May/June 2011

Features

Registries Made Simple

Bruce A. Bagley; Jason Mitchell

Keys to High-Functioning Office Teams

Anton J. Kuzel

Encouraging Patients to Change Unhealthy Behaviors With Motivational Interviewing

Elizabeth E. Stewart; Chester H. Fox

An Organized Approach to Chronic Disease Care

Robert K. Lyon; James Slawson

Departments

From the Editor

Special Issue: Chronic Illness Care
Robert L. Edsall

Opinion

Why I Let My Patients See My Notes
Douglas Iliff

Letters

• Medicare's New Home Health Services Requirement

• Medicare's Preventive Services Expansion

• Keep On Keeping On

Practice Pearls

• Provide Patients With a Clear Timeline Regarding Lab Results • Whistle to Calm Children During Ear Exams • Keep Legible Notes to Defend Against Malpractice • Ask New Patients How They Heard About Your Practice • Request Payment at Check-In

Coding & Documentation

• Pap Smear Collections • Driving Assessments • Pediatric Nutritional Education

The Last Word

My Favorite Patient of the Day
Sweety Jain

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