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Improving Office Practice: Working Smarter, Not Harder

Christine A. Sinsky

Seemingly simple strategies can transform your practice.

How to Fire a Staff Member

Gino J. Benedetti

Following clear guidelines will help you handle this sensitive situation efficiently and professionally.

Effective Work Relationships: A Vital Ingredient in Your Practice

J. LeBron McBride

It takes time and effort to create positive work relationships, but the payoff is worth it.

Negotiating a Contract With a Health Plan

Christine L. Jones, Terry L. Mills, Jr.

You'll manage the process confidently if you ask these questions before it starts.

FROM THE EDITOR

FPM Is Expanding Its Panel of Reviewers

Robert Edsall

We need your help to keep FPM practical, authoritative, readable and, above all, useful.

LETTERS

Closing the sample closet

NEWS TRENDS

NEWS & TRENDS

Take Care clinics in Portland close quickly | Another flu season, another vaccine delay | Study examines surveys of EHR usage | IOM issues report on pay for performance in Medicare | Physicians clash with United over contracts, payments, policies

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Cindy Hughes

Using 82270 and G0107 for fecal occult test | Average charges for E/M codes | Time-based coding | Preoperative consultations

PRACTICE PEARLS

PRACTICE PEARLS

Daniel Pound, Donna K. Dietz, Herbert Snyder, Ku-Lang Chang

Hold a flu shot clinic | Detecting warning signs of fraud | Document visits with Instant Text

THE LAST WORD

Fixing Patients vs. Fixing Bicycles

Christopher Wenner

“If X then Y” rarely works when you're dealing with patients.



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