Articles
How to Manage a Pertussis Outbreak in Your Practice
A physician shares the lessons he learned after unknowingly exposing patients and staff to whooping cough.
How to Answer Your Clinical Questions More Efficiently
Asking focused questions and knowing where to look can lead to quicker answers.
Caring for Children: Re-examining the Family Physician's Role
New research suggests that the care of children has become less central to family medicine than it used to be, and some family physicians want to reverse the trend.
From the Editor
Letters
Getting Paid
What Makes a High-Earning Family Physician?
A recent survey of active AAFP members found some surprising results.
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Decision making and 99215 | Billing separate services for ob patients | Immune globulin injections | Dilated eye exams
Monitor
MONITOR
Chronic care guidelines prove impossible to follow | Bill would offer up to $15,000 for EHR implementation | AMA, AAFP take note of reimbursement problems | Malpractice award caps result in more physicians, better access
Improving Patient Care
The A to Z of Cross-Cultural Medicine
Cultural differences need not separate us from our patients.
Practice Diary
Ask FPM
ASK FPM
Opting out of Medicare | Negotiating salary as a percentage of collections | Converting to numerical filing
Balancing Act
Prioritizing Your Incoming Messages
Decide which communications are urgent and tackle them first.