Jul-Aug 2007

Features

Are You Ready to Discuss Complementary and Alternative Medicine?

Janine Blackman

Billing for Medicare Part D Vaccines

Kent J. Moore

Improving Care With an Automated Patient History

John W. Bachman

The Art of Apology: When and How to Seek Forgiveness

Richard G. Roberts

Departments

From the Editor

Practice a Half Century Ago and Now
Robert L. Edsall

Opinion

Passion: The Power of Family Medicine
David S. Switzer

Coding & Documentation

• 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

News & Trends

• 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 • Medical Group Goes Public With Its Fees • Medicare Makes Last-Minute Changes to PQRI Codes • Spending Study Prompts Call for Diabetes Czar

Practice Pearls

• Reducing No-Shows • Prevent Medication Diversion • Highlight Immunizations in Charts

Letters

• More on High-Low Agreements

• TransforMED and Rebuilding Family Medicine

• Managing Your Panel Size

• How Do You Define "New Patient"?

• Correction

The Last Word

Making the Most of the Daily Commute
Mitchell L. Cohen

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