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Innovation in Practice: 6 Ways to Harness the Power of Your Ideas

Scott Endsley, Margaret Kirkegaard, Michael Magill, John Hickner

With a clear aim, some basic innovation tools and a willingness to experiment, your team can produce some remarkable ideas.

Five Tips for Generating Patient Satisfaction and Compliance

Pawar Manoj

These lessons from the business world can work in your practice, too.

Expanding Your Practice Through Niche Services

Mara Reichman

More and more family physicians are adding new services and getting rave reviews. Here’s how to find the niche that’s right for you.

EDITOR'S PAGE

Electronic Records: Helping Other FPs Learn From Your Experience

Robert L. Edsall

Time is running out on your opportunity to help hundreds of your colleagues.

LETTERS

Alternative treatments merit our attention, study

GETTING PAID

Are You Prepared to Defend Your Coding?

Cindy Hughes, Trevor J. Stone

Put your compliance plan together before a payer challenges your practice.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Kent J. Moore

CPT code for tick removal | Documentation for review of systems | 99283 for an urgent care visit | Prothrombin time | Billing for arthrocentesis | Billing for cervical biopsy

MONITOR

MONITOR

E-mail consults get thumbs-up | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | Community-based project offers help with depression coding | Small practices struggle to adopt quality improvement methods

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

Helping Needy Patients Get Needed Medications

Lisa McTavish, Susie Gray

A volunteer patient advocate can help your patients navigate pharmaceutical companies' patient assistance programs.

PRACTICE DIARY

PRACTICE DIARY

Sanford J. Brown

If it ain't broke, don't fix it | Lost to follow up

ASK FPM

ASK FPM

Alice G. Gosfield, Trevor J. Stone, Edward Shay

Insurers must come clean to get medical records | How to handle health savings accounts (HSAs) | Social Security number not always necessary, but helpful

COMPUTERS

An Easy Way to Evaluate Software for Your PDA

Robert C. Oh

Maximize your handheld computer by picking programs that fit you best.

BALANCING ACT

Handling Administrative Burdens

Jennifer E. Frank

Administrative work shouldn't consume all your time. Try these tips for minimizing unnecessary tasks.



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