JULY / AUGUST 2000

Seven physician organizations think so, and they're joining forces to place universal coverage on the national agenda this election year.

If you're forgetting to bill 99211 for nursing visits, or using 99201 when you should be using 99202, this quick coding lesson may improve your practice's bottom line.

Success for this group means taking all the risk they can get, targeting chronic diseases and rewarding physicians for quality.

Every practice has at least one. Here's how to reduce irritation and improve outcomes.

You've probably seen the little hand-crafted signs that hang near many of America's fireplaces. On one side, they read, “The flue is open,” and on the other they read, “The flue is closed.” And you're just as likely to have seen their kitchen cousins, the magnetized dishwasher…

Here's one more way you may be committing fraud without even knowing it.

Visit + procedure | 99211 | ICD-9 for multiple myeloma | “New problem” | Lab specimen transportation

Supreme Court: HMO financial incentives OK, Congress must act | Downcoding | Meanwhile … | Switching doctors | Physician report cards | High prescription costs | Columbia no more | Unhealthy Americans | Family physician income, workload | GOP cancels vote to give physicians…

The pressure is on to increase productivity — but at what cost?

Drivers' physicals | Health insurance | Picking up | Pre-medical advising

Vicarious liability insurance | Practice valuation | Supervising physicals | Medicare conversion factors

Before you sign an employment agreement, make sure you know what you're committing to.

Recommending a good book can provide manna for your patients and enrich your communications with them.