• FEATURES

    Starting a Revolution in Office-Based Care

    Brandi White

    A nationwide experiment is asking practices to forget the way they’ve always done it and pursue the ideal in patient care.

    Recognizing and Preventing Medication Diversion

    B. Eliot Cole

    Don’t let diversion of pain medication hamper your ability to treat chronic pain.

    How to Get All the 99214s You Deserve

    Emily Hill

    It’s easier than you might think to get what’s coming to you.

    LETTERS

    Need to illustrate respect

    Roger K. Howe

    Crossing PDA platforms

    Making HIPAA make sense

    Douglas Iliff

    Correction

    EDITOR’S PAGE

    Five Ways of Looking at a 99214

    Robert L. Edsall

    Look at the cover illustration. What do you think is going on in the picture? I was looking at it the other day in the process of preparing this issue for publication, and I kept seeing it in new lights.

    GETTING PAID

    ICD-9: The Annual Update

    Kent J. Moore

    Changes took effect Oct. 1.

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    Kent J. Moore

    Coding a cold | B–12 with or without E/M | Well-child checks | CPT for DOT

    MONITOR

    MONITOR

    Nation responds to medical needs in wake of attacks | HMOs doing a better job, not good enough | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | Doctor’s orders | Bright lights, big city | Meanwhile … | Medicare updates | Compensation and RVUs | Charity care strong but slipping |...

    IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

    30 Standardized Hospital Admission Orders

    Robert Wiprud

    This updated and expanded collection of orders can help you admit patients more efficiently and effectively.

    PRACTICE DIARY

    PRACTICE DIARY

    Sanford J. Brown

    Rivulets make a river | Patients bearing gifts | Helter skelter

    COMPUTERS

    Downloading Applications for Your PDA

    Jeff Suzewits

    Follow along as the author explains how to get programs from the Internet to your hand-held computer.

    ASK FPM

    ASK FPM

    Ann Bachman, Lisa Henderson

    Notifying patients of test results | Physician office labs

    BALANCING ACT

    Reflections From a Family Physician’s Daughter

    Kathryn E. Phillips

    If you’ve ever wondered how your dedication to your profession affects your children’s lives, you may be pleasantly surprised.



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