JULY / AUGUST 2007

If you haven't been communicating openly about these therapies with your patients, you may be missing a valuable opportunity.

CMS introduced vaccine administration code G0377 for 2007, but what you will report next year is still unknown.

The best way to fill your EHR with patient data might be to let your patients do it themselves.

If a medical mistake in your practice is worthy of an apology, make sure you offer it skillfully.

What good old days? You're $1.35 an hour better off today.

To save the specialty, we need to recognize what makes a good family physician.

Managing your panel size

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How do you define “new patient”?

Union barred from helping doctors negotiate with insurers | AMA issues separate challenges to United Healthcare, retail clinics | Academic practice vs. private practice | IRS OKs EHR donations from hospitals | Pay-For-Performance Doesn't Necessarily Improve Care, Study Says…

Multiple procedures at the same visit | Lesion excisions | Performing CPR in the office | Vitamin B12 injections | Supplying oxygen to patients | New vaccines | Glucose tolerance tests | Ordering the CMS-1500 form

Reducing no-shows | Prevent medication diversion | Highlight immunizations in charts

Technology can make your commuting time more productive, but don't underestimate the value of simply watching the trees go by.