Feb 2000
Features
Encouraging Patients to Pay at the Time of Service
Is Disintegration the Answer?
Choosing a Pay Structure That Works for Your Practice
Are the Edges of Family Practice Being Worn Away?
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
Letters
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
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
Ask FPM
• Collecting Late Payments • Increasing Productivity With Labor? • Discounting Services for Staff
Practice Diary
• Birthday Cards • Ankle Sprains • The Letter Service
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