Feb 2008

Features

A New Model of Charitable Care: The Robin Hood Practice

Robert A. Forester

Practice Measurement: A New Approach for Demonstrating the Worth of Your Work

Nancy Guinn; Gordon Moore

User Satisfaction With EHRs: Report of a Survey of 422 Family Physicians

Robert L. Edsall; Kenneth G. Adler

What Every Physician Should Know About the RUC

Kent J. Moore; Thomas A. Felger; Walter L. Larimore; Terry L. Mills

Departments

From the Editor

Coming Changes in FPM
Robert L. Edsall

Coding & Documentation

• Selecting the Primary Diagnosis • INR Testing at a Nursing Home • Pregnancy Test at a Preventive Visit • 99211 + Injection Code?

News & Trends

• Spending on Prescription Drugs Increases • More Private Payers Adopt RBRVS

Practice Pearls

• Flag Reports to Aid Searching in Patient Charts • Save Time With Preprinted Labels • Minimize Interruptions During Office Visits • Increase Satisfaction by Noting Patient Interests • Organize Medication Handouts to Maximize Space • Manage Care in the Patient's Presence

Letters

• Disclosing Practice Finances

• Holding on to Family Medicine Values

The Last Word

Defending the Real Standard of Care
Paul M. Fischer

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