2005 Index
January - September 2005
AAFP
Maintenance of Certification (Editor's Page), January 2005, p. 11.
Are You Ready for Maintenance of Certification? January 2005, p. 42.
AMA, AAFP Take Note of Reimbursement Problems (Monitor), July/August 2005, p. 25.
AMA
AMA, AAFP Take Note of Reimbursement Problems (Monitor), July/August 2005, p. 25.
BUSINESS MODELS
Consumers Willing to Trade More Options for Lower Costs (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
BUSINESS PLANNING
Choosing the Right Legal Structure (Ask FPM), April 2005, p. 72.
Setting Up a New Practice (Ask FPM), April 2005, p. 72.
A New Identity for Family Physicians, May 2005, p. 14.
E-mail Consults Get Thumbs-Up (Monitor), June 2005, p. 30.
Expanding Your Practice Through Niche Services, June 2005, p. 49.
Clarification (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
Give Your Waiting Area a Makeover (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Choosing the Right Practice Entity, November/December 2005, p. 42.
CAREER OPTIONS
Is Doing Good Good Enough? (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE
Asthma Days Worth Further Chronicling (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
Chronic Care Guidelines Prove Impossible to Follow (Monitor), July/August 2005, p. 25.
Chronic Care in an Acutely Ill System (Editor's Page), November/December 2005, p. 14.
1-800-Chronic Disease Management (Editorial), November/December 2005, p. 17.
Improving Chronic Illness Care: Lessons Learned in a Private Practice, November/December 2005, p. 50.
CODING: CPT
CPT 2005: Another Case of Update Now or Pay Later, January 2005, p. 17.
Prolonged Services: The Codes vs. the Modifier (Coding Q&A), January 2005, p. 21.
99000 and In-Office Tests (Coding Q&A), January 2005, p. 21.
Pap Smear Specimen (Coding Q&A), January 2005, p. 21.
Splinter Removal (Coding Q&A), January 2005, p. 21.
Dexamethasone and Xylocaine Injections (Coding Q&A), January 2005, p. 21.
Casting and Follow-Up (Coding Q&A), January 2005, p. 21.
Coding Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (Coding Q&A), January 2005, p. 21.
New Year, New Medicare Benefits, February 2005, p. 15.
Care Plan Oversight for Medicare Patients (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
Coding Cerumen Removal (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
Newborn-care Codes (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
Telephone Care (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
Coding Visits to Care Facilities (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
Deep Excision of a Lipoma (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
The Value of a Coding Education, March 2005, p. 20.
Coding Forms Completion (Coding Q&A), March 2005, p. 27.
An Office Visit With Multiple Procedures (Coding Q&A), March 2005, p. 27.
Venipuncture on a Medicare Patient (Coding Q&A), March 2005, p. 27.
Trigger-point Injections (Coding Q&A), March 2005, p. 27.
Interpreting Diagnostic Tests (Coding Q&A), March 2005, p. 27.
Critical-care Transport (Coding Q&A), March 2005, p. 27.
Appropriate Use of 99050 (Coding Q&A), April 2005, p. 35.
Biopsy Vs. Excision (Coding Q&A), April 2005, p. 35.
Multiple Re-evaluations and Therapies in One Visit (Coding Q&A), April 2005, p. 35.
How to Document and Bill Care Plan Oversight, May 2005, p. 23.
Colonoscopy Consult (Coding Q&A), May 2005, p. 27.
Exam for a Prospective Adoptive Parent (Coding Q&A), May 2005, p. 27.
Allergen Immunotherapy Units (Coding Q&A), May 2005, p. 27.
Fecal-occult Blood Tests (Coding Q&A), May 2005, p. 27.
Face-to-Face Requirements for E/M Visits (Coding Q&A), May 2005, p. 27.
CPT Code for Tick Removal (Coding Q&A), June 2005, p. 25.
99283 for an Urgent Care Visit (Coding Q&A), June 2005, p. 25.
Prothrombin Time (Coding Q&A), June 2005, p. 25.
Billing for Arthrocentesis (Coding Q&A), June 2005, p. 25.
Billing for Cervical Biopsy (Coding Q&A), June 2005, p. 25.
Community-based Project Offers Help With Depression Coding (Monitor), June 2005, p. 30.
Decision Making and 99215 (Coding Q&A), July/August 2005, p. 24.
Billing Separate Services for OB Patients (Coding Q&A), July/August 2005, p. 24.
Immune Globulin Injections (Coding Q&A), July/August 2005, p. 24.
Dilated Eye Exams (Coding Q&A), July/August 2005, p. 24.
Coding a B12 Injection (Coding Q&A), September 2005, p. 26.
Biofeedback Training (Coding Q&A), September 2005, p. 26.
