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FEATURES

Payer Trend: ‘Tiering’ Physicians and ‘Steering’ Patients

Trevor J. Stone, Drew Sullivan

Insurers are experimenting with plans that drive patients to physicians deemed to be high-quality and low-cost.

Panel Size: Answers to Physicians' Frequently Asked Questions

Mark Murray, Mike Davies, Barbara Boushon

Does one size fit all? What do you do if your patient panel is too big – or too small? The experts answer these questions and more.

The Makings of a Good Meeting

Milisa K Rizer, Doug Knutson

Don't waste time on bad meetings. Here's how to make sure your meetings are necessary and productive.

Optimizing Referrals and Consults With a Standardized Process

Mara Reichman

Successful referrals and consultations depend on open and succinct communication between you, your patients and your consultants.

FROM THE EDITOR

Becoming a Superpractice

Robert Edsall

You don't need a phone booth for a changing room.

LETTERS

Contemplating complementary medicine?

OPINION

Baumol's Disease

Bobby J. Newbell

Health care in general may suffer from an incurable disease. (Are you surprised?)

NEWS TRENDS

NEWS & TRENDS

State task force studying doctor pay | Industry and teaching physicians | Study adds up cost of annual physicals

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Cindy Hughes

Same code for same procedure | Initial hospital care and 99221 | Prothrombin time testing with 99211 | Trigger point injections | Removing multiple lesions | 90805 includes E/M services | Using test results as a diagnosis | NPs and care plan oversight

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

Hien Nguyen, Keith Borglum

Walk the walk | Make a good first impression | Increase the time you have for patients | Retrieving medical records

FEATURE

Thanks to the FPM peer reviewers

Family Practice Management thanks the following peer reviewers for their help in 2007:

THE LAST WORD

Aiding the Wounded Among Us

Mitchell L. Cohen

When facing the pain of a malpractice lawsuit, physicians need the compassion and support of their colleagues.



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