Jan 2008

Features

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

Preventive Medicine: Giving Patients the Hard Sell

Demystifying Computer Networks for Small Practices

Transforming Your Practice: What Matters Most

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 TestComparing E/M Code UsageDenials for Injury CodesRequirements for 99374Coding for Cosmetic ProceduresMedicaid and G CodesInstructions for Inhaler Use

News & Trends

Congress Delays Potential Cuts in Medicare Pay for Six MonthsACP Backs Single-Payer SystemStudy Examines Doctors' ProfessionalismUnited Healthcare Paying Attention to Image

Practice Pearls

Find Formulary Information Quickly OnlineRemember the Power of "We"Let the EOB Substitute For a BillCreate a Partnership Between Billing and Front-Desk EmployeesEase Children's Fear of Exams

Letters

Home Sweet Medical Home

The Latest Word on OB Care in Family Medicine

About The CME Quiz

AAFP members and FPM subscribers can take the CME quiz online at http://www.aafp.org/fpmquiz.

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