House Visits to Hospice Patients (Coding Q&A), September 2005, p. 26.
Billing for Initial Hospital Care (Coding Q&A), September 2005, p. 26.
Coding a Newborn Office Visit (Coding Q&A), September 2005, p. 26.
Coding "Routine" Office Visits: 99213 or 99214? September 2005, p. 52.
99000 for Transferring Labs (Coding Q&A), October 2005, p. 16.
Change of Status (Coding Q&A), October 2005, p. 16.
Counseling and Vaccinations for Travelers (Coding Q&A), October 2005, p. 16.
Laser Treatment of Rosacea (Coding Q&A), October 2005, p. 16.
Don't Get Burned Coding Common Skin Procedures, October 2005, p. 47.
Coding an Initial Consultation (Coding Q&A), November/December 2005, p. 24.
"Worried Well" Exam (Coding Q&A), November/December 2005, p. 24.
Sports Physicals for Students (Coding Q&A), November/December 2005, p. 24.
Billing for Care Plan Oversight (Coding Q&A), November/December 2005, p. 24.
A Refresher on Medicare and Concurrent Care, November/December 2005, p. 29.
Find the Medicare Allowable for a Particular Service (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
CODING: ICD-9
Pap Smear Specimen (Coding Q&A), January 2005, p. 21.
ICD-9 Code for Prescription Drug Management (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
Work RVUs for OB Ultrasound (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
Diagnosis Code for Prescriptions (Coding Q&A), May 2005, p. 27.
V Code for Well-Child Visit (Coding Q&A), May 2005, p. 27.
Latent Tuberculosis (Coding Q&A), May 2005, p. 27.
Billing for Cervical Biopsy (Coding Q&A), June 2005, p. 25.
Community-based Project Offers Help With Depression Coding (Monitor), June 2005, p. 30.
Hypertension Management (Coding Q&A), September 2005, p. 26.
ICD-9 Codes for Family Medicine 2005-2006: The FPM Short List, September 2005, p. 48.
ICD-9 Changes: It's Time to Tend to Your Superbill, September 2005, p. 49.
Coding Nonsense, NOS (The Last Word), October 2005, p. 82.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Making the Most of Every Minute, February 2005, p. 80.
The Danger of a Dysfunctional Medical Practice, May 2005, p. 40.
Terminating a Patient: Is It Time to Part Ways? September 2005, p. 34.
Ensure Optimal Care for Obese Patients (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
Get Better Results With Staff Performance Standards, October 2005, p. 40.
Eight Tips for Physician Buy-In (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Make Conflict Productive (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Secrets to Effective Physician-Administrator Partnerships (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Don't Let Your Numbers Tell the Story (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
Make Well-Informed Decisions (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
So How Are You Doing? (The Last Word), November/December 2005, p. 70.
COMPENSATION
Salary Comparison Resources (Ask FPM), March 2005, p. 74.
Semi-retirement Within a Productivity-based Group (Ask FPM), March 2005, p. 74.
How to Report Complaints Against Insurers (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Doctors Protest Insurer's Rating Program (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
What Makes a High-Earning Family Physician? July/August 2005, p. 16.
Negotiating Salary as a Percentage of Collections (Ask FPM), July/August 2005, p. 65.
High Earning in the Practice of Family Medicine (Letters), October 2005, p. 12.
Primary Care Sees Larger Pay Jump Than Other Specialties (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
COMPUTERIZATION
More Tips for Tablets (Letters), January 2005, p. 14.
Electronic Health Records: Taking the Plunge (Editor's Page), February 2005, p. 11.
E-H-R Spells Trouble (Letters), February 2005, p. 12.
More EHR Woes (Letters), February 2005, p. 12.
Full Financial Disclosure Would Help EHR Assessment (Letters), February 2005, p. 12.
EHR Certification Process to Begin by Summer (Monitor), February 2005, p. 27.
Most Family Physicians Will Convert to Electronic Health Records, Says Survey (Monitor), February 2005, p. 27.
Purchasing an Affordable Electronic Health Record, February 2005, p. 31.
Practicing Without Paper Charts: One Clinic's Experience, February 2005, p. 37.
Electronic Health Records: A User Satisfaction Survey, February 2005, p. 47.
How to Select an Electronic Health Record, February 2005, p. 55.
EHR Vendor Rating Tool (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
Conflict of Interest (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
How to Cure a Bad Case of Fax-o-rrhea, March 2005, p. 76.
Bigger is Better (Letters), April 2005, p. 20.
Older Is Wiser (Letters), April 2005, p. 20.
Patients Want E-mail Access to Physicians But Don't Want to Pay (Monitor), April 2005, p. 37.
Small Practices Report Success With EHRs (Monitor), April 2005, p. 37.
