Apr 2006
Features
Creating a Lean Practice
Outpatient vs. Inpatient Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Using a Simple Patient Registry to Improve Your Chronic Disease Care
Same-Day E/M Services: What to Do When a Health Plan Won't Pay
Can Your Patients Afford the Medications You Prescribe?
Departments
From the Editor
How Do You Cope With Bundled Claims?
Robert L. Edsall
Editorial
Reinventing Family Medicine
Sanford J. Brown
Letters
Should You Cut Out the Middle Plan?
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
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
The Last Word
Turning Frustration Into Fulfillment
Sweety Jain
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