Mar 2007
Features
EHRs Fix Everything - and Nine Other Myths
Helping Your Patients Avoid Counterfeit Medications
Is Moonlighting Right For You?
A Refresher on Coding Consultations
Vaccine Administration: Making the Process More Efficient in Your Practice
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
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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