Ten Steps to HIPAA Security Compliance, April 2005, p. 43.
Free Medical Applications for Your PDA, April 2005, p. 78.
Human Touch Trumps Technology (Letters), May 2005, p. 21.
Beyond Charting: Using Your EHR's Data to Improve Quality, May 2005, p. 90.
Electronic Records: Helping Other FPs Learn From Your Experience (Editor's Page), June 2005, p. 13.
E-mail Consults Get Thumbs-Up (Monitor), June 2005, p. 30.
An Easy Way to Evaluate Software for Your PDA, June 2005, p. 67.
Bill Would Offer up to $15,000 for EHR Implementation (Monitor), July/August 2005, p. 25.
Converting to Numerical Filing (Ask FPM), July/August 2005, p. 65.
Prioritizing Your Incoming Messages, July/August 2005, p. 76.
Free EHR Offered to Physicians (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Make Medical Notes Better and Faster With Macros, September 2005, p. 42.
Committee Addresses Hassles of Verifying Patients' Insurance (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
Small Practices May Profit From EHRs, Says Study (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
An EHR User-Satisfaction Survey: Advice from 408 Family Physicians, October 2005, p. 29.
Your Clinical Questions Answered (Letters), November/December 2005, p. 18.
Take Your Personal Digital Assistant to the Next Level, November/December 2005, p. 39.
DOCUMENTATION
HCPCS Code for Depo-Testosterone (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
The Value of a Coding Education, March 2005, p. 20.
"Reviewing" vs. "Interpreting" an X-Ray (Coding Q&A), March 2005, p. 27.
A Transcription Error (Diary), March 2005, p. 72.
Coding ECG and IPPE (Letters), May 2005, p. 21.
How to Document and Bill Care Plan Oversight, May 2005, p. 23.
Face-to-Face Requirements for E/M Visits (Coding Q&A), May 2005, p. 27.
Are You Prepared to Defend Your Coding? June 2005, p. 17.
Documentation for Review of Systems (Coding Q&A), June 2005, p. 25.
Billing Separate Services for OB Patients (Coding Q&A), July/August 2005, p. 24.
Make Medical Notes Better and Faster With Macros, September 2005, p. 42.
ICD-9 Codes for Family Medicine 2005-2006: The FPM Short List, September 2005, p. 48.
ICD-9 Changes: It's Time to Tend to Your Superbill, September 2005, p. 49.
Coding "Routine" Office Visits: 99213 or 99214? September 2005, p. 52.
Implement Disease-Specific Dictation Reminders (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS
Semi-retirement Within a Productivity-based Group (Ask FPM), March 2005, p. 74.
Negotiating Salary as a Percentage of Collections (Ask FPM), July/August 2005, p. 65.
Homogenized Lemmings (Letters), October 2005, p. 12.
ETHICAL PRACTICE
Should You Treat Yourself, Family or Friends? March 2005, p. 41.
The Ethics of Alternative Medicine: An Alternative Standard? (Editorial), April 2005, p. 13.
Is It OK to Treat Your Kids? (Letters), April 2005, p. 20.
Chaperoning Becomes Catch-22 (Letters), May 2005, p. 21.
Alternative Treatments Merit Our Attention, Study (Letters), June 2005, p. 14.
Insurers Must Come Clean to Get Medical Records (Ask FPM), June 2005, p. 64.
Concerns Over Inappropriate Screening Tests Spark Ethical Guidelines (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
A Tool for Evaluating Patients With Knee Injury, March 2005, p. 67.
Update (Letters), July/August 2005, p. 14.
How to Answer Your Clinical Questions More Efficiently, July/August 2005, p. 37.
Your Clinical Questions Answered (Letters), November/December 2005, p. 18.
FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT
Preparing Your Office for a Medical Emergency, January 2005, p. 34.
Improving Telephone Management in Your Practice, May 2005, p. 49.
Ensure Optimal Care for Obese Patients (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
Give Your Waiting Area a Makeover (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Systematize Exam Room Restocking (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
FAMILY MEDICINE ISSUES
Maintenance of Certification (Editor's Page), January 2005, p. 11.
Are You Ready for Maintenance of Certification? January 2005, p. 42.
Ticketed! (Diary), January 2005, p. 68.
Public Weighs in on Top Health Care Priorities (Monitor), February 2005, p. 27.
MOC Triggers Resignation (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
MOC Implementation Unfair (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
Grace Period Could Make MOC Less Time-Demanding (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
Days Too Short for MOC (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
Enough Is Enough (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
The Match and the Future of Family Medicine (Editor's Page), April 2005, p. 8.
Observations on MOC (Letters), April 2005, p. 20.
