1998 Index
January to December 1998
AAFP
AAFP Launches Research Initiative (Monitor), October 1998, p. 20.
Take-Home Messages From the Academy's Managed Care Forum, November/December 1998, p. 47.
AMA
AMA Criticizes Unfair Contracts, Offers Model (Monitor), January 1998, p. 17.
AMA Seeks More Input About Documentation Guidelines (Monitor), March 1998, p. 30.
The New AMA President Answers Your Questions, June 1998, p. 25.
CAREER OPTIONS
Leaving a Solo Practice (Ask FPM), January 1998, p. 13.
Solo Practice: The Way of the Future, February 1998, p. 16.
Selling Your Practice Doesn't Have to Mean Selling Out, February 1998, p. 24.
Just Being a Doctor (Editor's Page), March 1998, p. 8.
Salaried Physicians: Managers in Disguise, March 1998, p. 87.
Three Cheers for Solo Practice (Letters), April 1998, p. 9.
Restoring the Balance: The Sabbatical Year of a Family Physician, April 1998, p. 37.
Readers Speak Out on Solo Practice, May 1998, p. 58.
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
A New Year's Present From Medicare -- and Three From FPM (Editor's Page), January 1998, p. 6.
Document This (Letters), January 1998, p. 9.
Lions and Tigers and Elephants? (Letters), February 1998, p. 7.
While We're On the Subject (Letters), March 1998, p. 21.
An ICD-9 Cheat Sheet (Letters), March 1998, p. 21.
Coding an Annual Assessment for a Nursing-Home Patient, March 1998, p. 26.
AMA Seeks More Input About Documentation Guidelines (Monitor), March 1998, p. 30.
The Documentation Guidelines: Read 'em and Weep (Editor's Page), April 1998, p. 6.
A Side Effect of the New Coding Rules (Letters), April 1998, p. 9.
Three Documentation Tools That Work, January 1998, p. 29. Correction: April 1998, p. 9.
An Ounce of Prevention, April 1998, p. 10.
Coding and Documentation Made Easier, April 1998, p. 19.
Documentation Guidelines Likely to Change, May 1998, p. 12.
The E/M Documentation Guidelines: Back to the Drawing Board (Editorial), June 1998, p. 8.
Obsessed With Coding, or Patient Care? (Letters), June 1998, p. 11.
Changes Proposed for the E/M Documentation Guidelines, June 1998, p. 14.
Coding a Nursing-Home Visit (Ask FPM), July/August 1998, p. 22.
AMA House Rejects 'New Framework,' Votes to Oppose Quantitative Documentation Guidelines, July/August 1998, p. 23.
What's All the Fuss About Coding? (Letters), September 1998, p. 10.
Documenting Decision Making for a New Problem (Coding Q&A), September 1998, p. 23.
Routine Venipuncture (Coding Q&A), September 1998, p. 24.
Intrathecal Anesthesia (Coding Q&A), September 1998, p. 24.
Prolonged Labor and a C-section (Coding Q&A), September 1998, p. 24.
Lab Panel Codes (Coding Q&A), September 1998, p. 24.
Complying with Prepayment Requests for E/M Documentation (Coding Q&A), October 1998, p. 13.
Documentation Checklists (Coding Q&A), October 1998, p. 13.
Referrals From Chiropractors (Coding Q&A), October 1998, p. 13.
Scope of Prolonged Services Codes (Coding Q&A), October 1998, p. 13.
Fracture Care in a Nursing Home (Coding Q&A), October 1998, p. 13.
Care Plan Oversight: New Codes, Same Old Medicare Policy, October 1998, p. 14.
Use New Diagnosis Codes to Avoid Claim Denials, October 1998, p. 15.
Documenting Musculoskeletal Findings (Coding Q&A), November/December 1998, p. 15.
What to Do About Medicare Overpayments (Coding Q&A), November/December 1998, p. 15.
ICD-9 Codes for Lab Work (Coding Q&A), November/December 1998, p. 15.
Coding Certification for Driving (Coding Q&A), November/December 1998, p. 15.
Practical Coding Help (Letters), November/December 1998, p. 8.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
How to Exercise Power When You Have Limited Authority, January 1998, p. 82.
Reducing New Patients' Anxiety During the First Visit, February 1998, p. 54.
Patient-Centered Care for Better Patient Adherence, March 1998, p. 46.
