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A Primer on Wireless Networks

Matt Lewis

A wireless network can give you the freedom to access your EMR on a laptop, PDA or tablet PC.

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The Evidence-Based Medicine Heresy

Robert L. Edsall

EBM may be ready for the real world of practice, but is the world ready for it?

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How to Code for Observation Services

Betsy Nicoletti

These six tips make coding for observation services easier and more productive.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Kent J. Moore

Preventive & E/M services at a new patient visit | Screening fecal occult | Time-based coding | Desferal injection | Same-day hospital-to-hospital transfer | Replacing a PEG tube

MONITOR

MONITOR

Physicians' reimbursement claims face greater scrutiny | "Rational rationing" would improve quality, cut costs | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | New CPT code for online consultations | Malpractice premiums | Choosing a...

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism

Mark H. Ebell

This evidence-based encounter form will help you rule in or rule out PE.

PRACTICE DIARY

PRACTICE DIARY

Sanford J. Brown

A pain in the neck | Scoped!

ASK FPM

ASK FPM

Alice G. Gosfield, Todd A. Rodriguez, Alice G. Gosfield, Jeffrey B. Miller, Michael R. Burke, null Esq.

HIPAA authorizations | Documenting sick-leave excuses | Credentialing delays

BALANCING ACT

The Fine Art of Refusal

Frances Spickerman

These pointers will help you stand your ground with patients who don’t want to take “no” for an answer.



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