April 2005 - Family Practice Management

April 2005 Table of Contents

Articles

David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA
Protecting your patients' health information is more difficult and more important than ever. The author's strategy will help you meet this month's deadline.

What a Medical Assistant Can Do for Your Practice

Stephanie Taché, MD, MPH, and Susan Chapman, PhD, RN
Medical assistants can be versatile and valuable additions to a family medicine practice.

Encouraging News About Family Physician Recruitment

Joseph Hawkins
Three developments predict a positive trend in job opportunities.

Making Every Minute Count: Tools to Improve Office Efficiency

Deanna R. Willis, MD, MBA
Using proven techniques borrowed from the business world, you can eliminate bottlenecks and waste in your practice.

Featured Departments

EDITORIAL
The Ethics of Alternative Medicine: An Alternative Standard?
James Glazer, MD
It is hard to claim pure motives when suggesting that patients try untested therapies.

GETTING PAID
How to Conduct a "Welcome to Medicare” Visit
Randall O. Card, MD, FAAFP
You and your patient have a lot of ground to cover. Here's one way to get it all done.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Answers to Your Questions
Kent J. Moore
Appropriate use of 99050 • Biopsy vs. excision • Multiple reevaluations and therapies in one visit

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE
Keys to Improving Your Listening Skills
Marie E. Brittin, PhD
Listening isn't a passive activity. It takes skill and practice, but can result in improved patient care.

COMPUTERS
Free Medical Applications for Your PDA
Timothy A. Ferenchick, MD
Put powerful tools in your palm without spending a dime.

BALANCING ACT
Having It All, a Little at a Time
Carla Jardim, MD
Parenting isn't easy, and neither is medicine. But as your children grow, you'll find the two can coexist peacefully.

Other Departments

EDITOR'S PAGE
The Match and the Future of Family Medicine
Robert L. Edsall
Family medicine needs to build a future if it is to have one.

LETTERS
Observations on MOC • MOC signals end of the road • Bigger is better • Older is wiser • Is it OK to treat your kids?

MONITOR
Match Day 2005: Family medicine gains positions, loses U.S. seniors • Study explores link between physician supply and mortality rates • Patients want e-mail access to physicians but don't want to pay • Small practices report success with EHR

PRACTICE DIARY
Sanford J. Brown, MD
Great toys • Jury duty • DNR

ASK FPM
Choosing the right legal structure • Setting up a new practice • How to build more maternity care into your practice

FPM QUIZ
Earn 4 CME credits.

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