Articles
Making Medicare Wellness Visits Work in Practice
Arnold E. Cuenca
Taking a systematic, team-based approach can make these services valuable for physicians and patients.
Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Durable Medical Equipment
Stanley Borg
With commercials for “free” equipment and supplies running daily, you need to be ready to respond when a patient requests a prescription.
A Toolkit to Improve the Treatment of CA-MRSA
Elizabeth E. Stewart, Douglas Fernald, Elizabeth W. Staton
This simple strategy may save time and increase awareness of care guidelines.
Managing Messages
Paula Eaton
Three principles helped this small primary care practice conquer the dreaded inbox and its mountain of messages.
From the Editor
Opinion
Letters
Coding & Documentation
ICD-9CPT: Consultation CodesCPT: Office/Outpatient CodesCPT: Hospital Inpatient and Observation CodesCPT: Preventive Medicine Codes
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Debra Seyfried, Kent Moore
Smoking cessation | Subsequent observation care | Medicare annual wellness visit eligibility | Definition of “new patient”
Practice Pearls
PRACTICE PEARLS
Nathan Hitzeman, Steven Waldren
Use discretion with drug expiration dates | Review E/M coding patterns | Who gets to keep the EHR incentive checks?
The Last Word
Five Reactions to a New EHR
Elizabeth Rose Cochran Ward
If your initial reaction isn't positive, hang in there. You're not alone.