• FEATURES

    The Ins and Outs of “Incident-To” Reimbursement

    Alice G. Gosfield

    If you work with nonphysician providers, you can’t afford to ignore these rules.

    What the HIPAA Transactions and Code Set Standards Will Mean for Your Practice

    David C. Kibbe

    If there’s a silver lining to the HIPAA regulations, it’s here. These standards can save your practice time and money.

    Nine Steps to a Strategic Marketing Plan

    Rebecca Anwar, Judy Capko

    Here’s how to make sure both you and your patients know what makes your practice special.

    EDITOR’S PAGE

    Doing the Right Things: Eliminating Errors From Practice

    Robert L. Edsall

    Fortunately for family physicians, hospitals seem to have a monopoly on errors. At least that’s the impression one would glean from the literature on errors in medicine. One reason so little energy is spent on studying errors in ambulatory care is that errors in that realm...

    LETTERS

    Family doctor’s role in pain management

    A new direction

    H. Jeffrey Wilkins

    An alternative financing model

    James Schwartz

    PAs offer help, not hindrance

    Ross H. Fichthorn

    Raise reimbursement, raise student interest

    J. Goodwin

    Practice what they teach?

    Steven Koerth

    Correction

    GETTING PAID

    Four Medicare Myths Exposed

    Kent J. Moore

    These misconceptions could complicate your life and cost you money.

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    Kent J. Moore

    Medical decision making requirements | Signing off on incident-to services | Immunization codes | Coding an outpatient hospice visit | Physician venipuncture | Awaiting nursing home placement

    MONITOR

    MONITOR

    FPs call for change after families experience suboptimal care | Clinical guidelines need updating | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | Demand for FPs steady | Don’t mess with Texas | Credentialing made easier | Lamictal 25 mg or...

    IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

    A Tool for Safely Treating Chronic Pain

    Peter G. Teichman

    A signed agreement can do a lot to prevent medication misuse while helping those sidelined by chronic pain.

    PRACTICE DIARY

    PRACTICE DIARY

    Sanford J. Brown

    Stress reaction | Networking | Doctor cars

    ASK FPM

    ASK FPM

    F. Michael Arnow, Keith Borglum, Kent J. Moore

    Write-offs for FPs | Appropriate staffing | Closed to new Medicaid patients

    BALANCING ACT

    Keeping a Survival Journal

    Virginia K. Mohl, Lucille Marchand

    Journal writing is the creative nourishment these physicians need to sustain themselves through endless busy days.



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