Articles
Implementing Advanced Access in a Group Practice Network
This group’s improved availability has contributed to increases in patient satisfaction, new patients and productivity.
How to Make the Media Your Public Health Partner
Your local media can help you promote good health care to your entire community.
A Simple Method for Evaluating the Clinical Literature
The “PP-ICONS” approach will help you separate the clinical wheat from the chaff in mere minutes.
From the Editor
Open Access: Whatever You May Think, It Works
They didn’t believe man could fly, either.
Letters
Evaluating the efficiencies of technology
Getting Paid
Simplifying the Credentialing Process
A new system replaces multiple plan-specific applications with one universal form.
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Documenting time | Low-level initial hospital care | Office visit & injection | Emergency inpatient consultations | Two skin lesion biopsies | Lab prep codes | Coding the use of Dermabond | Splinter removal | Coding a comparison X-ray
Monitor
MONITOR
Family medicine match numbers rise | A warning about charging extra fees | Outpatient medical errors | The HIPAA privacy rule: one year later
Improving Patient Care
Patient-Physician Partnering to Improve Chronic Disease Care
Partnership agreements can help you and your patients to better manage diabetes.
Practice Diary
Ask FPM
ASK FPM
PAs and the Stark statute | Medicare overpayments | Handling patients who don’t pay | Referral to a specialist
Computers
What Do You Need to Know About Information Technology?
The results of this survey will help us to better meet your needs.
Balancing Act
Blending Work and Family
Your professional life and your personal life can cohabit peacefully.