Jan 2008

Features

CPT 2008: A Glimpse of the Future of Family Medicine?

Cindy Hughes

Preventive Medicine: Giving Patients the Hard Sell

Linwood Watson

Demystifying Computer Networks for Small Practices

Glen R. Stream; Justin Fletcher

Transforming Your Practice: What Matters Most

Katherine Gottlieb; Ileen Sylvester; Douglas Eby

Departments

Editor's Page

The Snake on the Torch
Robert L. Edsall

Opinion

Does Primary Care Need Medicare?
Douglas Iliff

The Last Word

Doing What Has Always Worked
Sanford J. Brown

Coding & Documentation

• Diagnosis Codes for PPD Test • Comparing E/M Code Usage • Denials for Injury Codes • Requirements for 99374 • Coding for Cosmetic Procedures • Medicaid and G Codes • Instructions for Inhaler Use

News & Trends

• Congress Delays Potential Cuts in Medicare Pay for Six Months • ACP Backs Single-Payer System • Study Examines Doctors' Professionalism • United Healthcare Paying Attention to Image

Practice Pearls

• Find Formulary Information Quickly Online • Remember the Power of "We" • Let the EOB Substitute For a Bill • Create a Partnership Between Billing and Front-Desk Employees • Ease Children's Fear of Exams

Letters

• Home Sweet Medical Home

• The Latest Word on OB Care in Family Medicine

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