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January - October 2003
BUSINESS MODELS
Cash-only Practice (Ask FPM), January 2003, p. 74.
BUSINESS PLANNING
Creating a Vital, Burnout-Proof Practice, September 2003, p. 51.
Considering Ultrasound? (Ask FPM), October 2003, p. 72.
CAPITATION
Using RVUs in Compensation Formulas (Ask FPM), April 2003, p. 58.
CAREER OPTIONS
Choosing Between Clinical Practice and Administration, January 2003, p. 39.
The Challenge of Urban Family Medicine (Editorial), April 2003, p. 18.
The Career Path Less Traveled (Letters), April 2003, p. 20.
Affirming a Difficult Choice (Letters), May 2003, p. 12.
Family Practice Match Numbers Continue to Decline (Monitor), May 2003, p. 20.
Solo Practice: The Way of the Future, October 2003, p. 23.
CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE
Roughly Half of Adults Receive Recommended Care (Monitor), September 2003, p. 29.
CODING: CPT
CPT Coding Update for 2003, January 2003, p. 14.
1995 or 1997 Guidelines? (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
HIV Counseling (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Pure Tone Testing: 92551 or 92552? (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Transfer With Discharge and Admission (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17. Correction (which has been made in the online version of this article): June 2003, p. 11.
Home Visit Codes for Homebound Patients (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Using Modifiers -GZ and -GY (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Postpartum Care (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Ambulatory Blood-pressure Monitoring (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Injection Code 20550 (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Coding Better for Better Reimbursement, January 2003, p. 29.
Coding Hospital Admissions From Other Sites of Service, February 2003, p. 19. Correction (which has been made in the online version of this article): June 2003, p. 11.
"Status" of a Chronic Disease (Coding Q&A), February 2003, p. 23.
Anoscopy & E/M (Coding Q&A), February 2003, p. 23.
Pulse Oximetry & E/M (Coding Q&A), February 2003, p. 23.
Rehab Ward (Coding Q&A), February 2003, p. 23.
ECG & E/M (Coding Q&A), March 2003, p. 23.
Removal of Skin Lesions (Coding Q&A), March 2003, p. 23.
Retirement Community Visit (Coding Q&A), March 2003, p. 23.
Hospital Observation to Inpatient Status (Coding Q&A), March 2003, p. 23.
Ring Removal (Coding Q&A), March 2003, p. 23.
Sunday Home Visits (Coding Q&A), March 2003, p. 23.
Confirmatory Consultation Codes (Coding Q&A), March 2003, p. 23.
Fraudulent Hospital-Discharge Coding? (Ask FPM), March 2003, p. 66.
Night Admission (Coding Q&A), April 2003, p. 26.
New or Established Patient? (Coding Q&A), April 2003, p. 26.
Allergy Injections (Coding Q&A), April 2003, p. 26.
Coding Consult (Diary), April 2003, p. 56.
An Update on the E/M Codes and Documentation Guidelines, May 2003, p. 14.
Documenting Observation and Admission (Coding Q&A), May 2003, p. 17.
Defining an E/M Service (Coding Q&A), May 2003, p. 17.
Pharmacologic Management (Coding Q&A), May 2003, p. 17.
Mini Mental Status Exam (Coding Q&A), May 2003, p. 17.
Clarification (Letters), June 2003, p. 11.
Coding Multiple New Problems (Coding Q&A), June 2003, p. 21.
Swing-Bed Status (Coding Q&A), June 2003, p. 21.
Time Is of the Essence: Coding on the Basis of Time for Physician Services, June 2003, p. 27.
E/M Coding: Everything Old is New Again (Letters), July/August 2003, p. 14.
Observation Status and Consultations (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
Coding the Treatment of Depression (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
Venipuncture (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
CPT Code for Semen Analysis (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
Paperwork Codes (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
Couseling Codes (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
Urine Sample & 99211 (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
Coding Controversy (Letters), September 2003, p. 16.
Spanning the Global Surgical Package, September 2003, p. 18.
Preventive Exam & E/M (Coding Q&A), September 2003, p. 25.
Starred vs. Nonstarred Procedures (Coding Q&A), September 2003, p. 25.
The Elements of an Exam (Coding Q&A), September 2003, p. 25.
99211 for BP & Lab (Coding Q&A), September 2003, p. 25.
Coding a Nebulizer Treatment (Coding Q&A), September 2003, p. 25.
