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

About the CME Quiz

AAFP members and FPM subscribers can take the CME quiz online at http://www.aafp.org/fpmquiz.

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