The First Rule of Speechmaking: Keep Your Audience Awake, March 1998, p. 84.
Resources for the Doctor-Patient Relationship (Letters), May 1998, p. 11.
Physician, Laugh at Thyself, September 1998, p. 72.
Remind Patients of Your Scope of Practice, October 1998, p. 60.
COMPENSATION
Primary Care Pay Growth Takes a Dip (FP Stats), January 1998, p. 92.
Managed Care Smiles on Primary Care (FP Stats), March 1998, p. 96.
Benefits Programs: Look Before You Leap, April 1998, p. 67.
Rewarding Performance vs. Longevity (Letters), July/August 1998, p. 21.
In Search of an Effective Physician Compensation Formula, October 1998, p. 50.
(Small) Trends in Physician Compensation (FP Stats), November/December 1998, p. 82.
COMPUTERIZATION
Back to the Future: The Telemedicine House Call, January 1998, p. 18.
For the Web Surfers (Letters), February 1998, p. 7.
And the Survey Says ... (Letters), March 1998, p. 16.
While We're On the Subject (Letters), March 1998, p. 21.
Enhancing Referrals With a Computer-Generated Form, April 1998, p. 31.
Have You Visited FPM Online Lately? (Editor's Page), May 1998, p. 8.
CPR Isn't What It Used to Be (Letters), May 1998, p. 11.
Computerized Charts for the Mac (Letters), June 1998, p. 11.
Taking a Dip in Cyberspace (Editor's Page), July/August 1998, p. 8.
World Wide Web 101, July/August 1998, p. 43.
Do You Have a Year 2000 Problem? September 1998, p. 36.
Not for Computer Nerds Only (Letters), November/December 1998, p. 8.
GAO: Don't Expect HCFA to be Ready for Year 2000 (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 23.
Do-It-Yourself Disease Management, November/December 1998, p. 34.
COST-EFFECTIVE CARE
It's Time to Start Practicing Population-Based Health Care, June 1998, p. 37.
A Pound of Prevention (Letters), July/August 1998, p. 21.
Hospitalists' Care Shown to Lower Costs (Monitor), September 1998, p. 33.
Demand Management: Putting Patients First, September 1998, p. 43.
Demand Management: Implementing Your Own Program, September 1998, p. 49.
Population-Based Primary Care (Letters), October 1998, p. 8.
Patient Resistance to Managed Care (Letters), October 1998, p. 8.
Disease Management: Who's Caring for Your Patients? October 1998, p. 44.
Utilization Management (Ask FPM), November/December 1998, p. 11.
Do-It-Yourself Disease Management, November/December 1998, p. 34.
EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
Health Benefit Costs Expected to Rise, Despite Managed Care (Monitor), March 1998, p. 33.
How to Evaluate Health Insurance Plans for Your Practice, March 1998, p. 79.
How to Keep Salaries on Track and Under Control, April 1998, p. 61.
Benefits Programs: Look Before You Leap, April 1998, p. 67.
Using Qualitative Self-Evaluation in Rating Physician Performance, May 1998, p. 22.
Primary Care Shortage Questioned (Monitor), June 1998, p. 20.
Kaiser-Union Pact: Nurses to Evaluate Quality of Care (Monitor), June 1998, p. 23.
Promoting Your Staff Makes Good Financial Sense, June 1998, p. 64.
Rewarding Performance vs. Longevity (Letters), July/August 1998, p. 21.
An Average Workload (FP Stats), September 1998, p. 86.
In Search of an Effective Physician Compensation Formula, October 1998, p. 50.
Altruism in Practice Management: Caring for Your Staff, October 1998, p. 58.
Evaluating Physician Performance (Letters), November/December 1998, p. 8.
How You Can Keep Your Generation Xers on Staff, November/December 1998, p. 65.
FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT
Five Steps to Recovering Flood-Damaged Records, May 1998, p. 76.
FAMILY PRACTICE ISSUES
Abortion Issue Stalls Surgeon General Vote (Monitor), January 1998, p. 14.
Just Being a Doctor (Editor's Page), March 1998, p. 8.
Match Numbers Drop for Primary Care (Monitor), May 1998, p. 16.
Readers Speak Out on Solo Practice, May 1998, p. 58.
Where Do We Go From Here? (Editor's Page), June 1998, p. 7.
