Articles
Is Disintegration the Answer?
If your relationship with an integrated organization seems tenuous, try to shore it up before you give up.
Choosing a Pay Structure That Works for Your Practice
A good compensation model can motivate staff and improve your practice's performance.
Are the Edges of Family Practice Being Worn Away?
A variety of forces, from hospitalists to burnout, may be chipping away at family physicians' scope of practice. Should you be concerned?
From the Editor
Innovation and Organization
A few months ago, I heard a presentation on organizational structure that seemed to hold a valuable insight for physician organizations — and for health care organizations of all sizes. The presenter, André L. Delbecq, DBA, is the J. Thomas and Kathleen L. McCarthy Professor of…
Letters
Getting Paid
Encouraging Patients to Pay at the Time of Service
Accurate payment records, up-to-date insurance information and assertive staff can help you to increase your cash flow.
Coding & Documentation
Coding and Documentation
Preventive medicine services revisited | Bone mass measurements | ICD-9 code for dyspnea | A discharge code for a deceased nursing facility patient? | Retirement community visits
Monitor
Monitor
NPs rival MDs in primary care, says study | Health plans need consent to access patient records | Physician productivity: How FPs, IMs compare | Study shows effects of Medicare HMO withdrawals | AHCPR becomes AHRQ, refines mission | HMOs don't have to disclose physician…
Improving Patient Care
The Family Physician's Role in Reducing Medical Errors
By educating patients, adopting the latest technology and creating “no-fault” environments, family physicians can be part of the solution.
Practice Diary
Ask FPM
Ask FPM
Collecting late payments | Increasing productivity with labor? | Discounting services for staff
Balancing Act
15 Tips for Managing Life at Work and Home
No gimmicks, no tricks. Just basic advice for getting the most out of the time you have without letting it get the most of you.