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Time Is on Your Side: Coding on the Basis of Time

Emily Hill

E/M coding can be so complex that you forget those visits where it's just a matter of time.

Coding From the Bottom Up

Thomas J. Weida, David T. O'Gurek

Start from the presenting problem to get to the right code faster.

Six Payment Opportunities You May Have Overlooked

Terry L. Mills

The first step to improving your bottom line is to make sure you bill for the services you are already providing.

CPT and ICD-9 Coding: The Right Tools for the Job

An enhanced version of our popular pocket guide and the annual update of another favorite reference add power to the FPM Toolbox.

FROM THE EDITOR

FPM Enters the Blogosphere

Robert Edsall

It's a new way to get you news, tips and insights.

OPINION

Marcus Welby and the Medical Home

Jason Marker

The public has an idea of what a patient-centered medical home is, but they haven't yet identified it with us.

LETTERS

Paper is here to stay

Dulce Maria S. Oandasan

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Cindy Hughes

Coding blood-pressure checks | Developmental milestones | Instructions on use of crutches | Medicare and lab test coverage | Time requirements | Wound care | Office visit or emergency service? | 99058 for in-office emergency | PQRI reporting | Mental health status assessment

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

Doris McCreary, Jonathan Ploudre, Danny R. Westmoreland, Rich Sagall, Julea Garner, Berdi Safford

"Puzzle" your patients while they wait | Find ICD-9 codes in a snap | Start later, end later | Dictate chart notes with the patient present | Display art from students | Create a protocol for drug substitutions

FP SNAPSHOT

FP SNAPSHOT

Sarina Schrager

Profiles of family physicians in their own words

THE LAST WORD

Learning From Troubled Patients

Sweety Jain

Though we may sometimes be tempted to look down on troubled patients, they have much to teach us.



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