Table of Contents
| Lead Article | ||
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Coding and Documentation Made Easier The author's physician-friendly tool can help you to code more confidently.  Carole Guillaume, MD |
| Enhancing Referrals With a
Computer-Generated Form Here's how one family physician used his computer to simplify the referral process. David J. Keulen, MD |
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| Restoring the Balance: The Sabbatical Year of a Family
Physician A 12-month respite gave this family physician a new perspective on his personal and professional lives - and on himself. Bruce V. Davis, MD |
| Cover Story | ||
| Physician Practice Management Companies:
Too Good to Be True? More family physicians are joining forces with the likes of PhyCor and MedPartners. Find out what PPMCs have to offer. Robert P. Carlson |
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Departments
- Editor's Page
- The Documentation Guidelines: Read 'em and Weep
Robert L. Edsall
- Letters
- Three cheers for solo practice · A side effect of the new coding rules · Clarification
- Reimbursement Strategies
Medicare Update: An Ounce of Prevention
Kent J. Moore
- FPM Monitor
- Colorado IPA prevails in antitrust case · Panel doesn't endorse patients' right law
- Office Suite
Staff Management: How to Keep Salaries on Track and Under Control
Judy Capko
- The Salaried FP
- Benefit Programs: Look Before You Leap
David M. Morris, JD
- FPM Quiz
- Earn 2 hours of AAFP Prescribed credit by reading articles in this issue.
- FP Stats
- How Satisfied Are Your Patients?
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