Sep 2006
Features
ICD-9 Changes: The New Codes Are Here
In Search of a Super Superbill
Providing Consistent Care With Standardized Admission Orders
A Toolbox of Resources to Simplify Your Practice
The FPM Encounter Forms Collection: 'Paper Automation' of Your Progress Notes
Improving Communication With Older Patients: Tips From the Literature
Departments
From the Editor
A Whole Issue of Doctor Tools
Robert L. Edsall
Letters
Affordable Medications in India
Creating a Registry for Patients With Chronic Disease
Precertification, Denials and Appeals
Practice Pearls
Explain the Benefits of Pneumonia Immunization Coordinate Refills and Appointments Hold a Staff Appreciation Lunch Use Your PDA as a Reminder Tool HIPAA and Filling Out Forms in the Waiting Room Write It Where You'll Need It Let Your Patients Do Their Jobs Keep Up With Clinical Studies Display Data in Graph Form
Coding & Documentation
Pre- and Post-op Consultations Multiple Allergy Shots OB Care After Hours Typhoid Immunizations Care Plan Oversight and Nursing Facilities Exam Documentation for 99214 Documenting Review of Systems Billing for Pap Smear Collections STD Screening
News & Trends
Connecticut Physicians Plan to Open Retail Health Clinics Medicare Changes Enrollment Process for Physicians FP Recruitment Sees an Upswing Certification, Safe Harbors Announced for EHRs Aetna Goes Public With Physicians' Payment Rates IOM Report Addresses Medication Errors
The Last Word
Why I Never Had an Atari Video Game System
Mitchell L. Cohen
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