2008 Table of Contents
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The How-to Issue 
13 How to Say Goodbye to Medicare With another payment cut looming, opting out of
Medicare may be worth considering.
18 How to See Your Practice Through Your Patients' Eyes It's as simple as entering through the front door
and taking a walk around your practice.
23 How to Find Clinical Information Quickly at the Point of Care You have one minute to identify the first-line
therapy for a pregnant patient with tuberculosis. How will you find the
answer?
29 How to Fix a Flawed Process: The Four Rules of Work Design Developed by Toyota but applicable to medical
practices, these rules can transform the way you work.
AAFP MEMBER BONUS SECTION following page 12 This section is included in copies mailed to AAFP members and FPM paid subscribers. For more information, see http://www.aafp.org/fpm/bonuscontent. A1 CME Quiz A3 EHR Meltdown: How to Protect Your Patient Data Do you think your electronic data is safe just
because you have a backup plan in place? These authors found out how wrong that
can be.
DEPARTMENTS 8 from the editor You expect practical advice from FPM - but this much? 9 opinion A Multiple-Service Rule for E/M Services A simple rule change could improve access and quality of care while reducing inequities between compensation for E/M services and for procedures. 12 letters Patient communication and health literacy • Tracking follow-up care 35 Coding & Documentation 37 practice pearls 42 the last word When a patient gets a "double whammy," deliver the bad news the way you would like to hear it. 38 CLASSIFIEDS Copyright © 2008 by
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