MOC Signals End of the Road (Letters), April 2005, p. 20.
Match Day 2005: Family Medicine Gains Positions, Loses U.S. Seniors (Monitor), April 2005, p. 37.
Study Explores Link Between Physician Supply and Mortality Rates (Monitor), April 2005, p. 37.
Encouraging News About Family Physician Recruitment, April 2005, p. 56.
Great Toys (Diary), April 2005, p. 71.
Jury Duty (Diary), April 2005, p. 71.
A New Identity for Family Physicians, May 2005, p. 14.
High Praise for Maintenance of Certification (Letters), May 2005, p. 21.
The New Model of Care in Family Medicine: What's In It For You? May 2005, p. 59.
Is the New Model of Family Medicine Financially Viable? May 2005, p. 68.
Electronic Records: Helping Other FPs Learn From Your Experience (Editor's Page), June 2005, p. 13.
Small Practices Struggle to Adopt Quality Improvement Methods (Monitor), June 2005, p. 30.
Expanding Your Practice Through Niche Services, June 2005, p. 49.
Rolls-Royces and Family Medicine (Letters), July/August 2005, p. 14.
Tests, Tests and More Tests (Letters), July/August 2005, p. 14.
What Makes a High-Earning Family Physician? July/August 2005, p. 16.
Caring for Children: Re-examining the Family Physician's Role, July/August 2005, p. 45.
CME (Diary), July/August 2005, p. 60.
Ten Hard Questions About the Future of the Specialty (Editorial), September 2005, p. 14.
Taking Care of Children (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
Is Doing Good Good Enough? (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
High Earning in the Practice of Family Medicine (Letters), October 2005, p. 12.
Homogenized Lemmings (Letters), October 2005, p. 12.
Primary Care Sees Larger Pay Jump Than Other Specialties (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
No Easy Answers to "Ten Hard Questions" (Letters), November/December 2005, p. 18.
Delegates Debate Recertification, Health Plan Hassles, Retail Clinics (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Choosing the Right Legal Structure (Ask FPM), April 2005, p. 72.
Look Beyond Your Practice's Bottom Line, November/December 2005, p. 33.
FPM (PUBLICATION)
Big Praise for Big Ideas (Letters), January 2005, p. 14.
Conflict of Interest (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
Coming Soon: A New FPM (Editor's Page), July/August 2005, p. 13.
New and Improved for You (Editor's Page), September 2005, p. 13.
Diary Missed Already (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
Get the Most Out of FPM by Putting Our Tools to Work (Editor's Page), October 2005, p. 10.
Chronic Care in an Acutely Ill System (Editor's Page), November/December 2005, p. 14.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES & REGULATIONS
What You Need To Know About the Medicare Prescription Drug Act (Coding Q&A), March 2005, p. 49.
Ten Steps to HIPAA Security Compliance, April 2005, p. 43.
Bill Would Offer up to $15,000 for EHR Implementation (Monitor), July/August 2005, p. 25.
New Law Aims to Shift Culture From Blame to Prevention (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
GROUP PRACTICE
Semi-retirement Within a Productivity-based Group (Ask FPM), March 2005, p. 74.
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TRENDS
Working Together: Communities of Practice in Family Medicine, January 2005, p. 28.
Public Weighs in on Top Health Care Priorities (Monitor), February 2005, p. 27.
Patients Could Pay More for Unhealthy Lifestyles (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Consumers Willing to Trade More Options for Lower Costs (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Ten Hard Questions About the Future of the Specialty (Editorial), September 2005, p. 14.
Drug Companies Agree to New Guidelines on Consumer Advertising (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Bill Would Prevent Pay Cuts, Launch Pay for Performance (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Connecticut Docs Sue United and Oxford for Coercion (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Aetna Goes Public With Physicians' Payment Rates (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
P4P Programs Should Offer True Bonuses, Says Panel (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
No Easy Answers to "Ten Hard Questions" (Letters), November/December 2005, p. 18.
Delegates Debate Recertification, Health Plan Hassles, Retail Clinics (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
Project Focuses on Billing Complexities (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
Study Finds Modest Improvement With P4P Programs (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
Humana Settles With Physicians (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
LEADERSHIP
Eight Tips for Physician Buy-In (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Make Well-Informed Decisions (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
LEGISLATION
Wellpoint Settles With Physicians for $198 Million (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
LIABILITY ISSUES
Coupons Come With Consequences (Ask FPM), January 2005, p. 58.
Protecting Patients' Info Over the Phone (Ask FPM), January 2005, p. 58.
Malpractice Premiums Decline in at Least One State (Monitor), February 2005, p. 27.
When to Notify Your Malpractice Insurer About a Claim (Ask FPM), February 2005, p. 70.
