Feb 2007

Features

What's New in Medicare Preventive Benefits

Kent J. Moore

Six Tips for Improving Practice Efficiency and Patient Satisfaction

Beth G. Hodges

How to Successfully Navigate Your EHR Implementation

Kenneth G. Adler

Simple Strategies to Avoid Medication Errors

Russell H. Jenkins; Allen J. Vaida

Departments

From the Editor

Can Family Medicine Still Catalyze Social Change?
Robert L. Edsall

Opinion

Specialization in Family Medicine Education: Abandoning Our Generalist Roots
James L. Glazer

Letters

• The EHR Debate Rages On

Practice Pearls

• Share Freebies With Employees • Manage Your Perfectionism • Offer Criticism With Care • Consider Clinical Trials • Be Aware of Your Impact

Coding & Documentation

• Documenting Modifier -25 Services • Coding for Venipuncture • Medication Refills • Coding for Services in a Residency Program • Hospital Discharge • Documentation Shortcuts • Coding for Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride • Multiple Nebulizer Treatments

News & Trends

• Quality-Based Compensation May Have Limited Use, Suggests Study • Health Care Spending Still Growing But Slowing • Insurer Suspends Its Physician Rating System • Free E-Prescribing Program Offered Online • Report Examines 'Better-Performing' Groups • Aetna Sets Up Personal Health Records for Members

The Last Word

The Dreaded Request for Medical Records
Sanford J. Brown

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