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A Simple Method for Evaluating the Clinical Literature

Robert J. Flaherty

The “PP-ICONS” approach will help you separate the clinical wheat from the chaff in mere minutes.

EDITOR’S PAGE

Open Access: Whatever You May Think, It Works

Robert L. Edsall

They didn’t believe man could fly, either.

LETTERS

EBM in AFP

Proceduralism would boost interest in the specialty

Natan Schleider

Physician couples and the Stark statute

Defending EBM

Fredric J. Romm

Evaluating the efficiencies of technology

Valerie Richey

GETTING PAID

Simplifying the Credentialing Process

James Bare

A new system replaces multiple plan-specific applications with one universal form.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Kent J Moore

Documenting time | Low-level initial hospital care | Office visit & injection | Emergency inpatient consultations | Two skin lesion biopsies | Lab prep codes | Coding the use of Dermabond | Splinter removal | Coding a comparison X-ray

MONITOR

MONITOR

Family medicine match numbers rise | A warning about charging extra fees | Outpatient medical errors | The HIPAA privacy rule: one year later

FEATURE

Implementing Advanced Access in a Group Practice Network

Steven Pierdon, null MMM, Thomas Charles, Karen McKinley, Lee Myers

This group’s improved availability has contributed to increases in patient satisfaction, new patients and productivity.

How to Make the Media Your Public Health Partner

Russell G. Robertson, Laura Currey

Your local media can help you promote good health care to your entire community.

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

Patient-Physician Partnering to Improve Chronic Disease Care

Donald Denmark

Partnership agreements can help you and your patients to better manage diabetes.

PRACTICE DIARY

PRACTICE DIARY

Sanford J. Brown

Skunked! | A Good Samaritan

ASK FPM

ASK FPM

AliceG. Gosfield, KentJ. Moore, JeffreyB. Miller, AliceG. Gosfield

PAs and the Stark statute | Medicare overpayments | Handling patients who don’t pay | Referral to a specialist

COMPUTERS

What Do You Need to Know About Information Technology?

The results of this survey will help us to better meet your needs.

BALANCING ACT

Blending Work and Family

Carla Jardim

Your professional life and your personal life can cohabit peacefully.



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