• FEATURES

    Supercharging Your Web Experience

    David C. Kibbe

    Learning how to use your Web browser can increase your efficiency and improve your Internet skills.

    Seven Reasons to Dictate in the Presence of Your Patients

    Peter G. Teichman

    By simply moving dictation into the exam room, you may improve your practice in at least seven ways.

    Is It Time to Re-examine Family Practice?

    Jennifer Bush

    Stressed from within and without, family practice could flourish or fade in the coming years.

    EDITOR’S PAGE

    Family Practice Between the Waves

    Robert L. Edsall

    Over the past few years, managed care and the integration frenzy have swept over family practice like a mast-high wave. Now, poorly managed integrated systems are coming apart, managed care is subsiding, and the specialty is sliding down the back of the wave, trailing a...

    LETTERS

    Defining medical necessity

    Leo M. Hartz

    A malpractice suit “winner”

    Kathi Clement

    Lists welcome here

    Kenneth P. Olson

    GETTING PAID

    Medicare Clarifies Preoperative Services Reimbursement Policy

    Kent J. Moore

    You may be able to get paid for preoperative evaluation claims your carrier has denied.

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    Kent J. Moore

    Coding Pap smears | 99211 for strep screens | Laser setup | When a hospitalized patient dies | Medical nutrition therapy

    MONITOR

    MONITOR

    Final patients’ rights bill depends on House-Senate compromise | Coding errors common, due to complex guidelines, says study | Health care utilization constant over 40 years, still concentrated in primary care | E/M guidelines on hold | 00:00:12 | No free lunch | Breaking up...

    Information From Your Family Doctor

    Understanding Your Managed Care Plan

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    Understanding Your Health Plan's Rules

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    IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

    Involving Patients in Medical Decisions: What Happens in Real-World Practice?

    Robin S. Gotler, George E. Kikano, Kurt C. Stange

    In today’s fast-paced environment, family physicians can realize the ideal of shared decision making by applying it when it matters most.

    PRACTICE DIARY

    PRACTICE DIARY

    Sanford J. Brown

    The clavicle: part III | Herbal medicine

    COMPUTERS

    A Primer on E-mail Discussion Lists

    Matt Lewis

    It’s easier than ever to share ideas with your colleagues. Best of all, you can do it on your own time from the comfort of your home or office.

    ASK FPM

    ASK FPM

    Joseph Sacco, David B. Hill, Alice G. Gosfield

    Translator requirements | Using electronic signatures | Notice of fees for delinquent accounts

    BALANCING ACT

    Sharing Lives and Life’s Work

    Elaine Brautigam

    This group practice found more fulfillment in their work by purposely blurring the line between their personal and professional lives.



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