Tuberculosis Skin Tests (Coding Q&A), September 2003, p. 25.
Consultation Codes for Pre-Operative Clearance (Coding Q&A), September 2003, p. 25.
Understanding Modifier -59 (Monitor), September 2003, p. 29.
Understanding When to Use the New Patient E/M Codes, September 2003, p. 33.
G0101 & E/M Services (Coding Q&A), October 2003, p. 16.
99211 for Strep Screens (Coding Q&A), October 2003, p. 16.
Billing for Nursing Home Work (Coding Q&A), October 2003, p. 16.
How to Get All the 99214s You Deserve, October 2003, p. 31.
Two Tried-and-True Documentation Tools, October 2003, p. 51.
CODING: ICD-9
1995 or 1997 Guidelines? (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
HIV Counseling (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Pure Tone Testing: 92551 or 92552? (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Transfer With Discharge and Admission (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17. Correction (which has been made in the online version of this article): June 2003, p. 11.
Home Visit Codes for Homebound Patients (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Using Modifiers -GZ and -GY (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Postpartum Care (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Ambulatory Blood-pressure Monitoring (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
Injection Code 20550 (Coding Q&A), January 2003, p. 17.
"Status" of a Chronic Disease (Coding Q&A), February 2003, p. 23.
Type-2 Diabetes & Insulin (Coding Q&A), March 2003, p. 23.
Coding a Tick Bite (Coding Q&A), March 2003, p. 23.
Coding the Treatment of Depression (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
ICD-9 Codes for MVA Services (Coding Q&A), September 2003, p. 25.
Consultation Codes for Pre-Operative Clearance (Coding Q&A), September 2003, p. 25.
ICD-9 Changes and Other Spooky Things, October 2003, p. 19.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Implementing Change: From Ideas to Reality, January 2003, p. 57.
Staying in the Loop at Work, January 2003, p. 84.
Get Specific With Your Praise (Monitor), May 2003, p. 20.
Caring for Frequent-Visit Patients, May 2003, p. 57.
Encourage Patients to Ask Three Questions (Monitor), July/August 2003, p. 31.
How to Make Your Meetings More Productive, July/August 2003, p. 59.
A Failure to Communicate (Diary), September 2003, p. 70.
I Would If I Could - But I Won't (Diary), September 2003, p. 70.
COMPENSATION
Productivity-Based Salary Reductions (Ask FPM), March 2003, p. 66.
Using RVUs in Compensation Formulas (Ask FPM), April 2003, p. 58.
New Program Pays Docs for Quality (Monitor), June 2003, p. 22.
Clinical Support Staff Salaries (Monitor), July/August 2003, p. 31.
Study Reveals FP Income, Malpractice Premiums (Monitor), September 2003, p. 29.
COMPUTERIZATION
Another Panic Attack (Diary), January 2003, p. 69.
10 Quick Tips for a More User-Friendly PDA, January 2003, p. 70.
Costs of E-prescribing (Letters), February 2003, p. 14.
AAFP Pushes for Affordable EMR System (Monitor), February 2003, p. 24.
Develop Your Own Practice Intranet, February 2003, p. 37.
From Paper to EMR (Letters), March 2003, p. 18.
An Introduction to Online CME, March 2003, p. 59.
Paper for paperless systems? (Ask FPM), April 2003, p. 58.
PDAs and HIPAA (Ask FPM), April 2003, p. 58.
Electronic MOM Care Forms (Letters), May 2003, p. 12.
PDA Software Features (Letters), May 2003, p. 12.
Implementing an EMR System: One Clinic's Experience, May 2003, p. 37.
Evidence-Based-Medicine Tools for Your Palm-Top Computer, May 2003, p. 73.
Open-Source Software: Just What the Doctor Ordered? June 2003, p. 65.
Practical Evidence-Based Internet Resources, July/August 2003, p. 49.
EMRs Aren't for Everyone (Letters), September 2003, p. 16.
Faster, More Accurate Prescription Writing (Monitor), September 2003, p. 29.
Help With the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Standards, September 2003, p. 57.
COST-EFFECTIVE CARE
Seven Ways to Help Your Hospital Stay in Business, May 2003, p. 27.
Keeping Hospitals Afloat (Letters), July/August 2003, p. 14.
Physicians Must Take Charge (Letters), July/August 2003, p. 14.
Change Attitudes; Save Hospitals (Letters), September 2003, p. 16.
