING PAID
Are You Coding Accurately?
Betsy Nicoletti
Comparing your coding with national benchmarks will help you to uncover aberrant patterns.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Answers to Your Questions
Kent J. Moore
Office visit & nebulizer treatment • Admissions on separate dates • Coding a discharge summary

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE
Acute Otitis Media in Children
Mark H. Ebell, MD, MS
This encounter form will help you provide care consistent with the latest evidence-based guideline.

BALANCING ACT
Hipaaposterous
Laurie Elwyn, MD
Sometimes a look at the lighter side can help cure what ails you.

EDITOR'S PAGE
Practicing in an Absurd System
Robert L. Edsall
Of course practice is hard; the system is insane.

LETTERS
Aspirin chemoprevention recommendations • Not-so-white lies • Correction

MONITOR
National report card highlights opportunities for improvement • Practice Pearls

PRACTICE DIARY
Sanford J. Brown, MD
Losin' it

ASK FPM
Purchasing tail coverage • Weekend call in a group practice • Name changes and claims hassles