Nov-Dec 2006

Features

Improving Office Practice: Working Smarter, Not Harder

Christine A. Sinsky

How to Fire a Staff Member

Gino J. Benedetti

Effective Work Relationships: A Vital Ingredient in Your Practice

J. LeBron McBride

Negotiating a Contract With a Health Plan

Christine L. Jones; Terry L. Mills

Departments

From the Editor

FPM Is Expanding Its Panel of Reviewers
Robert L. Edsall

Coding & Documentation

• Using 82270 and G0107 for Fecal Occult Test • Average Charges for E/M Codes • Time-Based Coding • Preoperative Consultations

News & Trends

• Take Care Clinics in Portland Close Quickly • Another Flu Season, Another Vaccine Delay • Study Examines Surveys of EHR Usage • IOM Issues Report on Pay for Performance in Medicare • Physicians Clash With United Over Contracts, Payments, Policies

Practice Pearls

• Hold a Flu Shot Clinic • Detecting Warning Signs of Fraud • Document Visits With Instant Text

Letters

• Closing the Sample Closet

The Last Word

Fixing Patients vs. Fixing Bicycles
Christopher Wenner

About the CME Quiz

AAFP members and FPM subscribers can take the CME quiz online at http://www.aafp.org/fpmquiz.

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