Patients Are Our Primary Concern (Letters), October 2003, p. 12.
Cost Effectiveness Begins Between Your Ears, October 2003, p. 65.
DOCUMENTATION
Coding Better for Better Reimbursement, January 2003, p. 29.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Three Key Forms, February 2003, p. 29.
Initializing Medical Record Entries (Ask FPM), February 2003, p. 56.
The Integrated Summary: A Documentation Tool to Improve Patient Care, April 2003, p. 33.
Electronic MOM Care Forms (Letters), May 2003, p. 12.
Documentation Forms for Preventive Exams (Ask FPM), May 2003, p. 77.
Simplifying With Stamps (Letters), July/August 2003, p. 14.
Encounter Forms for Better Preventive Visits, July/August 2003, p. 35.
Coding Controversy (Letters), September 2003, p. 16.
The Elements of an Exam (Coding Q&A), September 2003, p. 25.
Understanding When to Use the New Patient E/M Codes, September 2003, p. 33.
How to Get All the 99214s You Deserve, October 2003, p. 31.
Two Tried-and-True Documentation Tools, October 2003, p. 51.
EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS
Is Malpractice Risk Higher for Employed Physicians? (Letters), February 2003, p. 14.
Productivity-Based Salary Reductions (Ask FPM), March 2003, p. 66.
Dealing With a Health System That Fails to Honor Your Employment Agreement, May 2003, p. 53.
Demystifying Common Terms in Employment Agreements, June 2003, p. 38.
FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT
Another Panic Attack (Diary), January 2003, p. 69.
FAMILY PRACTICE ISSUES
Small Change: Nickel and Dime Stuff Can Make a Difference (Editor's Page), January 2003, p. 8.
FPM and the Family Physician's Journey to Medical Excellence (Editorial), January 2003, p. 11.
Primary Care Patient Safety Research Under Way (Monitor), January 2003, p. 20.
Better Practice Through Better Information (Editor's Page), February 2003, p. 8.
What's in a Name? A Lot, Apparently (Letters), February 2003, p. 14.
AAFP Pushes for Affordable EMR System (Monitor), February 2003, p. 24.
Bold Initiatives Could Transform Health Care (Monitor), February 2003, p. 24.
All in the Family (Diary), February 2003, p. 55.
A Great Diagnosis (Diary), February 2003, p. 55.
Disability Insurance (Diary), February 2003, p. 55.
Sharing Maternity Care, March 2003, p. 37.
The Challenge of Urban Family Medicine (Editorial), April 2003, p. 18.
No Quick Fixes (Letters), April 2003, p. 20.
A Typical Day Off (Letters), April 2003, p. 20.
Keeping the Human Touch, April 2003, p. 66.
Family Practice Match Numbers Continue to Decline (Monitor), May 2003, p. 20.
Trouble at the Money/Medicine Interface (Editor's Page), June 2003, p. 8.
Health Professionals' Education System Needs "Overhaul," Says IOM (Monitor), June 2003, p. 22.
Study Reveals FP Income, Malpractice Premiums (Monitor), September 2003, p. 29.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Preventing Embezzlement (Ask FPM), March 2003, p. 66.
Evaluating Health Plans: Finding the Keepers, April 2003, p. 47. Correction (which has been made in the online version of this article): June 2003, p. 11.
10 Ways Family Practices Lose Money, June 2003, p. 51.
Disability Insurance (Ask FPM), July/August 2003, p. 74.
FPM (PUBLICATION)
FPM and the Family Physician's Journey to Medical Excellence (Editorial), January 2003, p. 11.
Better Practice Through Better Information (Editor's Page), February 2003, p. 8.
A Request for Further Guidance (Editor's Page), April 2003, p. 8.
A Challenge for You (Editor's Page), September 2003, p. 14.
Looking Over Our Shoulder (Editor's Page), October 2003, p. 11.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES & REGULATIONS
The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Three Key Forms, February 2003, p. 29.
HIPAA Compliance at Eleventh Hour (Monitor), March 2003, p. 26.
PDAs and HIPAA (Ask FPM), April 2003, p. 58.
NDC Numbers on Claims (Coding Q&A), May 2003, p. 17.
Supreme Court Affirms "Any Willing Provider" Law (Monitor), May 2003, p. 20.
HIPAA Gets a Rough Start (Monitor), June 2003, p. 22.
Help With the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Standards, September 2003, p. 57.
