Mar 2007

Features

EHRs Fix Everything - and Nine Other Myths

David E. Trachtenbarg

Helping Your Patients Avoid Counterfeit Medications

Peter G. Teichman

Is Moonlighting Right For You?

Joshua S. Coren

A Refresher on Coding Consultations

Cindy Hughes

Vaccine Administration: Making the Process More Efficient in Your Practice

Barry L. Hainer

Departments

From the Editor

FPM Peer Reviewers Can Now Earn CME Credit
Robert L. Edsall

Opinion

You, Your Public Health Department and the Next Flu Pandemic
Doug Campos-Outcalt

Patient Education

Avoiding Counterfeit Drugs
Peter G. Teichman

Letters

• No Time for Practice Management Resolutions

• Starting the Year Off Right

• No More Coding!

• Radiating Courtesy and Professionalism

• Family Medicine and Innovation

Practice Pearls

• Document a SOAMP Note • Cross Train Your Staff • Observe Patients Before Their Exams • Role-Play With Children • Use Online Resources to Address Patient Concerns • Manage Patient Encounters Away From the Office

Coding & Documentation

• Billing for Welcome to Medicare Exams • Documenting the ROS and HPI • Critical Care Codes • Diagnosis Coding for Vaccines • Emergent and Time-Based Coding • Screening for Immunity • Proper Units • 99204 at an Urgent Care Clinic • Infusion Time + Hydration Time • Modifier -32 for Immunizations

News & Trends

• Doctors' Attire Doesn't Matter, Study Says • Income Gap Between Primary Care, Specialists Must Be Addressed • Health Plan Contract Bill Gets a Second Chance • Judge Allows Antitrust Suit Against United to Proceed • Are You Ready for the Revised CMS-1500 Form? • Consumer Reports Asks Patients About Docs - and Vice Versa • Survey Offers Snapshot of Office-Based Physicians

The Last Word

Dealing With Medical Junk Mail
Bobby J. Newbell

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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