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TransforMED Tries to Rebuild Family Medicine

Drew Sullivan

The national demonstration project nears the halfway mark with many hard lessons already learned.

Getting Beyond Blame in Your Practice

Manoj Pawar

If your group is prone to blame, accusation and finger-pointing, your improvement efforts will be doomed.

Efficient Office Design for a Successful Practice

Jon E. Wells

A little attention to design can go a long way toward improving workflow and patient satisfaction.

FROM THE EDITOR

Sharing the Fruits of EHR Experience

Robert L. Edsall

Family physicians have accumulated a wealth of EHR wisdom. The trick is to get it to those who need it.

LETTERS

Saving generalist medicine

Another EHR myth

Kevin M. Coonan

NEWS TRENDS

NEWS & TRENDS

CMS flexible on May 23 NPI deadline | Survey: 1 in 10 children have used retail clinics | Health Plan Contracts: Colorado governor signs health plan contract bill

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Cindy Hughes

99214 + Welcome to Medicare exam? | Billing for nutritional education | Dressing changes | 86580 for tuberculosis testing

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

Hien Nguyen, Nate Hitzeman, Basil Rodansky, Patrick C. Carey, Wyatt Fine, P.C. Carey

Give your staff kudos | Display waiting times | Examine your waiting area | Writing off charges to deter malpractice litigation

THE LAST WORD

Avoiding Ambiguous Documentation

Samuel N. Grief

Unclear terms can weaken medical documentation and confuse your colleagues, and this physician has had enough.



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