Articles
Medicare Annual Wellness Visits: Don’t Forget the Health Risk Assessment
Here’s one way to satisfy Medicare’s recent addition to the annual wellness visit requirements.
ACOs Are Coming: Should You Sell Your Practice?
If a hospital or health system comes knocking, make sure you’ve considered these key issues.
A Nursing Home Documentation Tool for More Efficient Visits
This one-page form can help improve care, keep visits patient-centered, and even save you some time.
Clinical Decision Support: Using Technology to Identify Patients’ Unmet Needs
The presenting problem is often just the tip of the iceberg.
ICD-10: What You Need to Know Now
The government is considering a delay, but that doesn't mean you should.
From the Editor
It’s Time to Get Serious About ICD-10
Our article series will help prepare you, and so will a sense of humor.
Letters
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
New Medicare preventive services benefits | Magnesium level test | Neuropsychological testing | Fecal occult blood testing
Practice Pearls
PRACTICE PEARLS
Give patients a “timeout” when necessary | Create a medication list for patients to take home | Accepting more than the Medicare allowable amount
The Last Word
Why I Didn’t Get a Paycheck Last Month
A string of unfortunate circumstances can quickly devastate a healthy practice.