Nov-Dec 2005 Table of Contents
Features
A Refresher on Medicare and Concurrent Care
Look Beyond Your Practice's Bottom Line
Take Your Personal Digital Assistant to the Next Level
Choosing the Right Practice Entity
Improving Chronic Illness Care: Lessons Learned in a Private Practice
Departments
From The Editor
Chronic Care in an Acutely Ill System
Editorial
1-800-Chronic Disease Management
The Last Word
Coding & Documentation
• Coding an Initial Consultation • "Worried Well" Exam • Sports Physicals for Students • Billing for Care Plan Oversight
News & Trends
• Humana Settles With Physicians • Health Plans vs. Banks: Who Treats Their Customers Better? • Delegates Debate Recertification, Health Plan Hassles, Retail Clinics • Project Focuses on Billing Complexities • Study Finds Modest Improvement with P4P Programs
Practice Pearls
• Make Scheduling Job No. 1 • Implement Disease-Specific Dictation Reminders • Find the Medicare Allowable for a Particular Service • Surprise Your Staff With Extra Paid Time Off • Systematize Exam Room Restocking • Don't Let Your Numbers Tell the Story • Make Well-Informed Decisions
Letters
• No Easy Answers to "Ten Hard Questions"
• Your Clinical Questions Answered
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