Articles
The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Three Key Forms
Complying with the HIPAA privacy rule may seem trickier than pulling a rabbit out of a hat, but these forms should help.
Develop Your Own Practice Intranet
It really can be a do-it-yourself project – and you probably have the basic tools already.
Putting Measurement Into Practice With a Clinical Instrument Panel
A few key measures can help you gauge whether your practice is headed in the right direction.
From the Editor
Better Practice Through Better Information
Given that evaluation and management starts with gathering information about a patient’s history and condition, information management has to be one of the fundamental skills of the family physician – at least information management on the level of the patient visit.
Letters
Getting Paid
Coding Hospital Admissions From Other Sites of Service
Here’s how to untangle the various categories of codes that come into play.
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
“Status” of a chronic disease | Anoscopy & E/M | Pulse oximetry & E/M | Rehab ward
Monitor
MONITOR
Medicare cuts could be postponed | AAFP pushes for affordable EMR system | Bold initiatives could transform health care | Non-MDs don’t reduce MD demand | Business is booming | Employees strike back | What malpractice insurance crisis? | Generic drug use climbs | Good news for…
Improving Patient Care
Ideas for Optimizing Your Nursing Staff
Wise utilization of your nursing staff will improve efficiency, patient care and your bottom line.
Practice Diary
Ask FPM
ASK FPM
Initialing medical record entries | Group-visit consent forms | “Appointmentless” systems?
Balancing Act
Organizing Your Desk
If you haven’t seen the surface of your desk in a while, try these strategies for clearing the clutter.