Articles
A Simple Approach to Shared Decision Making in Cancer Screening
When screening decisions aren't clear, this process can help you help your patients.
Using Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention to Address Patients' Risky Drinking
Asking patients about their drinking habits is a straightforward way to boost health and revenue.
Lessons From the Road to EHR Usability
You may be able to get more out of your electronic health record by discovering the system's hidden tools.
Preparing for Value-Based Payment: Five Essential Skills for Success
As physician payment increasingly becomes tied to value, these five habits can help you succeed.
From the Editor
When It Comes to Quality, It's Not All About You
Report cards can feel personal unless you view them simply as feedback to make the whole team better.
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
Billing for physicians while credentialing is pending | Defining 24/7 access to care for chronic care management services | Same-day outpatient and hospital care
Practice Pearls
PRACTICE PEARLS
Address disruptive minor patients | Get smarter about brainstorming | Increase hand-washing for physicians and patients
The Last Word
Keeping Your Practice Going When You Can't
A physician battling illness has the added worry of who will care for his patients.
How a Doctor Acting as His Primary Care Physician, With a Little Luck, Tracked Down His Own Cancer
It started with a cough.