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Can You Negotiate Better Reimbursement?

Gregory J. Mertz, null FACMPE

With the right data and a reasonable approach, you can overcome some inequities in payers’ fee schedules.

An Introduction to Tablet PCs

Ronald L. Machado

With this technology, you can access and update electronic medical records from anywhere – with a keyboard or a pen.

Asthma Days: An Approach to Planned Asthma Care

Kurtis S. Edward, null FAAFP

Find out how one practice has improved care and outcomes for its asthma patients and increased practice revenue at the same time.

EDITOR'S PAGE

High-Energy, High-Return Practice

Robert L. Edsall

If you can find the energy for practice improvement, you can make life better – and not just for your patients.

LETTERS

Determining a proper sample size

Evaluating clinical literature

Putting the family in family medicine

Scott A. Murkin

GETTING PAID

Understanding When to Use Modifier -25

Thomas A. Felger, Marie Felger

This code can help you to get reimbursed for the extra work you do at certain visits.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Kent J. Moore

CPT’s pharmacologic management code | ECG code for symptomatic patients | Biopsy code 11100 | Cryotherapy for multiple warts | Failed venipuncture | CPT codes for wound care | Reporting INR | Trigger-point injection codes | ICD-9 code for a TB test

MONITOR

MONITOR

Investing in IT could get easier | FP income comparisons | Medicare bonuses for shortage areas | Determining the physician workforce | FPs seeing fewer kid patients

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

A Tool for Evaluating Patients With Cold Symptoms

Thomas J. Weida

A problem-specific encounter form can simplify your documentation and improve patient care.

PRACTICE DIARY

PRACTICE DIARY

Sanford J. Brown

Family medicine | Pearl

ASK FPM

ASK FPM

Alice G. Gosfield, null Associates, null PC, Kent J. Moore, Jeffrey B. Sansweet, F. Michael Arnow

Visitors in the office | Getting paid for depression care | Signing a contract addendum | Employment for residents

BALANCING ACT

The Big Deal About Small Talk

Carla Jardim

Chitchat isn’t idle. It can actually improve the doctor-patient relationship and increase your job satisfaction.



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