Feb 2000

Features

Encouraging Patients to Pay at the Time of Service

Jack Valancy

Is Disintegration the Answer?

Rod Aymond; Theodore Hariton

Choosing a Pay Structure That Works for Your Practice

Dale W. Shimko

Are the Edges of Family Practice Being Worn Away?

Brandi White

Departments

Editor's Page

Innovation and Organization
Robert L. Edsall

Improving Patient Care

The Family Physician's Role in Reducing Medical Errors
Joel E. Miller

Balancing Act

15 Tips for Managing Life at Work and Home
Jennifer S. Bush

Coding & 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

Ask FPM

• Collecting Late Payments • Increasing Productivity With Labor? • Discounting Services for Staff

Practice Diary

• Birthday Cards • Ankle Sprains • The Letter Service

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 Incentives, Says Court • Y2K Update: $100 Billion and Barely a Hiccup • Computer-Based Courses Among HCFA's New Education Programs

Letters

• On Insurance Companies

• Seeking Mediocrity?

• Too Many Managers

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