How to Manage a Pertussis Outbreak in Your Practice

Michael P. Flanagan

A physician shares the lessons he learned after unknowingly exposing patients and staff to whooping cough.

How to Answer Your Clinical Questions More Efficiently

Jeffrey M. Weinfeld, Kate Finkelstein

Asking focused questions and knowing where to look can lead to quicker answers.

Caring for Children: Re-examining the Family Physician's Role

Leigh Ann Backer

New research suggests that the care of children has become less central to family medicine than it used to be, and some family physicians want to reverse the trend.

Coming Soon: A New FPM

Robert L. Edsall

A new, improved FPM is on the way, both in print and online.

Rolls-Royces and family medicine

Stuart Andrews

Tests, tests and more tests

Andrew Minigutti

“Welcome to Medicare” visits

Update

What Makes a High-Earning Family Physician?

Jan Carter

A recent survey of active AAFP members found some surprising results.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Cindy Hughes

Decision making and 99215 | Billing separate services for ob patients | Immune globulin injections | Dilated eye exams

MONITOR

Chronic care guidelines prove impossible to follow | Bill would offer up to $15,000 for EHR implementation | AMA, AAFP take note of reimbursement problems | Malpractice award caps result in more physicians, better access

The A to Z of Cross-Cultural Medicine

William Ventres, Robert Gobbo

Cultural differences need not separate us from our patients.

PRACTICE DIARY

Sanford J. Brown

CME | Informed consent

ASK FPM

Kent J. Moore, Keith Borglum, Steve Waldren

Opting out of Medicare | Negotiating salary as a percentage of collections | Converting to numerical filing

Prioritizing Your Incoming Messages

Anna K. Cox-Havron

Decide which communications are urgent and tackle them first.