HIPAA and Homework (Ask FPM), September 2003, p. 73.
GROUP PRACTICE
Governance Rights (Ask FPM), June 2003, p. 70.
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TRENDS
Bold Initiatives Could Transform Health Care (Monitor), February 2003, p. 24.
Malpractice Crisis Spreads; Legislation Pending (Monitor), April 2003, p. 29.
Perverse Incentives, Perverted System (Editor's Page), May 2003, p. 11.
Seven Ways to Help Your Hospital Stay in Business, May 2003, p. 27.
Keeping Hospitals Afloat (Letters), July/August 2003, p. 14.
Change Attitudes; Save Hospitals (Letters), September 2003, p. 16.
LABORATORIES
Successful Test-result Tracking (Letters), January 2003, p. 12.
LEADERSHIP
Implementing Change: From Ideas to Reality, January 2003, p. 57.
Why Did That Idea Flop? September 2003, p. 39.
Leadership Is a Learned Skill, October 2003, p. 43.
LIABILITY ISSUES
Providing Charity Care: A Primer on Liability Risk, January 2003, p. 52.
Referring to MAs as Nurses (Ask FPM), January 2003, p. 74.
Keeping Old Patient Records (Ask FPM), January 2003, p. 74.
Is Malpractice Risk Higher for Employed Physicians? (Letters), February 2003, p. 14.
How Do You Manage Your Malpractice Risk? (Editor's Page), March 2003, p. 8.
The Cost of Liability (Letters), March 2003, p. 18.
Seven Reasons Family Doctors Get Sued and How to Reduce Your Risk, March 2003, p. 29.
Fraudulent Hospital-Discharge Coding? (Ask FPM), March 2003, p. 66.
A Request for Further Guidance (Editor's Page), April 2003, p. 8.
Malpractice Crisis Spreads; Legislation Pending (Monitor), April 2003, p. 29.
Reducing Risk With Consultations (Letters), July/August 2003, p. 14.
Solutions Proposed to Ease Malpractice Insurance Crisis (Monitor), July/August 2003, p. 31.
Vacation Coverage (Ask FPM), July/August 2003, p. 74.
Study Reveals FP Income, Malpractice Premiums (Monitor), September 2003, p. 29.
I Would If I Could - But I Won't (Diary), September 2003, p. 70.
Problem Patient (Ask FPM), October 2003, p. 72.
LIFE BALANCE
Attraction Dilemma (Letters), February 2003, p. 14.
Mushrooming (Diary), March 2003, p. 57.
Overcoming Overload, March 2003, p. 76.
Making Family Practice Doable in Everyday Life, April 2003, p. 41.
A Bold Woman (Diary), April 2003, p. 56.
Schooled! (Diary), April 2003, p. 56.
Affirming a Difficult Choice (Letters), May 2003, p. 12.
A Friend in Need II (Diary), May 2003, p. 71.
Old Myths Die Hard (Diary), June 2003, p. 62.
A Funny Thing Happened Today at the Office, June 2003, p. 80.
Unprofessional Conduct (Diary), July/August 2003, p. 73.
Eight Principles for Stronger Relationships, July/August 2003, p. 80.
Complementary Medicine (Diary), September 2003, p. 70.
Eight Ways to Improve Your Relationships, September 2003, p. 80.
Leadership Is a Learned Skill, October 2003, p. 43.
Rediscovering the Joy of Family Practice, October 2003, p. 57.
Office Makeover (Diary), October 2003, p. 70.
The Shock of Recognition (Diary), October 2003, p. 70.
The Over-the-Hill Gang (Diary), October 2003, p. 70.
The Day Care Stare, October 2003, p. 80.
MALPRACTICE
Referring to MAs as Nurses (Ask FPM), January 2003, p. 74.
MANAGED CARE
Cash-only Practice (Ask FPM), January 2003, p. 74.
Evaluating Health Plans: Finding the Keepers, April 2003, p. 47. Correction (which has been made in the online version of this article): June 2003, p. 11.
Perverse Incentives, Perverted System (Editor's Page), May 2003, p. 11.
Supreme Court Affirms "Any Willing Provider" Law (Monitor), May 2003, p. 20.
Seven Ways to Help Your Hospital Stay in Business, May 2003, p. 27.
Billing for Temporary Physicians (Ask FPM), May 2003, p. 77.
Trouble at the Money/Medicine Interface (Editor's Page), June 2003, p. 8.
