Sep-Oct 2008

Features

ICD-9 Codes: Time for the Annual Update

Cindy Hughes

The Key to Implementing Change in Your Practice

Barbara C. Johnson; Elizabeth E. Stewart

Launching a Community-Wide Flu Vaccination Plan

Zachary Bechtol

Vaccination Management: Is Your Practice on Target?

Kent J. Moore; Cindy Hughes; Trevor Stone

10 Big Ideas That Could Make Your Practice Better

Departments

From the Editor

How Important Is FPM to You?
Robert L. Edsall

Opinion

Patient History and Malpractice Defense
Douglas Iliff

Coding & Documentation

• 99211 for Nursing Visit • Same-Day Admission and Discharge • ICD-9 Code for CPK • No-Show Tracking • RSV Testing in the Office

Practice Pearls

• Be Creative in Finding Time for Retreats, Meetings • Streamline Nursing Home Care Procedures • Add Insight to Hiring Process • Reward Staff for Meeting Productivity Goals

Letters

• A View From the Other Side

• Ensuring Follow-Up Care

• Dr. Ness' E/M Rule

• Kudos

The Last Word

Is 'Busy' Good?
Jean M. Antonucci

About the CME Quiz

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

Disclosure

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