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Why I Love My EMR

William D. Soper

Two years after he took his practice digital, the author addresses the concerns of others who contemplate leaving paper records behind.

Understanding the Physician Liability Insurance Crisis

Richard G. Roberts

Just when you thought declining reimbursement and rising expenses had squeezed your practice dry, liability insurance premiums began to climb dramatically. Here’s what’s behind the increases.

EDITOR’S PAGE

Escapist Medicine

Robert L. Edsall

“I just want to practice medicine.” I can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve heard that comment over the years – often enough from doctors who say it in an injured tone, with the implied follow-up, “Is that too much to ask?” They actually seem to think it is a...

EDITORIAL

The Elephant in the Room

Nancy Wilson Ashbach

Why does nobody talk about the real problems with health care today?

LETTERS GETTING PAID

New ICD-9 Codes Take Effect This Month

Kent J. Moore

Our summary of the changes and updated coding tools will help you to code more accurately and efficiently.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Kent J. Moore

Face-to-face time | CPT codes for NP visits | Coding prolotherapy

MONITOR

MONITOR

Medicare payment increases expected, R<sub>x</sub> drug benefit less certain | Physician productivity jumps; compensation rises slightly | Process errors most common in primary care | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | HIPAA extension...

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

Rethinking Refills

Jodie Escobedo

Here’s an easy way to improve service, decrease errors, facilitate compliance and go home earlier.

PRACTICE DIARY

PRACTICE DIARY

Sanford J. Brown

Sniffers | Risky business | The preceptor

COMPUTERS

Good Medicine: E-Prescribing

Louis Spikol

Electronic prescribing improves patient safety and increases efficiency by providing important drug information at the point of care.

ASK FPM

ASK FPM

Gerry Keenan, Alice G. Gosfield, Kent J. Moore

RHC protocols | Supervising an NP | Closed to new Medicare patients

BALANCING ACT

Taking Time Out

Jennifer Bush

If you find you can’t fully escape from the office even on the weekend, consider taking a personal retreat.



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