Nov-Dec 2008 Table of Contents
Features
Time Is on Your Side: Coding on the Basis of Time
Six Payment Opportunities You May Have Overlooked
CPT and ICD-9 Coding: The Right Tools for the Job
Departments
From The Editor
Opinion
Marcus Welby and the Medical Home
Snapshot
The Last Word
Learning From Troubled Patients
Coding & Documentation
• Coding Blood-Pressure Checks • Developmental Milestones • Instructions on Use of Crutches • Medicare and Lab Test Coverage • Time Requirements • Wound Care • Office Visit or Emergency Service? • 99058 for In-Office Emergency • PQRI Reporting • Mental Health Status Assessment
Practice Pearls
• "Puzzle" Your Patients While They Wait • Find ICD-9 Codes in a Snap • Start Later, End Later • Dictate Chart Notes With the Patient Present • Display Art From Students • Create a Protocol for Drug Substitutitons
Letters
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