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
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
Practice Pearls
Walk the Walk Make a Good First Impression Increase the Time You Have for Patients Retrieving Medical Records
Letters
Contemplating Complementary Medicine?
The Last Word
Aiding the Wounded Among Us
Mitchell L. Cohen
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