Articles
The Danger of a Dysfunctional Medical Practice
Toxic offices take a toll on everyone, including your patients. Here's how to improve your practice's health.
Improving Telephone Management in Your Practice
With a few simple changes, you can give your patients better service and your staff a break.
The New Model of Family Medicine: What's In It for You
Team-based, proactive care supported by effective office systems, technology and a culture of improvement will help your patients and your bottom line.
Is the New Model of Family Medicine Financially Viable?
Findings from the Future of Family Medicine project suggest the New Model could boost your income or enable you to work fewer hours.
From the Editor
Opinion
A New Identity for Family Medicine: Physicians for the Underserved
By emphasizing the family physician's role as a caregiver for patients in underserved areas, we can strengthen our specialty.
Letters
Getting Paid
How to Document and Bill Care Plan Oversight
You're probably already doing the work. Here's how to get paid for it, too.
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Diagnosis code for prescriptions | V code for well-child visit | Colonoscopy consult | Latent tuberculosis | Face-to-face requirements for E/M visits | Exam for a prospective adoptive parent | Allergen immunotherapy units | Fecal-occult blood tests
Monitor
MONITOR
Doctors protest insurer's rating program | How to report complaints against insurers | Study shows how simple interventions can increase colorectal cancer screening | Patients could pay more for unhealthy lifestyles | Consumers willing to trade more options for lower costs…
Improving Patient Care
A Systematic Approach to Managing Warfarin Doses
Standard protocols make it easy to do the right thing when adjusting warfarin doses.
Practice Diary
Ask FPM
ASK FPM
Can no-pays get the heave-ho? | Releasing deceased patients' records | Open access in an academic setting
Computers
Beyond Charting: Using Your EHR's Data to Improve Quality
The ability to turn mountains of data into useful reports improved patient adherence – and physicians' acceptance of their EHR.
Balancing Act
Managing Stress From the Inside Out
If you think effective stress relief comes with a big price tag, think again.