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How to Monitor Opioid Use for Your Patients With Chronic Pain

Stefani A. Hudson, Leslie A. Wimsatt

A written policy, systematic process, and simple tools can help you to prescribe opioids safely and securely.

When Is It Right to Code 99215?

Christian Hermansen, Joan Jackson

Knowing the rules will give you the confidence to submit this seldom-used code.

Coding Common Respiratory Problems in ICD-10

Kenneth D. Beckman

Once you understand a few peculiarities, you'll be ready to code common diseases of the respiratory system.

Team-Based Care: Saving Time and Improving Efficiency

Kevin D. Hopkins, Christine A. Sinsky

Physicians can maximize their time – and their practice's income – by delegating more documentation tasks to well-trained staff.

FROM THE EDITOR

Teamwork: Is It Always More Efficient?

Kenneth G. Adler

If it isn't thoughtfully applied, the team model may have unintended consequences.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Cindy Hughes

Getting paid for consultation codes | Obesity counseling as an incident-to service | Foreign body removal from the eye

SPPACES: MEDICAL APP REVIEWS

SHOTS 2014

David Rebedew

SHOTS 2014 enables health care professionals to review immunization schedules and readily answer vaccine questions at the point of care.

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

David Mittman, Susan Thompson, Nipa R. Shah, John W. Bachman, Mark Murray

Help patients avoid a fungal outbreak | Reduce scar tissue from a skin biopsy | Remind patients to control their salt intake | Have patients visualize the source of their stress | Incorporating part-time physicians into panels

THE LAST WORD

Three Questions to Guide Any Change Effort

David A. Lynch

The change you're pursuing is more likely to succeed if you can answer “yes” to each of these questions.



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