Sep 2001

Features

Supercharging Your Web Experience

David C. Kibbe

Seven Reasons to Dictate in the Presence of Your Patients

Peter G. Teichman

Is It Time to Re-examine Family Practice?

Jennifer S. Bush

Departments

Editor's Page

Family Practice Between the Waves
Robert L. Edsall

Getting Paid

Medicare Clarifies Preoperative Services Reimbursement Policy
Kent J. Moore

Patient Education

Understanding Your Health Plan's Rules
James Bare

Improving Patient Care

Involving Patients in Medical Decisions: What Happens in Real-World Practice?
Robin Gotler ; George E. Kikano ; Kurt C. Stange

Computers

A Primer on E-mail Discussion Lists
Matt Lewis

Balancing Act

Sharing Lives and Life's Work
Elaine Brautigam

Letters

• Defining Medical Necessity

• A Malpractice Suit "Winner"

• Lists Welcome Here

Coding & Documentation

• Coding Pap Smears • 99211 for Strep Screens • Laser Setup • When a Hospitalized Patient Dies • Medical Nutrition Therapy

Monitor

• Final Patients' Rights Bill Depends on House-Senate Compromise • Coding Errors Common, Due to Complex Guidelines, Says Study • Health Care Utilization Constant Over 40 Years, Still Concentrated in Primary Care • E/M Guidelines on Hold • 00:00:12 • No Free Lunch • Breaking Up Isn't Hard to Do • Error in the IOM Errors Report? • Fight or Flight

Ask FPM

• Translator Requirements • Using Electronic Signatures • Notice of Fees for Delinquent Accounts

Practice Diary

• The Clavicle: Part III • Herbal Medicine

About the CME Quiz

AAFP members and FPM subscribers can take the CME quiz online at http://www.aafp.org/fpmquiz.

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