Jun 2004

Features

Understanding When to Use 99211

Emily Hill

Getting the Most From Language Interpreters

Emily Herndon; Linda Joyce

Part-Time Practice: Making It Work

Olivia K. Maresh

Departments

Editor's Page

Practicing in an Absurd System
Robert L. Edsall

Getting Paid

Are You Coding Accurately?
Betsy Nicoletti

Improving Patient Care

Acute Otitis Media in Children
Mark H. Ebell

Balancing Act

Hipaaposterous
Laurie Elwyn

Coding & Documentation

• Office Visit & Nebulizer Treatment • Admissions on Separate Dates • Coding a Discharge Summary

Ask FPM

• Purchasing Tail Coverage • Weekend Call in a Group Practice • Name Changes and Claims Hassles

Practice Diary

• Losin' It

Monitor

• National Report Card Highlights Opportunities for Improvement • Optimize Your Care Team

Letters

• Aspirin Chemoprevention Recommendations

• Not-So-White Lies

• Correction

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