Agreements to Limit Liability (Ask FPM), February 2005, p. 70.
Should You Treat Yourself, Family or Friends? March 2005, p. 41.
Appointment of Counsel (Ask FPM), March 2005, p. 74.
Is It OK to Treat Your Kids? (Letters), April 2005, p. 20.
Choosing the Right Legal Structure (Ask FPM), April 2005, p. 72.
Releasing Deceased Patients' Records (Ask FPM), May 2005, p. 88.
Are You Prepared to Defend Your Coding? June 2005, p. 17.
Malpractice Award Caps Result in More Physicians, Better Access (Monitor), July/August 2005, p. 25.
New Law Aims to Shift Culture From Blame to Prevention (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Liability and Administrative Surcharges (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Choosing the Right Practice Entity, November/December 2005, p. 42.
LIFE BALANCE
The Art of Coping With Change, January 2005, p. 68.
DNR (Diary), April 2005, p. 71.
Having It All, a Little at a Time, April 2005, p. 90.
Job Satisfaction Falls for U.S. Workers (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Managing Stress from the Inside Out, May 2005, p. 102.
MALPRACTICE
New Law Aims to Shift Culture From Blame to Prevention (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
MANAGED CARE
How to Report Complaints Against Insurers (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Physicians Offer Pay-for-Performance Guidelines (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Doctors Protest Insurer's Rating Program (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Consumers Willing to Trade More Options for Lower Costs (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Are You Prepared to Defend Your Coding? June 2005, p. 17.
Community-based Project Offers Help With Depression Coding (Monitor), June 2005, p. 30.
Insurers Must Come Clean to Get Medical Records (Ask FPM), June 2005, p. 64.
Wellpoint Settles With Physicians for $198 Million (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Connecticut Docs Sue United and Oxford for Coercion (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Aetna Goes Public With Physicians' Payment Rates (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
Committee Addresses Hassles of Verifying Patients' Insurance (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
Stay on Top of Third-Party Payers (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Delegates Debate Recertification, Health Plan Hassles, Retail Clinics (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
Humana Settles With Physicians (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
MARKETING
Expanding Your Practice Through Niche Services, June 2005, p. 49.
Clarification (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
MEDICARE/MEDICAID
MedPAC Drafts Recommendations to Improve Medicare Payments (Monitor), January 2005, p. 25.
Physicians Get Little Help With Medicare Questions (Monitor), January 2005, p. 25.
Breaking Up With Medicare (Ask FPM), January 2005, p. 58.
New Year, New Medicare Benefits, February 2005, p. 15.
Care Plan Oversight for Medicare Patients (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
HCPCS Code for Depo-Testosterone (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
How to Conduct a "Welcome to Medicare" Visit, April 2005, p. 27.
Coding ECG and IPPE (Letters), May 2005, p. 21.
How to Document and Bill Care Plan Oversight, May 2005, p. 23.
"Welcome to Medicare" Visits (Letters), July/August 2005, p. 14.
Opting Out of Medicare (Ask FPM), July/August 2005, p. 65.
House Visits to Hospice Patients (Coding Q&A), September 2005, p. 26.
Bill Would Prevent Pay Cuts, Launch Pay for Performance (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Web Site Offers Facts About Medicare's New Drug Benefit (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Can Medicare be Charged More Than Other Payers? (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
P4P Programs Should Offer True Bonuses, Says Panel (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
Discounts for Self-Pay Patients (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Liability and Administrative Surcharges (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Stay on Top of Third-Party Payers (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
A Refresher on Medicare and Concurrent Care, November/December 2005, p. 29.
Find the Medicare Allowable for a Particular Service (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
NEGOTIATION & CONTRACTING
A Must-Do List for the Departing Physician, October 2005, p. 54.
PATIENT RELATIONS
Servium Plan Raises Insurance Questions (Letters), January 2005, p. 14.
Patients May Want More Than Listening (Letters), January 2005, p. 14.
A Sure Way to Improve Your Dictation, January 2005, p. 55.
Headache (Diary), January 2005, p. 68.
Managing the Habitual No-Show Patient (Patient info.), February 2005, p. 65.
Should You Treat Yourself, Family or Friends? March 2005, p. 41.
Answers to Your Questions About Same-day Scheduling, March 2005, p. 59.
Vitamin V (Diary), March 2005, p. 72.
A Transcription Error (Diary), March 2005, p. 72.
Is It OK to Treat Your Kids? (Letters), April 2005, p. 20.
Patients Want E-mail Access to Physicians But Don't Want to Pay (Monitor), April 2005, p. 37.
Keys to Improving Your Listening Skills (Patient info.), April 2005, p. 68.
A New Identity for Family Physicians, May 2005, p. 14.