Practice Management and Residency Training (Letters), June 1998, p. 11.
Primary Care Shortage Questioned (Monitor), June 1998, p. 20.
Hospitalist Group Affiliates With ACP (Monitor), June 1998, p. 23.
The New AMA President Answers Your Questions, June 1998, p. 25.
Sticking Up for Primary Care (FP Stats), June 1998, p. 74.
Primary Care Recruitment Slows; Family Practice Remains on Top (Monitor), September 1998, p. 33.
Competition: The Challenge Isn't Turf, It's Bedrock (Editor's Page), October 1998, p. 6.
Nurse Practitioners: Growing Competition for Family Physicians? October 1998, p. 34.
What the Hospitalist Movement Means to Family Physicians, November/December 1998, p. 54.
FP SPECTRUM
Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners -- A Perfect Team, June 1998, p. 60.
FPM (PUBLICATION)
Have You Visited FPM Online Lately? (Editor's Page), May 1998, p. 8.
Practice Management and Residency Training (Letters), June 1998, p. 11.
What's Bugging You? Maybe FPM Can Help (Editor's Page), September 1998, p. 9.
Watch for Changes in Family Practice Management (Editor's Page), November/December 1998, p. 7.
HEALTH CARE MARKETPLACE
Docs Organize to Fight 'Profit-Driven' Care (Monitor), January 1998, p. 14.
Health Care Spending Sets Two Records (Monitor), February 1998, p. 14.
Health Benefit Costs Expected to Rise, Despite Managed Care (Monitor), March 1998, p. 33.
Physician Practice Management Companies: Too Good to Be True? April 1998, p. 44.
Where Do We Go From Here? (Editor's Page), June 1998, p. 7.
When A Physician Practice Management Company Comes Calling, June 1998, p. 49.
PBMs: A Mighty Few (FP Stats), July/August 1998, p. 80.
Aetna, Physicians Embattled Again (Monitor), September 1998, p. 33.
Health Care Costs See Modest Increase (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 23.
Dozens of Plans Leave Medicare HMO Market (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 24.
HEDIS
New HEDIS Measures Focus on Care Family Physicians Provide (Monitor), October 1998, p. 20.
More Health Plans Refuse to Release HEDIS Results (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 23.
HMOs
Patients Stand by Their HMOs (FP Stats), February 1998, p. 68.
Does Your IPA Act Like an HMO? (FP Stats), October 1998, p. 72.
Dozens of Plans Leave Medicare HMO Market (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 24.
HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS
Hospitalist Group Affiliates With ACP (Monitor), June 1998, p. 23.
Hospitalists' Care Shown to Lower Costs (Monitor), September 1998, p. 33.
What the Hospitalist Movement Means to Family Physicians, November/December 1998, p. 54.
INTEGRATION MODELS
Provider Sponsored Organizations: A Golden Opportunity in Medicare Managed Care, March 1998, p. 34.
Colorado IPA Prevails in Antitrust Case (Monitor), April 1998, p. 18.
Physician Practice Management Companies: Too Good to Be True? April 1998, p. 44.
The Race to Integrate (FP Stats), May 1998, p. 86.
When A Physician Practice Management Company Comes Calling, June 1998, p. 49.
First PSO In Is First to Leave (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 24.
INTERSPECIALTY ISSUES
Hospitalist Group Affiliates With ACP (Monitor), June 1998, p. 23.
Sticking Up for Primary Care (FP Stats), June 1998, p. 74.
Hospitalists' Care Shown to Lower Costs (Monitor), September 1998, p. 33.
Managing Cardiology Care, October 1998, p. 23.
Nurse Practitioners: Growing Competition for Family Physicians? October 1998, p. 34.
What the Hospitalist Movement Means to Family Physicians, November/December 1998, p. 54.
LEGISLATION
Business Groups Trying to Stop Patients' Rights Bill (Monitor), March 1998, p. 30.
Panel Doesn't Endorse Patients' Rights Law (Monitor), April 1998, p. 18.
Managed Care Reform Remains High on State Legislative Agendas (Monitor), May 1998, p. 16.
LIABILITY ISSUES
Medicare Crackdown Nets $7.6 Billion (Monitor), February 1998, p. 14.
Colorado IPA Prevails in Antitrust Case (Monitor), April 1998, p. 18.
