NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2014

A written policy, systematic process, and simple tools can help you to prescribe opioids safely and securely.

Knowing the rules will give you the confidence to submit this seldom-used code.

Once you understand a few peculiarities, you'll be ready to code common diseases of the respiratory system.

Physicians can maximize their time – and their practice's income – by delegating more documentation tasks to well-trained staff.

If it isn't thoughtfully applied, the team model may have unintended consequences.

Getting paid for consultation codes | Obesity counseling as an incident-to service | Foreign body removal from the eye

SHOTS 2014 enables health care professionals to review immunization schedules and readily answer vaccine questions at the point of care.

Help patients avoid a fungal outbreak | Reduce scar tissue from a skin biopsy | Remind patients to control their salt intake | Have patients visualize the source of their stress | Incorporating part-time physicians into panels

The change you're pursuing is more likely to succeed if you can answer “yes” to each of these questions.