A Complicated Case (Diary), June 2003, p. 62.
Keeping Hospitals Afloat (Letters), July/August 2003, p. 14.
Best Practices in Claims Processing, July/August 2003, p. 19.
MEDICARE/MEDICAID
Medicare Payment Cuts Yet to be Corrected (Monitor), January 2003, p. 20.
Coding Better for Better Reimbursement, January 2003, p. 29.
Keeping Old Patient Records (Ask FPM), January 2003, p. 74.
Cash-only Practice (Ask FPM), January 2003, p. 74.
Medicare Cuts Could Be Postponed (Monitor), February 2003, p. 24.
Defining "Confined to the Home", March 2003, p. 20.
Congress Averts 4.4 Percent Cut in Medicare Reimbursement (Monitor), March 2003, p. 26.
Anatomy of the Medicare Appelas Process, April 2003, p. 23.
Medicare Secondary Payer Forms (Ask FPM), May 2003, p. 77.
Diagnostic Testing and Medicare: How to Get Paid Without Getting in Trouble, June 2003, p. 14.
A Complicated Case (Diary), June 2003, p. 62.
Best Practices in Claims Processing, July/August 2003, p. 19.
Medicare Certification and Recertification (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
Reimbursement for a Surgical Tray (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
Physicians Lobby to Stop More Medicare Payment Cuts (Monitor), July/August 2003, p. 31.
Spanning the Global Surgical Package, September 2003, p. 18.
Help With the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Standards, September 2003, p. 57.
Medicare Participation (Ask FPM), September 2003, p. 73.
Billing for Nursing Home Work (Coding Q&A), October 2003, p. 16.
G0101 & E/M Services (Coding Q&A), October 2003, p. 16.
MIDLEVEL PROVIDERS
Clinical Support Staff Salaries (Monitor), July/August 2003, p. 31.
NEGOTIATION & CONTRACTING
Productivity-Based Salary Reductions (Ask FPM), March 2003, p. 66.
Supreme Court Affirms "Any Willing Provider" Law (Monitor), May 2003, p. 20.
Dealing With a Health System That Fails to Honor Your Employment Agreement, May 2003, p. 53.
Demystifying Common Terms in Employment Agreements, June 2003, p. 38.
Employment Agreements (Ask FPM), June 2003, p. 70.
PATIENT RELATIONS
Refills: Clinical not Clerical (Letters), January 2003, p. 12.
Learn About Your Patients (Monitor), January 2003, p. 20.
Open Access as an Alternative to Patient Combat, January 2003, p. 65.
Horses vs. Zebras III (Diary), January 2003, p. 69.
Attraction Dilemma (Letters), February 2003, p. 14.
Physicians, Patients Have Differing Views on Disclosing Errors (Monitor), April 2003, p. 29.
Keeping the Human Touch, April 2003, p. 66.
Going the Extra Mile (Monitor), May 2003, p. 20.
Doctors, Hospitals Try New Response to Medical Errors (Monitor), May 2003, p. 20.
Caring for Frequent-Visit Patients, May 2003, p. 57.
Group Visits 101, May 2003, p. 66.
Life Insurance (Diary), May 2003, p. 71.
A Nice Touch (Letters), June 2003, p. 11.
Advantages of Shared Care (Letters), June 2003, p. 11.
Primary Care to Lead Change of Americans' Unhealthy Behaviors (Monitor), June 2003, p. 22.
Focusing on Today's Visit, June 2003, p. 59.
Encourage Patients to Ask Three Questions (Monitor), July/August 2003, p. 31.
Is the Customer Always Right? (Diary), July/August 2003, p. 73.
Improving Office Visits for Patients and Docs (Letters), October 2003, p. 12.
Problem Patient (Ask FPM), October 2003, p. 72.
PRACTICE PROCESSES
Refills: Clinical not Clerical (Letters), January 2003, p. 12.
Successful Test-result Tracking (Letters), January 2003, p. 12.
Stop Searching (Monitor), January 2003, p. 20.
Open Access as an Alternative to Patient Combat, January 2003, p. 65.
Keeping Old Patient Records (Ask FPM), January 2003, p. 74.
Putting Measurement Into Practice With a Clinical Instrument Panel, February 2003, p. 43.
Ideas for Optimizing Your Nursing Staff, February 2003, p. 51.
Initializing Medical Record Entries (Ask FPM), February 2003, p. 56.
