Apr 2003
Features
The Integrated Summary: A Documentation Tool to Improve Patient Care
Making Family Practice Doable in Everyday Life
Evaluating Health Plans: Finding the Keepers
Departments
Editor's Page
A Request for Further Guidance
Robert L. Edsall
Editorial
The Challenge of Urban Family Medicine
Denise Hooks-Anderson
Getting Paid
Anatomy of the Medicare Appeals Process
Kent J. Moore
Improving Patient Care
Making Paper Charts More Efficient
Lisa M. McTavish
Balancing Act
Keeping the Human Touch
Frank Boehm
Coding & Documentation
Night Admission New or Established Patient? Allergy Injections
Ask FPM
PDAs and HIPAA Using RVUs in Compensation Formulas Paper for Paperless Systems?
Practice Diary
Coding Consult A Bold Woman Schooled!
Monitor
Malpractice Crisis Spreads; Legislation Pending Physicians, Patients Have Differing Views on Disclosing Errors A Heartfelt Bonus Preventing Medication Errors in Children
Letters
Open Access Worth the Effort
The Career Path Less Traveled
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