Feb 2004
Features
The Outcomes of Open-Access Scheduling
The Stark Truth About the Stark Law: Part II
Making Evidence-Based Medicine Doable in Everyday Practice
Departments
Editor's Page
The Evidence-Based Medicine Heresy
Robert L. Edsall
Getting Paid
How to Code for Observation Services
Betsy Nicoletti
Improving Patient Care
Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism
Mark H. Ebell
Computers
A Primer on Wireless Networks
Matt Lewis
Balancing Act
The Fine Art of Refusal
Frances Spickerman
Letters
Changing the Perception of Family Medicine
Diagnosing and Treating Strep Throat
Coding & Documentation
Preventive & E/M Services at a New Patient Visit Screening Fecal Occult Time-Based Coding Desferal Injection Same-Day Hospital-to-Hospital Transfer Replacing a PEG Tube
Monitor
Physicians' Reimbursement Claims Face Greater Scrutiny "Rational Rationing" Would Improve Quality, Cut Costs Is Your Practice Ready for Change? Helping Patients Get Politically Involved
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HIPAA Authorizations Documenting Sick-Leave Excuses Credentialing Delays
Practice Diary
A Pain in the Neck Scoped!
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