Dancing With the Federal Trade Commission, July/August 1998, p. 17.
HCFA Turns to Citizens, Contractors to Find Fraud (Monitor), July/August 1998, p. 27.
The Truth About Antitrust, July/August 1998, p. 37.
Protect Your Practice With a Medicare and Medicaid Compliance Program, July/August 1998, p. 56.
A Quick Review of Reassignment Can Help Avert Fraud Accusations, September 1998, p. 21.
LIFE BALANCE
10 Steps to Staying Sane, January 1998, p. 65.
Restoring the Balance: The Sabbatical Year of a Family Physician, April 1998, p. 37.
Five Ways to Say 'No' Effectively, July/August 1998, p. 71.
Physician, Laugh at Thyself, September 1998, p. 72.
MANAGED CARE
The Mental Health Care Maze (Letters), January 1998, p. 9.
On Bread Baking and Managed Care (Letters), January 1998, p. 9.
Docs Organize to Fight 'Profit-Driven' Care (Monitor), January 1998, p. 14.
Quality of Care Varies Widely Among Health Plans (Monitor), January 1998, p. 14.
AMA Criticizes Unfair Contracts, Offers Model (Monitor), January 1998, p. 17.
Making Patient Care Easier Under Multiple Managed Care Plans, February 1998, p. 38.
Company Takes New Tiered Approach to Drug Co-Payments (Monitor), March 1998, p. 30.
Health Benefit Costs Expected to Rise, Despite Managed Care (Monitor), March 1998, p. 33.
Provider Sponsored Organizations: A Golden Opportunity in Medicare Managed Care, March 1998, p. 34.
Coping With Managed Care's Administrative Hassles, March 1998, p. 66.
Managed Care Smiles on Primary Care (FP Stats), March 1998, p. 96.
Managed Care Reform Remains High on State Legislative Agendas (Monitor), May 1998, p. 16.
Rural Practice and Managed Care: A Success Story, May 1998, p. 37.
The Managed Care Transition: Touching All the Bases, May 1998, p. 48.
It's Time to Start Practicing Population-Based Health Care, June 1998, p. 37.
Demand Management: Putting Patients First, September 1998, p. 43.
Demand Management: Implementing Your Own Program, September 1998, p. 49.
Demand Management: The Patient Education Connection, September 1998, p. 65.
Population-Based Primary Care (Letters), October 1998, p. 8.
Patient Resistance to Managed Care (Letters), October 1998, p. 8.
Disease Management: Who's Caring for Your Patients? October 1998, p. 44.
Does Your IPA Act Like an HMO? (FP Stats), October 1998, p. 72.
Utilization Management (Ask FPM), November/December 1998, p. 11.
First PSO In Is First to Leave (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 24.
Decrease Hassles and Costs by Integrating Your Plans' Formularies, November/December 1998, p. 27.
Do-It-Yourself Disease Management, November/December 1998, p. 34.
Take-Home Messages From the Academy's Managed Care Forum, November/December 1998, p. 47.
MARKETING
Keys to a Positive First Impression, January 1998, p. 51.
Simple Ways to Make Waiting More Patient Friendly, January 1998, p. 72.
Accessibility Is the Key, May 1998, p. 78.
MEDICARE/MEDICAID
Medicare Crackdown Nets $7.6 Billion (Monitor), February 1998, p. 14.
The Truth and Consequences of Private Contracting, March 1998, p. 25.
Coding an Annual Assessment for a Nursing-Home Patient, March 1998, p. 26.
Provider Sponsored Organizations: A Golden Opportunity in Medicare Managed Care, March 1998, p. 34.
The Documentation Guidelines: Read 'em and Weep (Editor's Page), April 1998, p. 6.
Three Documentation Tools That Work, January 1998, p. 29. Correction: April 1998, p. 9.
An Ounce of Prevention, April 1998, p. 10.
Coding and Documentation Made Easier, April 1998, p. 19.
Billing for NP Services: What You Need to Know, May 1998, p. 12.
Documentation Guidelines Likely to Change, May 1998, p. 12.
The E/M Documentation Guidelines: Back to the Drawing Board (Editorial), June 1998, p. 8.
Changes Proposed for the E/M Documentation Guidelines, June 1998, p. 14.
Medicare Slows Payment of Claims (Monitor), June 1998, p. 20.