Group-Visit Consent Forms (Ask FPM), February 2003, p. 56.
"Appointmentless" Systems? (Ask FPM), February 2003, p. 56.
5 Steps to a Performance Evaluation System, March 2003, p. 43.
Maintaining a Medication List in the Chart, March 2003, p. 52.
Preventing Embezzlement (Ask FPM), March 2003, p. 66.
Open Access Worth the Effort (Letters), April 2003, p. 20.
Making Paper Charts More Efficient, April 2003, p. 51.
Anticipating Open Access (Letters), May 2003, p. 12.
Expanding the Role of Nurses (Letters), May 2003, p. 12.
Group Visits 101, May 2003, p. 66.
Transition to Open Access (Ask FPM), May 2003, p. 77.
Stumbling Blocks to Open Access (Letters), June 2003, p. 11.
Advantages of Shared Care (Letters), June 2003, p. 11.
Questions You Should Ask When Hiring, June 2003, p. 46.
10 Ways Family Practices Lose Money, June 2003, p. 51.
Systematizing Your Practice (Editor's Page), July/August 2003, p. 8.
Simplifying With Stamps (Letters), July/August 2003, p. 14.
How to Make Your Meetings More Productive, July/August 2003, p. 59.
The KISS Principle in Family Practice: Keep It Simple and Systematic, July/August 2003, p. 63.
I Do House Calls!, July/August 2003, p. 69.
Discouraging No-Shows (Ask FPM), July/August 2003, p. 74.
Faster, More Accurate Prescription Writing (Monitor), September 2003, p. 29.
Creating a Vital, Burnout-Proof Practice, September 2003, p. 51.
Tracking Performance (Ask FPM), September 2003, p. 73.
Bringing Care to the Home (Letters), October 2003, p. 12.
Systems Thinking: Leading the Way (Letters), October 2003, p. 12.
PRACTICE SALES & MERGERS
Practice Valuation (Ask FPM), October 2003, p. 72.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Sharing Maternity Care, March 2003, p. 37.
A Fool for a Patient (Diary), March 2003, p. 57.
Encounter Forms for Better Preventive Visits, July/August 2003, p. 35.
PRODUCTIVITY
Productivity-Based Salary Reductions (Ask FPM), March 2003, p. 66.
Using RVUs in Compensation Formulas (Ask FPM), April 2003, p. 58.
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS
Staying in the Loop at Work, January 2003, p. 84.
QUALITY ISSUES
Successful Test-result Tracking (Letters), January 2003, p. 12.
Patients, Physicians Underestimate Medical Errors (Monitor), January 2003, p. 20.
Primary Care Patient Safety Research Under Way (Monitor), January 2003, p. 20.
Implementing Change: From Ideas to Reality, January 2003, p. 57.
Open Access as an Alternative to Patient Combat, January 2003, p. 65.
Better Practice Through Better Information (Editor's Page), February 2003, p. 8.
Bold Initiatives Could Transform Health Care (Monitor), February 2003, p. 24.
Putting Measurement Into Practice With a Clinical Instrument Panel, February 2003, p. 43.
Are You Over-Prescribing Antibiotics? (Monitor), March 2003, p. 26.
Seven Reasons Family Doctors Get Sued and How to Reduce Your Risk, March 2003, p. 29.
Maintaining a Medication List in the Chart, March 2003, p. 52.
Physicians, Patients Have Differing Views on Disclosing Errors (Monitor), April 2003, p. 29.
Preventing Medication Errors in Children (Monitor), April 2003, p. 29.
The Integrated Summary: A Documentation Tool to Improve Patient Care, April 2003, p. 33.
Doctors, Hospitals Try New Response to Medical Errors (Monitor), May 2003, p. 20.
Caring for Frequent-Visit Patients, May 2003, p. 57.
Group Visits 101, May 2003, p. 66.
New Program Pays Docs for Quality (Monitor), June 2003, p. 22.
Health Professionals' Education System Needs "Overhaul," Says IOM (Monitor), June 2003, p. 22.
Primary Care to Lead Change of Americans' Unhealthy Behaviors (Monitor), June 2003, p. 22.
Focusing on Today's Visit, June 2003, p. 59.
Horses vs. Zebras IV (Diary), June 2003, p. 62.
Reducing Risk With Consultations (Letters), July/August 2003, p. 14.
Encourage Patients to Ask Three Questions (Monitor), July/August 2003, p. 31.
