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Evaluating Employment Agreements

Michael R. Burke

The first challenge of employed practice is to analyze your contract – before you sign.

Documenting and Coding Preventive Visits: A Physician’s Perspective

Timothy Owolabi, Isac Simpson

It’s not hard, once you get the hang of it, but the differences from E/M coding can be confusing.

Rethinking the Difficult Patient Encounter

JENNIFER EDGOOSE

Before you can help a "difficult" patient, you may need to change how you view that person.

How to Reduce Your Malpractice Risk

Suraj Achar, Wiggin Wu

Recognizing warning signs and documenting with care are two keys.

The Anatomy of an ICD-10 Code

Cindy Hughes

An ICD-10 code is one thing you can’t assemble without consulting the instruction book.

FROM THE EDITOR

“Tell Me About Yourself”

Leigh Ann Backer

Time is short, but getting to know your patients can be invaluable.

LETTERS

Nurse practitioners as valuable partners

Effects of inclusive leadership

More app suggestions for family physicians, from family physicians

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Debra Seyfried, Kent Moore

Medicare annual wellness exam during a home visit | Modifier 25 for new patient visits? | Payment for physician assistants | IUD removal | Will ICD-9 codes be updated this year?

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

Michael S. Niziol, Tripp Bradd, Renae Moch

Stop providing secretarial services for referrals | Use technology to store all your notes, tasks, and ideas | HIPAA business associate agreements

THE LAST WORD

A Family Physician’s Legacy

Kari Lima

Some shoes can never be filled.



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