A Pound of Prevention (Letters), July/August 1998, p. 21.
Coding a Nursing-Home Visit (Ask FPM), July/August 1998, p. 22.
New Options for Billing for PA Services, July/August 1998, p. 23.
AMA House Rejects 'New Framework,' Votes to Oppose Quantitative Documentation Guidelines, July/August 1998, p. 23.
RBPE Proposal Means Smaller Gains for Primary Care Doctors (Monitor), July/August 1998, p. 27.
HCFA Turns to Citizens, Contractors to Find Fraud (Monitor), July/August 1998, p. 27.
Protect Your Practice With a Medicare and Medicaid Compliance Program, July/August 1998, p. 56.
A Quick Review of Reassignment Can Help Avert Fraud Accusations, September 1998, p. 21.
Documenting Decision Making for a New Problem (Coding Q&A), September 1998, p. 23.
How to Help Seniors With Questions About Medicare+Choice (Monitor), September 1998, p. 34.
Complying with Prepayment Requests for E/M Documentation (Coding Q&A), October 1998, p. 13.
Care Plan Oversight: New Codes, Same Old Medicare Policy, October 1998, p. 14.
Don't Expect Many Medicare Choices Soon (Monitor), October 1998, p. 20.
What's Fraud for the Goose ... (Letters), November/December 1998, p. 8.
What to Do About Medicare Overpayments (Coding Q&A), November/December 1998, p. 15.
GAO: Don't Expect HCFA to be Ready for Year 2000 (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 23.
Dozens of Plans Leave Medicare HMO Market (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 24.
First PSO In Is First to Leave (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 24.
MIDLEVEL PROVIDERS
Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners -- A Perfect Team, June 1998, p. 60.
New Options for Billing for PA Services, July/August 1998, p. 23.
Competition: The Challenge Isn't Turf, It's Bedrock (Editor's Page), October 1998, p. 6.
Nurse Practitioners: Growing Competition for Family Physicians? October 1998, p. 34.
What to Do About Medicare Overpayments (Coding Q&A), November/December 1998, p. 15.
NEGOTIATION & CONTRACTING
AMA Criticizes Unfair Contracts, Offers Model (Monitor), January 1998, p. 17.
How to Exercise Power When You Have Limited Authority, January 1998, p. 82.
Physician Practice Management Companies: Too Good to Be True? April 1998, p. 44.
When A Physician Practice Management Company Comes Calling, June 1998, p. 49.
On Physicians, PPMCs and Profit (Letters), November/December 1998, p. 8.
OFFICE MANAGEMENT
Taming Your Desk, January 1998, p. 44.
Making Patient Care Easier Under Multiple Managed Care Plans, February 1998, p. 38.
Coping With Managed Care's Administrative Hassles, March 1998, p. 66.
Pack Rats Wanted (Letters), May 1998, p. 11.
Five Steps to Recovering Flood-Damaged Records, May 1998, p. 76.
Use Random Audits to Find Payment Problems, June 1998, p. 16.
How to Manage Your Staff When You're Not the Manager, July/August 1998, p. 69.
Charging for Medical Record Copies (Ask FPM), September 1998, p. 12.
Do You Have a Year 2000 Problem? September 1998, p. 36.
Creating an Office Manual for Rural Health Certification (Ask FPM), November/December 1998, p. 11.
PATIENT RELATIONS
Dismissing a Patient for Nonpayment of Medical Bills (Ask FPM), January 1998, p. 13.
Keys to a Positive First Impression, January 1998, p. 51.
Simple Ways to Make Waiting More Patient Friendly, January 1998, p. 72.
When the 'Customer' Isn't Right for Your Practice (Letters), February 1998, p. 7.
Reducing New Patients' Anxiety During the First Visit, February 1998, p. 54.
Patients Stand by Their HMOs (FP Stats), February 1998, p. 68.
Just Being a Doctor (Editor's Page), March 1998, p. 8.
Business Groups Trying to Stop Patients' Rights Bill (Monitor), March 1998, p. 30.
Patient-Centered Care for Better Patient Adherence, March 1998, p. 46.
Education and Promotion: A Winning Combination, March 1998, p. 80.
How Satisfied Are Your Patients? (FP Stats), April 1998, p. 80.
Resources for the Doctor-Patient Relationship (Letters), May 1998, p. 11.