Human Touch Trumps Technology (Letters), May 2005, p. 21.
Study Shows How Simple Interventions Can Increase Colorectal Screening (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Patients Could Pay More for Unhealthy Lifestyles (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Horses vs. Zebras VII (Diary), May 2005, p. 86.
Remind Me (Diary), May 2005, p. 86.
Can No-Pays Get the Heave-Ho? (Ask FPM), May 2005, p. 88.
Releasing Deceased Patients' Records (Ask FPM), May 2005, p. 88.
Open Access in an Academic Setting (Ask FPM), May 2005, p. 88.
E-mail Consults Get Thumbs-Up (Monitor), June 2005, p. 30.
Five Tips for Generating Patient Satisfaction and Compliance, June 2005, p. 44.
Helping Needy Patients Get Needed Medications, June 2005, p. 56.
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It (Diary), June 2005, p. 63.
Lost to Follow Up (Diary), June 2005, p. 63.
Social Security Number Not Always Necessary, but Helpful (Ask FPM), June 2005, p. 64.
How to Manage a Pertussis Outbreak in Your Practice, July/August 2005, p. 31.
Caring for Children: Re-examining the Family Physician's Role, July/August 2005, p. 45.
The A to Z of Cross-Cultural Medicine (Patient info.), July/August 2005, p. 57.
Ten Hard Questions About the Future of the Specialty (Editorial), September 2005, p. 14.
Taking Care of Children (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
Is Doing Good Good Enough? (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
How to Change Behavior (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
Helping Patients Help Themselves (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
Web Site Offers Facts About Medicare's New Drug Benefit (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Terminating a Patient: Is It Time to Part Ways? September 2005, p. 34.
Streamline Patient Registration (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
Ensure Optimal Care for Obese Patients (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
Meet Dr. Wonderful (The Last Word), September 2005, p. 68.
Are You Giving Patients More Care Than They Want? (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
New Resource Offers Rx Help for Needy Patients (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
Liability and Administrative Surcharges (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
No Easy Answers to "Ten Hard Questions" (Letters), November/December 2005, p. 18.
Health Plans Vs. Banks: Who Treats Their Customers Better? (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
Project Focuses on Billing Complexities (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Establishing Rules of the Road for Pharmaceutical Representatives (Editorial), March 2005, p. 10.
What You Need To Know About the Medicare Prescription Drug Act (Coding Q&A), March 2005, p. 49.
Drug Companies Agree to New Guidelines on Consumer Advertising (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
New Resource Offers Rx Help for Needy Patients (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
PHYSICIAN PROFILING
Physicians Offer Pay-for-Performance Guidelines (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT
How to Build More Maternity Care Into Your Practice (Ask FPM), April 2005, p. 72.
PRACTICE PROCESSES
How Much Paperwork Is Too Much? (Editorial), January 2005, p. 12.
Servium Plan Raises Insurance Questions (Letters), January 2005, p. 14.
Preparing Your Office for a Medical Emergency, January 2005, p. 34.
A Sure Way to Improve Your Dictation, January 2005, p. 55.
Protecting Patients' Info Over the Phone (Ask FPM), January 2005, p. 58.
Purchasing an Affordable Electronic Health Record, February 2005, p. 31.
Practicing Without Paper Charts: One Clinic's Experience, February 2005, p. 37.
Electronic Health Records: A User Satisfaction Survey, February 2005, p. 47.
How to Select an Electronic Health Record, February 2005, p. 55.
Managing the Habitual No-Show Patient (Patient info.), February 2005, p. 65.
Document Refills Thoroughly (Ask FPM), February 2005, p. 70.
Asthma Days Worth Further Chronicling (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
Should You Treat Yourself, Family or Friends? March 2005, p. 41.
What You Need To Know About the Medicare Prescription Drug Act (Coding Q&A), March 2005, p. 49.
Answers to Your Questions About Same-day Scheduling, March 2005, p. 59.
How to Cure a Bad Case of Fax-o-rrhea, March 2005, p. 76.
How to Become a Defensive Filer, March 2005, p. 90.
Is It OK to Treat Your Kids? (Letters), April 2005, p. 20.
Ten Steps to HIPAA Security Compliance, April 2005, p. 43.
Making Every Minute Count: Tools to Improve Office Efficiency, April 2005, p. 61.
How to Build More Maternity Care Into Your Practice (Ask FPM), April 2005, p. 72.
The "Aurora Rule" (Letters), May 2005, p. 21.
Study Shows How Simple Interventions Can Increase Colorectal Screening (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Improving Telephone Management in Your Practice, May 2005, p. 49.
A Systematic Approach to Managing Warfarin Doses, May 2005, p. 77.
Open Access in an Academic Setting (Ask FPM), May 2005, p. 88.
