• FEATURES

    Virtual Office Visits: A Reachable and Reimbursable Innovation

    Michelle Eads

    They're convenient, they're efficient, and for a growing number of physicians, they pay.

    Are Your Patients Ready for Electronic Communication?

    Allen L. Pelletier, Greggory R. Sutton, Raymond R. Walker

    This simple survey will help you gauge patients' ability to interact with your practice via the Internet.

    Recruiting and Retaining the Right Physicians

    Jack Valancy

    Your practice can hire the best candidates by knowing its needs and anticipating theirs.

    Coding Flu Shots: Immunize Against Lost Revenue

    Cindy Hughes

    Make this hectic time of year a little smoother by reminding yourself and your staff how to code flu shots.

    FROM THE EDITOR

    Let Your Ideas Shine: The 2008 Reader Challenge

    Robert Edsall

    Got a good idea? Don't hide it under a bushel.

    OPINION

    Rebuilding Family Medicine From the Foundation Up

    Douglas Smith

    The mere fact that we talk about “access to care” is a sign of serious illness in the health care system.

    LETTERS

    Do you think we need primary care?

    The huddle agenda

    Sweety Jain

    Grade your payers

    Fred C. Beck

    NEWS TRENDS

    NEWS & TRENDS

    Insurer to pay $12 million to settle claims-related complaints | Companies make unhealthy employees pay | More physicians move to mid-sized practices

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    Cindy Hughes

    Determining the chief complaint | Biopsy vs. excision | Billing for a hospital discharge | Follow-up visits and global periods | Swing bed care | E/M visit + vaccination | Assessment after a car accident | Billing for teaching rounds

    PRACTICE PEARLS

    PRACTICE PEARLS

    Hien Nguyen, Bob Newbell, Edward Hirsch, Marla Tobin

    Manage expectations and waiting time | Note pronunciation of patient names | Understand lease terms | Offering vaccines in your office | Create a clear objective for your employees | Develop a clear policy on personal computer use | Keep good staff members on board

    THE LAST WORD

    Moving Beyond “Noncompliance”

    William E. Cayley, Jr.

    When we focus on our own agenda rather than our patient's, we too can become noncompliant.



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