JUNE 2004

Comparing your coding with national benchmarks will help you to uncover aberrant patterns.

Using CPT code 99211 can boost your practice’s revenue and improve documentation.

Communicating with patients who have limited English proficiency requires more than simply “finding someone who speaks their language.”

Find out how and why growing numbers of family physicians are working less.

Of course practice is hard; the system is insane.

Letter to the editor

Office visit & nebulizer treatment | Admissions on separate dates | Coding a discharge summary

National report card highlights opportunities for improvement | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | The doctor’s office vs. the ED | Specialists mask demand for primary care | Discounted drug resource

This encounter form will help you provide care consistent with the latest evidence-based guideline.

Losin’ it

Purchasing tail coverage | Weekend call in a group practice | Name changes and claims hassles

Sometimes a look at the lighter side can help cure what ails you.