Are You Prepared to Defend Your Coding? June 2005, p. 17.
E-mail Consults Get Thumbs-Up (Monitor), June 2005, p. 30.
Innovation in Practice: Six Ways to Harness the Power of Your Ideas, June 2005, p. 37.
Five Tips for Generating Patient Satisfaction and Compliance, June 2005, p. 44.
Helping Needy Patients Get Needed Medications, June 2005, p. 56.
Insurers Must Come Clean to Get Medical Records (Ask FPM), June 2005, p. 64.
Social Security Number Not Always Necessary, but Helpful (Ask FPM), June 2005, p. 64.
How to Manage a Pertussis Outbreak in Your Practice, July/August 2005, p. 31.
How to Answer Your Clinical Questions More Efficiently, July/August 2005, p. 37.
How to Change Behavior (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
Helping Patients Help Themselves (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
Make Medical Notes Better and Faster With Macros, September 2005, p. 42.
Streamline Patient Registration (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
Committee Addresses Hassles of Verifying Patients' Insurance (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
Small Practices May Profit From EHRs, Says Study (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
Reliability Science: Reducing the Error Rate in Your Practice, October 2005, p. 59.
Systematize Exam Room Restocking (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Concerns Over Inappropriate Screening Tests Spark Ethical Guidelines (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
PRODUCTIVITY
Work RVUs for OB Ultrasound (Coding Q&A), February 2005, p. 23.
Streamline Patient Registration (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS
Establishing Rules of the Road for Pharmaceutical Representatives (Editorial), March 2005, p. 10.
The Danger of a Dysfunctional Medical Practice, May 2005, p. 40.
Enhance Team Performance (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
Meet Dr. Wonderful (The Last Word), September 2005, p. 68.
Get Better Results With Staff Performance Standards, October 2005, p. 40.
Secrets to Effective Physician-Administrator Partnerships (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Eight Tips for Physician Buy-In (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
QUALITY ISSUES
Patients May Want More Than Listening (Letters), January 2005, p. 14.
Quality, Safety Revisited On Anniversary of Landmark IOM Report (Monitor), January 2005, p. 25.
Working Together: Communities of Practice in Family Medicine, January 2005, p. 28.
Asthma Days Worth Further Chronicling (Letters), March 2005, p. 14.
A Tool for Evaluating Patients With Knee Injury, March 2005, p. 67.
The Ethics of Alternative Medicine: An Alternative Standard? (Editorial), April 2005, p. 13.
Study Explores Link Between Physician Supply and Mortality Rates (Monitor), April 2005, p. 37.
The "Aurora Rule" (Letters), May 2005, p. 21.
Doctors Protest Insurer's Rating Program (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
Study Shows How Simple Interventions Can Increase Colorectal Screening (Monitor), May 2005, p. 32.
A Systematic Approach to Managing Warfarin Doses, May 2005, p. 77.
Beyond Charting: Using Your EHR's Data to Improve Quality, May 2005, p. 90.
Alternative Treatments Merit Our Attention, Study (Letters), June 2005, p. 14.
Small Practices Struggle to Adopt Quality Improvement Methods (Monitor), June 2005, p. 30.
Helping Needy Patients Get Needed Medications, June 2005, p. 56.
Update (Letters), July/August 2005, p. 14.
Chronic Care Guidelines Prove Impossible to Follow (Monitor), July/August 2005, p. 25.
How to Manage a Pertussis Outbreak in Your Practice, July/August 2005, p. 31.
How to Answer Your Clinical Questions More Efficiently, July/August 2005, p. 37.
Informed Consent (Diary), July/August 2005, p. 60.
Helping Patients Help Themselves (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
Ensure Optimal Care for Obese Patients (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
Are You Giving Patients More Care Than They Want? (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
Concerns Over Inappropriate Screening Tests Spark Ethical Guidelines (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
P4P Programs Should Offer True Bonuses, Says Panel (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
Reliability Science: Reducing the Error Rate in Your Practice, October 2005, p. 59.
Chronic Care in an Acutely Ill System (Editor's Page), November/December 2005, p. 14.
1-800-Chronic Disease Management (Editorial), November/December 2005, p. 17.
Your Clinical Questions Answered (Letters), November/December 2005, p. 18.
Study Finds Modest Improvement With P4P Programs (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
Improving Chronic Illness Care: Lessons Learned in a Private Practice, November/December 2005, p. 50.
Implement Disease-Specific Dictation Reminders (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
REFERRAL MANAGEMENT
Lost to Follow Up (Diary), June 2005, p. 63.
REIMBURSEMENT
Servium Plan Raises Insurance Questions (Letters), January 2005, p. 14.
