May 2008

Features

'Would You Like to See a Doctor Today?'

Michael Fine; Steven Busselen

Making a Case for Online Physician-Patient Communication

Kenneth G. Adler

Preparing for a Medicare Fee Cut

Kent J. Moore

What the Military Taught Me About Practice Management

Jennifer E. Frank

Is Your Practice Merger Doomed to Fail?

Peter M. Valenzuela

The Art and Science of Clinical Decision Making

Donald Woolever

Departments

From the Editor

Being All Things to All Patients
Robert L. Edsall

Opinion

'Just-in-Time' Business Education for Family Physicians
Dennis F. Saver

Medicare's (Un)sustainable Growth Rate
Steven M. Wilk ; Robert L. Phillips, Jr

Letters

• e-Nirvana: We're Not There Yet

Practice Pearls

• Strengthen Your Patient Relationships • Use Screen Savers to Convey Information to Patients • Understanding Private, Fee-for-Service Medicare Plans

Coding & Documentation

• Stress Tests • Reviewing Old Records • Skin Tag Removal • Sports Physicals • Diagnosis Coding for Anticoagulation Therapy • ICD-9 Coding for Palliative Care

News & Trends

• Physician Wins Suit, Bills PBM for Time Spent on Paperwork • Former Senators Tackle Health System Reform • Characteristics of High-Performing Groups • Congress Considers More Funds for Residency Programs

The Last Word

A Night at the Nursing Home
Richard E. Waltman

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