Nov-Dec 2007
Features
Payer Trend: 'Tiering' Physicians and 'Steering' Patients
Panel Size: Answers to Physicians' Frequently Asked Questions
The Makings of a Good Meeting
Optimizing Referrals & Consults With a Standardized Process
Departments
From the Editor
Becoming a Superpractice
Robert L. Edsall
Opinion
Baumol's Disease
Bobby J. Newbell
Letters
Contemplating Complementary Medicine?
Practice Pearls
Walk the Walk Make a Good First Impression Increase the Time You Have for Patients Retrieving Medical Records
Coding & Documentation
Same Code for Same Procedure Initial Hospital Care and 99221 Prothrombin Time Testing With 99211 Trigger Point Injections Removing Multiple Lesions 90805 Includes E/M Services Using Test Results as a Diagnosis NPs and Care Plan Oversight
News & Trends
State Task Force Studying Doctor Pay Inflation Outpaces Physicians' Pay Increases Industry and Teaching Physicians Study Adds Up Cost of Annual Physicals
The Last Word
Aiding the Wounded Among Us
Mitchell L. Cohen
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