Practical Evidence-Based Internet Resources, July/August 2003, p. 49.
The KISS Principle in Family Practice: Keep It Simple and Systematic, July/August 2003, p. 63.
I Do House Calls!, July/August 2003, p. 69.
Is the Customer Always Right? (Diary), July/August 2003, p. 73.
Roughly Half of Adults Receive Recommended Care (Monitor), September 2003, p. 29.
Faster, More Accurate Prescription Writing (Monitor), September 2003, p. 29.
Why Did That Idea Flop? September 2003, p. 39.
Making Decisions at the Point of Care: Sore Throat, September 2003, p. 68.
I Would If I Could - But I Won't (Diary), September 2003, p. 70.
Improving Office Visits for Patients and Docs (Letters), October 2003, p. 12.
Patients Are Our Primary Concern (Letters), October 2003, p. 12.
Bringing Care to the Home (Letters), October 2003, p. 12.
Systems Thinking: Leading the Way (Letters), October 2003, p. 12.
Cost Effectiveness Begins Between Your Ears, October 2003, p. 65.
REIMBURSEMENT
Medicare Payment Cuts Yet to be Corrected (Monitor), January 2003, p. 20.
Medicare Cuts Could Be Postponed (Monitor), February 2003, p. 24.
Defining "Confined to the Home", March 2003, p. 20.
Cefobid (Coding Q&A), March 2003, p. 23.
Congress Averts 4.4 Percent Cut in Medicare Reimbursement (Monitor), March 2003, p. 26.
Anatomy of the Medicare Appelas Process, April 2003, p. 23.
Perverse Incentives, Perverted System (Editor's Page), May 2003, p. 11.
NDC Numbers on Claims (Coding Q&A), May 2003, p. 17.
Billing for Temporary Physicians (Ask FPM), May 2003, p. 77.
Medicare Secondary Payer Forms (Ask FPM), May 2003, p. 77.
Diagnostic Testing and Medicare: How to Get Paid Without Getting in Trouble, June 2003, p. 14.
A Complicated Case (Diary), June 2003, p. 62.
Best Practices in Claims Processing, July/August 2003, p. 19.
Medicare Certification and Recertification (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
Reimbursement for a Surgical Tray (Coding Q&A), July/August 2003, p. 25.
Physicians Lobby to Stop More Medicare Payment Cuts (Monitor), July/August 2003, p. 31.
I Do House Calls!, July/August 2003, p. 69.
Spanning the Global Surgical Package, September 2003, p. 18.
Help With the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Standards, September 2003, p. 57.
Medicare Participation (Ask FPM), September 2003, p. 73.
Billing for Nursing Home Work (Coding Q&A), October 2003, p. 16.
How to Get All the 99214s You Deserve, October 2003, p. 31.
RURAL PRACTICE
Sharing Maternity Care, March 2003, p. 37.
SOLO PRACTICE
Making Independent Practice Work (Letters), February 2003, p. 14.
Vacation Coverage (Ask FPM), July/August 2003, p. 74.
Solo Practice: The Way of the Future, October 2003, p. 23.
STAFFING
Ideas for Optimizing Your Nursing Staff, February 2003, p. 51.
5 Steps to a Performance Evaluation System, March 2003, p. 43.
Preventing Embezzlement (Ask FPM), March 2003, p. 66.
A Heartfelt Bonus (Monitor), April 2003, p. 29.
Questions You Should Ask When Hiring, June 2003, p. 46.
Offering Health Benefits (Ask FPM), June 2003, p. 70.
Clinical Support Staff Salaries (Monitor), July/August 2003, p. 31.
Tracking Performance (Ask FPM), September 2003, p. 73.
STRESS & CHANGE
Implementing Change: From Ideas to Reality, January 2003, p. 57.
Attraction Dilemma (Letters), February 2003, p. 14.
Why Did That Idea Flop? September 2003, p. 39.
Creating a Vital, Burnout-Proof Practice, September 2003, p. 51.
Rediscovering the Joy of Family Practice, October 2003, p. 57.
TIME MANAGEMENT
Organizing Your Desk, February 2003, p. 66.
Overcoming Overload, March 2003, p. 76.
Office Manager for a Day (Diary), May 2003, p. 71.
Forget About Time Management, May 2003, p. 82.
WEB SITES
Practical Evidence-Based Internet Resources, July/August 2003, p. 49.
2003 Index
