FEBRUARY 2006

Use this worksheet to quickly assess whether you can code a 99214.

Implementing internal controls in your practice will help you stop embezzlement and keep what you earn.

Today's leaders need more than vision and a high IQ.

Freeware and open-source software can handle many of your day-to-day computing duties.

The cash-only model involves some risk, but it can also bring many rewards.

This physician is expanding his cash-only practice to keep up with demand.

A cash-only, house call practice enabled this physician to earn more while spending less.

Turning away third-party payers and requiring payment at the time of service restored this family physician's practice.

How much of the world can you set right simply by asking your patients to pay for their care?

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Medicare payment cut likely to be restored | Medicare Part D formulary help | Billing, insurance tasks account for 20 percent of spending | Health plans clash with physicians over payment issues | Health care spending still growing | Board offers 10-year recertification option…

Emergency care outside an ED | Modifiers for multiple births | History and physical for hospital readmittance | Home health certification | Materials for fiberglass splints | Coding pelvic exams and Pap smears | 99173 with an E/M service

Allocate overhead fairly | Streamline the Rx refill process | Make better decisions by improving your meetings | Do your homework before offering online consults | Go to the right source for help with Medicare reimbursement questions

Medicine and parenting possess many similarities, but they differ in at least one significant way.