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FEATURES

A Last-Minute Y2K Survival Guide

David Kibbe, Susan Rehm, Jennifer Bush

Doing some simple contingency planning now will enable your practice to run smoothly in January even if the dire predictions are true.

Job Satisfaction: Putting Theory Into Practice

J. Michael Syptak, David W. Marsland, Deborah Ulmer

Yes, it is possible for you and your employees to be happy on the job. The key is in how you handle two factors: motivation and ‘hygiene.’

Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment

T. Hensley Williams, Nancy M. Williams

Protect yourself and your practice by creating an effective sexual harassment policy and by investigating incidents promptly.

EDITOR'S PAGE

Is There a Leading Physician in the House?

Robert L. Edsall

One of the more intriguing press releases I've received lately came from Healthgrades.com, self-described as “a new, one-of-a-kind Internet service that accurately and objectively rates the performance of health care providers and insurers across the United States.” When I...

EDITORIAL

Redefining Corporate Medicine

Barbara Gardner Cook

Corporate medicine has become one of those phrases that have no real definition but still make most physicians shudder. It is used to describe everything from a managed care organization to a physician organization to a hospital-run organization. Whatever organizations we...

LETTERS

Balancing Act

Peter G. Teichman

GETTING PAID

Four Steps for Improving Efficiency and Cash Flow

Patricia A. Guira

You can avoid revenue problems with up-to-date policies, statistical reports, claims appeal processes and proper coding.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Coding and Documentation

Kent J. Moore

Examples of 99211 | Administration of BCG vaccine | A second opinion | Care plan oversight | Routine venipuncture with office visit codes | Fetal non-stress test | Pre-op EKG | Correction

MONITOR

Monitor

Financial crisis to hit Calif. medical groups, says CMA | Are your patients telling the whole truth? | Health plan to begin dispatching ambulances | Nation meets 15 percent of health goals | Nonadherence named ‘major health threat’ | AAFP, AMIA offer guidance on physician...

PRACTICE DIARY

Practice Diary

Sanford J. Brown

Julia's tree | Horses vs. zebras | Starting early

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

Setting Group Goals

Stacey Eubanks

To create the practice you've always envisioned, set meaningful, measurable goals.

ASK FPM

Ask FPM

Susan Rehm, F. Michael Arnow, Debra Phairas

FMLA forms | Fair compensation | Problem patient

SALARIED FP BALANCING ACT

Relighting Your Fire

George F. Blackall

If you're asking yourself, “Is this all there is?” you're not alone.



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