Accessibility Is the Key, May 1998, p. 78.
Obsessed With Coding, or Patient Care? (Letters), June 1998, p. 11.
Patient Satisfaction Surveys (Ask FPM), June 1998, p. 12.
The New AMA President Answers Your Questions, June 1998, p. 25.
Notifying Patients and Insurers When a Physician Leaves (Ask FPM), July/August 1998, p. 22.
Improving Service and Increasing Patient Satisfaction, July/August 1998, p. 29.
How to Handle Problems With Self-Pay Patients, September 1998, p. 13.
How to Help Seniors With Questions About Medicare+Choice (Monitor), September 1998, p. 34.
Demand Management: Putting Patients First, September 1998, p. 43.
Demand Management: The Patient Education Connection, September 1998, p. 65.
Physician, Laugh at Thyself, September 1998, p. 72.
Remind Patients of Your Scope of Practice, October 1998, p. 60.
PHYSICIAN OFFICE LABS
Lab Panel Codes (Coding Q&A), September 1998, p. 24.
ICD-9 Codes For Lab Work (Coding Q&A), November/December 1998, p. 15.
PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT
Education and Promotion: A Winning Combination, March 1998, p. 80.
Accessibility Is the Key, May 1998, p. 78.
Effective Mission Statements (Ask FPM), September 1998, p. 12.
Demand Management: Implementing Your Own Program, September 1998, p. 49.
Take-Home Messages From the Academy's Managed Care Forum, November/December 1998, p. 47.
PRACTICE FINANCE
Questions to Ask About Your Accounts Receivable, February 1998, p. 8.
Business Loans Made Easy, February 1998, p. 33.
Find Out How Much Your Plans Are Really Paying You, November/December 1998, p. 16.
PRACTICE SALES & MERGERS
Selling Your Practice Doesn't Have to Mean Selling Out, February 1998, p. 24.
Physician Practice Management Companies: Too Good to Be True? April 1998, p. 44.
Rural Practice and Managed Care: A Success Story, May 1998, p. 37.
When A Physician Practice Management Company Comes Calling, June 1998, p. 49.
The Truth About Antitrust, July/August 1998, p. 37.
On Physicians, PPMCs and Profit (Letters), November/December 1998, p. 8.
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS
How to Exercise Power When You Have Limited Authority, January 1998, p. 82.
Physicians Organize in Northwest (Monitor), February 1998, p. 14.
Freedom and Power for Salaried Docs (Letters), May 1998, p. 11.
Managing Cardiology Care, October 1998, p. 23.
Altruism in Practice Management: Caring for Your Staff, October 1998, p. 58.
QUALITY ISSUES
Quality of Care Varies Widely Among Health Plans (Monitor), January 1998, p. 14.
Variety: The Spice of Covered Lives (Editorial), March 1998, p. 11.
Using Qualitative Self-Evaluation in Rating Physician Performance, May 1998, p. 22.
Patient Satisfaction Surveys (Ask FPM), June 1998, p. 12.
Kaiser-Union Pact: Nurses to Evaluate Quality of Care (Monitor), June 1998, p. 23.
It's Time to Start Practicing Population-Based Health Care, June 1998, p. 37.
Improving Service and Increasing Patient Satisfaction, July/August 1998, p. 29.
Make Good With Imperfect Data (Letters), September 1998, p. 10.
Staff Surveys Tell More Than Patient Surveys (Letters), September 1998, p. 10.
Population-Based Primary Care (Letters), October 1998, p. 8.
New HEDIS Measures Focus on Care Family Physicians Provide (Monitor), October 1998, p. 20.
Disease Management: Who's Caring for Your Patients? October 1998, p. 44.
More Health Plans Refuse to Release HEDIS Results (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 23.
Preventive Services Task Force Reconvenes; Three FPs on Board (Monitor), November/December 1998, p. 26.
REFERRAL MANAGEMENT
Making Patient Care Easier Under Multiple Managed Care Plans, February 1998, p. 38.
Enhancing Referrals With a Computer-Generated Form, April 1998, p. 31.
Managing Cardiology Care, October 1998, p. 23.
REIMBURSEMENT
Coping With Managed Care's Administrative Hassles, March 1998, p. 66.
Billing for NP Services: What You Need to Know, May 1998, p. 12.
