JULY / AUGUST 2006

Reviewing the rules and examining your coding practices can decrease denials and help you get paid.

Here's a plan for figuring out which practice is right for you.

Here are 15 resources that can make you more effective with your handheld.

An open house can help you attract new patients and retain existing ones. Here’s how to pull it off in five simple steps.

The ability to collect and use data to improve performance is becoming an essential practice management skill.

Yes, the concept has flaws, but it may also have promise. Regardless, it’s headed your way.

We may be approaching the failure of the past and the birth of the future of health care.

FPM letter

FPM letter

FPM letter

FPM letter

Medicare proposes substantial changes to physician fee schedule | Physician income declines between 1995 and 2003 | Health plans reverse troubling payment policies | Court tosses out suit against health plans

Billing for group visits | Multiple physicians for one patient | Communicating with nursing home staff | Laser therapy | “Get-acquainted” visits | Wound repair | E codes as secondary diagnoses | Telephone counseling

Simplify your phone service | Initiating background checks on potential employees | Remind patients to get A1C checks | Manage by walking around | Host a tailgate with drug reps | Encourage vacations | Follow up with your patients | Create templates for study orders

When you happen upon a new diagnosis, a strange phenomenon occurs: Its prevalence increases in your practice.