Mar 2008

Features

Discussing End-of-Life Care With Your Patients

Jerry Old

Stark III: Refinement Not Revolution (Part 1)

Alice G. Gosfield

Beyond EHRs: How Technology Can Help You Treat Chronic Illness

Paul J. Heinzelmann; Joseph C. Kvedar; David C. Kibbe

Have You Really Addressed Your Patient's Concerns?

Ronald M. Epstein; Larry Mauksch; Jennifer Carroll; Carlos R. Jaen

Departments

From the Editor

Changes Coming to FPM Online
Robert L. Edsall

Opinion

e-Nirvana: Are We There Yet?
Christine A. Sinsky

Letters

• Do We Need Medicare?

• Baumol's Disease

Practice Pearls

• Encourage Patient Payments at Time of Visit • Use Online Tools to Identify Drug Seekers • Simplify Refill Requests • Charging Medicare for a Missed Appointment

Coding & Documentation

• Coding a Brief Service for Urinalysis • Preoperative Testing • Teaching Patients to Administer Injections • Chronic Venous Stasis Ulcers

News & Trends

• United Healthcare to Pay Same-Day E/M Claims Retroactive to Aug. 27 • Californians Can Complain Online About Insurers • One Key NPI Deadline Passes, Another Approaches

The Last Word

Looking Out for Others
William E. Cayley, Jr.

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