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FEATURES

‘Would You Like to See a Doctor Today?’

Michael Fine, Steven Busselen

If you offer same-day appointments, this simple question can save your staff – and your patients – hours of time.

Making a Case for Online Physician-Patient Communication

Kenneth G. Adler

It can improve communications, practice efficiency and maybe even the bottom line. Just don't expect all your patients to join you online … yet.

Preparing for a Medicare Fee Cut

Kent J. Moore

Doctors have several options to cope with the impending July 1 payment reduction.

What the Military Taught Me About Practice Management

Jennifer E. Frank

These nine characteristics of military life have a place in medical practices.

Is Your Practice Merger Doomed to Fail?

Peter Valenzuela

Before you partner with another practice, make sure you've addressed these four questions.

The Art and Science of Clinical Decision Making

Donald (Raj) R. Woolever

Thinking about how you make clinical decisions is the first step toward making better ones.

FROM THE EDITOR

Being All Things to All Patients

Robert Edsall

You can do it all, or do some of it better.

OPINION

‘Just-in-Time’ Business Education for Family Physicians

Dennis F. Saver

Why try to teach residents practice management when they don't care about it?

Medicare's (Un)sustainable Growth Rate

Steven Wilk, Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

Even paying physicians too little may be too much for Medicare.

LETTERS

e-Nirvana: We're not there yet

NEWS TRENDS

NEWS & TRENDS

Physician wins suit, bills PBM for time spent on paperwork | Former senators tackle health system reform | Characteristics of high-performing groups | Congress considers more funds for residency programs

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Cindy Hughes

Stress tests | Reviewing old records | Skin tag removal | Sports physicals | Diagnosis coding for anticoagulation therapy | ICD-9 coding for palliative care

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

Julian T. Hsu, Tripp Bradd, Kent J. Moore

Strengthen your patient relationships | Use screen savers to convey information to patients | Understanding private, fee-for-service Medicare plans

THE LAST WORD

A Night at the Nursing Home

Richard E. Waltman

Sometimes, our patients give us gifts far greater than anything we've given them.



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