Articles
Personal Issues to Consider Before Leaving Independent Practice
Some introspection now may prevent a lot of regret later.
Easing Into Your New Practice After Residency: Tips for Success
A successful transition from training to practice hinges on prudent personal and professional development.
Optimizing the Role of Nursing Staff to Enhance Physician Productivity: One Physician's Journey
When capable nurses are given greater responsibility for each patient encounter, good results follow.
Do You Know What Is (or Isn't) in Your Documentation?
Leaving out key information in patient documentation can compromise quality and cost you money.
From the Editor
Making Sense of the Trend Toward Hospital Employment
More hospitals are courting physicians, and more physicians are accepting their offers, but why?
Letters
Opinion
Advancing Multidisciplinary Team Care
A novel approach to treating patients with eating disorders may be a model for those with other complex conditions.
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Billing for forms completion | Visual acuity testing for children | Time thresholds for preventive counseling | Home sleep monitoring | Annual wellness visits providers
Practice Pearls
PRACTICE PEARLS
Cutting costs by cutting swabs | Tetanus shot? The phone's for you | “A” is for asthma | Dealing with patient records lost in a fire
The Last Word
HITIOS: Why Cynicism Is Helpful When Working With Health IT
Beware the tendency to grossly underestimate the time and effort required to complete health IT-related tasks.