MARCH 2001

Buying an EMR system? No matter how great it seems to be, get good answers to these questions before you buy.

The secrets are to think like a reviewer, hone your documentation skills and be a good communicator, says this FP who’s seen both sides of UR.

You may be surprised by the number of your patients using CAM therapy. This primer provides the background and tips you’ll need to have a productive conversation about it.

Now that the final privacy rules have been published, your practice can’t afford to ignore this legislation.

Reading the newspaper this morning, I was struck – maybe “hit in the face” is better – by a full-page ad for electron beam tomography (EBT). The headline said, “This may be the most important ad you’ll ever read,” and the main message was that “your doctor will confirm” that…

These nine tips will help you restore your practice’s financial health.

Initial observation care + initial hospital care | Calculating prolonged services | Preventive medicine codes | Sebaceous cyst excision

Docs sue six health plans | National outcomes database in the works | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | Average salary offerings | Group visits | Oh, Canada | I just work here | Illness prediction…

For some physicians, the family focus goes deeper than simply taking a health history.

Out of the barn | Medical advice | Legalese

Using key words increases the accuracy of voice transcription technology and makes charting more cost-effective.

FTEs per physician | Disposing of patient records | Medical equipment for sale | Releasing workers’ comp records

Working as a medical missionary gives Tim Myrick, MD, time to care for the sick and spread the Gospel.