Articles
Thinking on Paper: Documenting Decision Making
The third article in our series on Medicare's documentation guidelines will help you determine whether what's on your mind is what's on the patient's record.
Strategies for Reducing Costs in Your Medical Community: The Grand Junction Experience
With the right data, primary care physicians can help reduce costs while improving quality.
EHR Satisfaction: User Characteristics Matter
How satisfied you are with your EHR system depends on more than how well it is designed, implemented and supported by the vendor.
Is Your Medicare Payer Playing by the Rules?
Don't let varying interpretations of the evaluation and management guidelines keep you from getting paid.
From the Editor
Does Your Practice Deserve an Award?
If you've recently made real improvements in how your practice works, you might just win one.
Opinion
Three Bright Ideas for Improving Electronic Health Record Usability
Don't just complain about your EHR system; help make it better.
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Preventive care visit + procedure? | 23-hour observation stay | Defining new patients in a group practice
Practice Pearls
PRACTICE PEARLS
Invite patients to listen while you dictate the note | Help patients differentiate good and bad cholesterol | Revive the physician-patient relationship | Create a “web dashboard” | Communicate well with patients when using an EHR
The Last Word
Stay Out of the “Teachers' Lounge”
You have to be vigilant, or the complainers will eat you alive.