Articles
What Family Physicians Need to Know About ACOs
Julian D. Bobbitt
Accountable care organizations could be the next big thing in health care delivery. Here's what you need to know – and what you need to do – now.
One Last Annual ICD-9 Update
Cindy Hughes
The ICD-9 codes that take effect Oct. 1 will be the last. ICD-10 will be implemented in 2013.
Remove Roadblocks and Improve Access to Preventive Care
Elizabeth W. Woodcock, null FACMPE, Eric Whicker, Leann Hostetler, Devon Nichols
Learn how a few procedural changes dramatically increased this practice's visit rates for well-child care.
E/M Coding and the Documentation Guidelines: Putting It All Together
EMILY HILL
It's time to test your E/M coding skills.
From the Editor
The RUC Under Fire
Robert Edsall
Time may be running out for the group that helps divide the Medicare pie.
Letters
Opinion
The EHR Incentive Program: Consider Waiting for Next Year
David C. Kibbe
It may get easier and cheaper to earn the incentive.
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Cindy Hughes
Joint injection + E/M service? | Annual wellness visits and Part D vaccines | Newborn heel stick