Apr 2006

Features

Creating a Lean Practice

Scott Endsley; Michael K. Magill; Marjorie Godfrey

Outpatient vs. Inpatient Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Mark H. Ebell

Using a Simple Patient Registry to Improve Your Chronic Disease Care

David D. Ortiz

Same-Day E/M Services: What to Do When a Health Plan Won't Pay

Cindy Hughes

Can Your Patients Afford the Medications You Prescribe?

Rich Sagall

Departments

From the Editor

How Do You Cope With Bundled Claims?
Robert L. Edsall

Editorial

Reinventing Family Medicine
Sanford J. Brown

Coding & Documentation

• List the Chief Diagnosis Code First • Consultation or Subsequent Care in Hospital Rehab Unit? • New vs. Established Patients • Acupuncture • Psychotherapy • Managing Home INR Draws • E/M + Trigger Point Injections • Swing Bed Stays • When to Use 99361

News & Trends

• Family Medicine Sees Small Gains in Filling Residency Positions • Work Setting Affects Physicians' Quality of Work LIfe • Physicians Urged to Prepare Now for 2006-2007 Flu Season • Coalition Aims to Reduce Physicians' Administrative Hassles • 99214s on the Rise

Practice Pearls

• Know When to Ask for Help • Send Reminders for Needed Lab Work • Encourage Appropriate Dress in Your Office • ED Work and Opting Out of Medicare • Promote Patient Education With Podcasts • Show Your Appreciation for Your Staff

Letters

• Should You Cut Out the Middle Plan?

• Level-IV Visits

• Correction

The Last Word

Turning Frustration Into Fulfillment
Sweety Jain

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