OCTOBER 2005

Contemplating the purchase of an EHR? Results of our informal survey may help.

By involving all of your employees, you can set more realistic job expectations and make your practice better.

This encounter form can help you to prevent minor operations from becoming major billing headaches.

From tail coverage to giving notice, here’s how to prepare yourself, your partners and your patients for your departure.

These seven principles can help ensure that your patients receive the right care at the right time every time.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll starve … until he can get his hands on a fish hook and line.

FPM letter

FPM letter

99000 for transferring labs | Change of status | Counseling and vaccinations for travelers | Laser treatment of rosacea

Aetna goes public with physicians’ payment rates | P4P programs should offer true bonuses, says panel | Are you giving patients more care than they want? | Committee addresses hassles of verifying patients’ insurance | Small practices may profit from EHRs, says study | Concerns…

Give your waiting area a makeover | Discounts for self-pay patients | Eight tips for physician buy-in | Make conflict productive | Secrets to effective physician-administrator partnerships | Liability and administrative surcharges | Stay on top of third-party payers

The absurdity of diagnostic coding can be a source of frustration – and amusement.