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ICD-10 Simplifies Preventive Care Coding, Sort Of

Cindy Hughes

FPM's ICD-10 coding series continues with a look at how to code immunizations, routine health exams, and common preventive screenings.

Social Media: Strategies for Building Greater Connections With Your Patients

DAVID TWIDDY

Joining online networks can lead to faster and better communication with patients.

Achieving Sustainable Increases in Childhood Immunization Rates

GIANG T. NGUYEN, HEATHER A. KLUSARITZ, PETER F. CRONHOLM

Analyzing and eliminating physical and procedural barriers to immunization allowed this practice to improve its performance.

The FPM Survey of Family Physicians Who Have Changed EHR Systems

Kenneth G. Adler, Robert L. Edsall

Spend a few minutes responding to the survey, and you can help hundreds of colleagues – and just maybe win yourself an iPad Air.

Offering Oral Health Services in Your Office

HUGH SILK, MARK DEUTCHMAN

Health problems of the mouth can affect the whole patient, making primary care physicians a natural ally.

The Art of Medicine: Seven Skills That Promote Mastery

Thomas R. Egnew

With a little practice, these seven vital skills can become a natural part of your patient consultations.

FROM THE EDITOR

EHR Dissatisfaction: Is It Time to Switch Your EHR?

Kenneth G. Adler

A new FPM survey will explore why physicians change EHRs and whether doing so increases their EHR satisfaction.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Cindy Hughes

Influenza diagnosis | Emergency department services | Home health certification

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

Hogai Nassery, Megan Janson, Asia Blunt

Dealing with hard-of-hearing patients | Encouraging creative ideas from staff | Managing expectations for antibiotics | Incorporating HMO, PPO patients in panels

THE LAST WORD

The Shifting Role of the Primary Care Physician

Scott A. Weinstein

“A physician is obligated to consider more than a diseased organ, more even than the whole man – he must view the man in his world.” — Dr. Harvey Cushing



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