MedPAC Drafts Recommendations to Improve Medicare Payments (Monitor), January 2005, p. 25.
Coupons Come With Consequences (Ask FPM), January 2005, p. 58.
The Value of a Coding Education, March 2005, p. 20.
How to Conduct a "Welcome to Medicare" Visit, April 2005, p. 27.
Patients Want E-mail Access to Physicians But Don't Want to Pay (Monitor), April 2005, p. 37.
Coding ECG and IPPE (Letters), May 2005, p. 21.
How to Document and Bill Care Plan Oversight, May 2005, p. 23.
The New Model of Care in Family Medicine: What's In It For You? May 2005, p. 59.
Is the New Model of Family Medicine Financially Viable? May 2005, p. 68.
Can No-Pays Get the Heave-Ho? (Ask FPM), May 2005, p. 88.
Are You Prepared to Defend Your Coding? June 2005, p. 17.
Community-based Project Offers Help With Depression Coding (Monitor), June 2005, p. 30.
How to Handle Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) (Ask FPM), June 2005, p. 64.
Social Security Number Not Always Necessary, but Helpful (Ask FPM), June 2005, p. 64.
"Welcome to Medicare" Visits (Letters), July/August 2005, p. 14.
What Makes a High-Earning Family Physician? July/August 2005, p. 16.
AMA, AAFP Take Note of Reimbursement Problems (Monitor), July/August 2005, p. 25.
Opting Out of Medicare (Ask FPM), July/August 2005, p. 65.
Bill Would Prevent Pay Cuts, Launch Pay for Performance (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Connecticut Docs Sue United and Oxford for Coercion (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Wellpoint Settles With Physicians for $198 Million (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
Coding "Routine" Office Visits: 99213 or 99214? September 2005, p. 52.
Streamline Patient Registration (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
Can Medicare be Charged More Than Other Payers? (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
Aetna Goes Public With Physicians' Payment Rates (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
P4P Programs Should Offer True Bonuses, Says Panel (News & Trends), October 2005, p. 23.
Don't Get Burned Coding Common Skin Procedures, October 2005, p. 47.
Discounts for Self-Pay Patients (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
Liability and Administrative Surcharges (Pearls), October 2005, p. 64.
1-800-Chronic Disease Management (Editorial), November/December 2005, p. 17.
Humana Settles With Physicians (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
Study Finds Modest Improvement With P4P Programs (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
Project Focuses on Billing Complexities (News & Trends), November/December 2005, p. 26.
A Refresher on Medicare and Concurrent Care, November/December 2005, p. 29.
Find the Medicare Allowable for a Particular Service (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
SCHEDULING
Answers to Your Questions About Same-day Scheduling, March 2005, p. 59.
Open Access in an Academic Setting (Ask FPM), May 2005, p. 88.
Make Scheduling Job No. 1 (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
SOLO PRACTICE
Small Practices Report Success With EHRs (Monitor), April 2005, p. 37.
STAFFING
The Value of a Coding Education, March 2005, p. 20.
What a Medical Assistant Can Do for Your Practice, April 2005, p. 51.
The Danger of a Dysfunctional Medical Practice, May 2005, p. 40.
Enhance Team Performance (Pearls), September 2005, p. 59.
Get Better Results With Staff Performance Standards, October 2005, p. 40.
Make Scheduling Job No. 1 (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
Surprise Your Staff With Extra Paid Time Off (Pearls), November/December 2005, p. 63.
STRESS & CHANGE
The Art of Coping With Change, January 2005, p. 68.
Handling Administrative Burdens, June 2005, p. 78.
A Must-Do List for the Departing Physician, October 2005, p. 54.
So How Are You Doing? (The Last Word), November/December 2005, p. 70.
TIME MANAGEMENT
Making the Most of Every Minute, February 2005, p. 80.
Making Every Minute Count: Tools to Improve Office Efficiency, April 2005, p. 61.
Human Touch Trumps Technology (Letters), May 2005, p. 21.
Managing Stress from the Inside Out, May 2005, p. 102.
Handling Administrative Burdens, June 2005, p. 78.
How to Answer Your Clinical Questions More Efficiently, July/August 2005, p. 37.
Prioritizing Your Incoming Messages, July/August 2005, p. 76.
TOOLS
A Systematic Approach to Managing Warfarin Doses, May 2005, p. 77.
Are You Prepared to Defend Your Coding? June 2005, p. 17.
Helping Needy Patients Get Needed Medications, June 2005, p. 56.
An Easy Way to Evaluate Software for Your PDA, June 2005, p. 67.
Helping Patients Help Themselves (Letters), September 2005, p. 22.
WEB SITES
Web Site Offers Facts About Medicare's New Drug Benefit (News & Trends), September 2005, p. 28.
