November/December 2018
Features
How to Prepare for and Survive a Violent Patient Encounter
Preparations for Treating Opioid Use Disorder in the Office
Five Ways to Communicate Risks So That Patients Understand
Departments
From the Editor
Communicating Risks: Let’s Talk Numeracy
Kenneth G. Adler
SPPACES: App Reviews
Six Mobile Apps to Make Prescribing Easier
David Rebedew
Practice Pearls
• Know your RVUs • Set antibiotic expectations before a sore throat exam • Use a white board to track high-risk patients
Coding & Documentation
• When the chief complaint is “medication refill” • 99221 for second hospital encounter? • Staph infection of a wound
The Last Word
What Makes a Doctor Truly Great
Kenneth Lin
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