The E/M Documentation Guidelines: Back to the Drawing Board (Editorial), June 1998, p. 8.
Changes Proposed for the E/M Documentation Guidelines, June 1998, p. 14.
Use Random Audits to Find Payment Problems, June 1998, p. 16.
Medicare Slows Payment of Claims (Monitor), June 1998, p. 20.
Proposals Simplify Electronic Claims (Monitor), June 1998, p. 23.
New Options for Billing for PA Services, July/August 1998, p. 23.
RBPE Proposal Means Smaller Gains for Primary Care Doctors (Monitor), July/August 1998, p. 27.
How to Handle Problems With Self-Pay Patients, September 1998, p. 13.
What to Do About Medicare Overpayments (Coding Q&A), November/December 1998, p. 15.
Find Out How Much Your Plans Are Really Paying You, November/December 1998, p. 16.
RURAL PRACTICE
Using Loan Abatement as a Rural Recruiting Tool, January 1998, p. 71.
Rural Practice and Managed Care: A Success Story, May 1998, p. 37.
Dancing With the Federal Trade Commission, July/August 1998, p. 17.
Creating an Office Manual for Rural Health Certification (Ask FPM), November/December 1998, p. 11.
SALARIED PRACTICE
How to Exercise Power When You Have Limited Authority, January 1998, p. 82.
Which Way to the Future? (Editor's Page), February 1998, p. 4.
Selling Your Practice Doesn't Have to Mean Selling Out, February 1998, p. 24.
Salaried Physicians: Managers in Disguise, March 1998, p. 87.
Benefits Programs: Look Before You Leap, April 1998, p. 67.
Freedom and Power for Salaried Docs (Letters), May 1998, p. 11.
Do You Belong on the Board of Directors? September 1998, p. 76.
SOLO PRACTICE
Leaving a Solo Practice (Ask FPM), January 1998, p. 13.
Which Way to the Future? (Editor's Page), February 1998, p. 4.
Solo Practice: The Way of the Future, February 1998, p. 16.
Three Cheers for Solo Practice (Letters), April 1998, p. 9.
Readers Speak Out on Solo Practice, May 1998, p. 58.
STAFFING
Staff Retreats: Time for Reflection and Renewal, January 1998, p. 56.
How to Keep Salaries on Track and Under Control, April 1998, p. 61.
Using Qualitative Self-Evaluation in Rating Physician Performance, May 1998, p. 22.
Support Staff Ratios (Ask FPM), June 1998, p. 12.
Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners -- A Perfect Team, June 1998, p. 60.
Promoting Your Staff Makes Good Financial Sense, June 1998, p. 64.
Rewarding Performance vs. Longevity (Letters), July/August 1998, p. 21.
How to Manage Your Staff When You're Not the Manager, July/August 1998, p. 69.
Staff Surveys Tell More Than Patient Surveys (Letters), September 1998, p. 10.
In Search of an Effective Physician Compensation Formula, October 1998, p. 50.
Evaluating Physician Performance (Letters), November/December 1998, p. 8.
How You Can Keep Your Generation Xers on Staff, November/December 1998, p. 65.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Staff Retreats: Time for Reflection and Renewal, January 1998, p. 56.
Business Loans Made Easy, February 1998, p. 33.
Change: Inevitable but Manageable, March 1998, p. 59.
Effective Mission Statements (Ask FPM), September 1998, p. 12.
STRESS & CHANGE
10 Steps to Staying Sane, January 1998, p. 65.
Change: Inevitable but Manageable, March 1998, p. 59.
The Managed Care Transition: Touching All the Bases, May 1998, p. 48.
TELEMEDICINE
Back to the Future: The Telemedicine House Call, January 1998, p. 18.
TIME MANAGEMENT
Taming Your Desk, January 1998, p. 44.
Five Ways to Say 'No' Effectively, July/August 1998, p. 71.
TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
Minorities Lead Drop in Applications to U.S. Medical Schools (Monitor), March 1998, p. 33.
Match Numbers Drop for Primary Care (Monitor), May 1998, p. 16.
Practice Management and Residency Training (Letters), June 1998, p. 11.
UNIONS
Physicians Organize in Northwest (Monitor), February 1998, p. 14.
Kaiser-Union Pact: Nurses to Evaluate Quality of Care (Monitor), June 1998, p. 23.
