• FEATURES

    A New Model of Charitable Care: The Robin Hood Practice

    Robert A. Forester

    This self-sustaining practice provides concierge care and indigent care in equal amounts. Here's how it works.

    Practice Measurement: A New Approach for Demonstrating the Worth of Your Work

    Nancy Guinn, L. Gordon Moore

    To obtain a true view of the quality of your practice, you must measure the patient's experience.

    User Satisfaction With EHRs: Report of a Survey of 422 Family Physicians

    Robert L. Edsall, Kenneth G. Adler

    If you're thinking of moving to electronic records, the results of this survey may help.

    What Every Physician Should Know About the RUC

    Kent J. Moore, Thomas A. Felger, Walter L. Larimore, Terry L. Mills, Jr.

    A small group of physicians has a big say in what you get paid.

    FROM THE EDITOR

    Coming Changes in FPM

    Robert Edsall, Editor-in-Chief

    Starting in April, FPM will have more to offer AAFP members and subscribers.

    LETTERS

    Disclosing practice finances

    Douglas Iliff

    Holding on to family medicine values

    Bryan Glick

    NEWS TRENDS

    NEWS & TRENDS

    Spending on prescription drugs increases | More private payers adopt RBRVS

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    Cindy Hughes

    Selecting the primary diagnosis | INR testing at a nursing home | Pregnancy test at a preventive visit | 99211 + injection code?

    PRACTICE PEARLS

    PRACTICE PEARLS

    Cynthia Kapjian, Bobby J. Newbell, Rich Sagall, Kevin Elder, Ellen G. Smith, Rich Sagall

    Flag reports to aid searching in patient charts | Save time with preprinted labels | Minimize interruptions during office visits | Increase satisfaction by noting patient interests | Organize medication handouts to maximize space | Manage care in the patient's presence

    THE LAST WORD

    Defending the Real Standard of Care

    Paul Fischer

    When a strep test led to a lawsuit, this physician took the stand in defense of common sense.



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