Mar 2004
Features
Getting Rewards for Your Results: Pay-for-Performance Programs
How to Decide Whether to Buy New Medical Equipment
Fighting for Hospital Privileges
Departments
Editor's Page
Are Electronic Records Catching On?
Robert L. Edsall
Editorial
When Customer Service and Patient Care Collide
James L. Glazer
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Kimberly L. Merris
Getting Paid
Coding for Depression Without Getting Depressed
Kent J. Moore
Patient Education
Understanding Your Medical Bills
Kent J. Moore
Improving Patient Care
A Tool for Evaluating Hypertension
Mark H. Ebell
Computers
Communicating With Your Patients Online
Joseph E. Scherger
Balancing Act
Rediscovering the Paper Planner
Pamela J. Vaccaro
Letters
Preserving Family Medicine's Integrity
More Tips for Burnout Prevention
Coding & Documentation
Prolonged Services Codes Coding an "Interview" Visit Postcircumcision Service Casting & Strapping Initial or Subsequent Hospital Care?
Monitor
Survey Finds Veteran Physicians Generally Dissatisfied Physicians Support Single-Payer System, Less Paperwork, Says Survey Creating a Patient-Centered Culture in Your Practice Re-evaluate Your Meetings MedPAC Recommends a 2.5-Percent Update for Physicians in 2005
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Equipment Leases Answering Machine Messages Setting Up Your Charges Waiting Room Entertainment Business Associate Agreements Adding Radiology to Your Practice
Practice Diary
One Thing Leads to Another... Locum Tenens II
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