• FEATURES

    Time Is on Your Side: Coding on the Basis of Time

    Emily Hill

    E/M coding can be so complex that you forget those visits where it's just a matter of time.

    Coding From the Bottom Up

    Thomas J. Weida, David T. O'Gurek

    Start from the presenting problem to get to the right code faster.

    Six Payment Opportunities You May Have Overlooked

    Terry L. Mills

    The first step to improving your bottom line is to make sure you bill for the services you are already providing.

    CPT and ICD-9 Coding: The Right Tools for the Job

    An enhanced version of our popular pocket guide and the annual update of another favorite reference add power to the FPM Toolbox.

    FROM THE EDITOR

    FPM Enters the Blogosphere

    Robert Edsall

    It's a new way to get you news, tips and insights.

    OPINION

    Marcus Welby and the Medical Home

    Jason Marker

    The public has an idea of what a patient-centered medical home is, but they haven't yet identified it with us.

    LETTERS

    Vaccination management

    Christian T. K.-H. Stadtländer

    The value in not being busy

    Neil Berkowitz

    Paper is here to stay

    Dulce Maria S. Oandasan

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    Cindy Hughes

    Coding blood-pressure checks | Developmental milestones | Instructions on use of crutches | Medicare and lab test coverage | Time requirements | Wound care | Office visit or emergency service? | 99058 for in-office emergency | PQRI reporting | Mental health status assessment

    PRACTICE PEARLS

    PRACTICE PEARLS

    Doris McCreary, Jonathan Ploudre, Danny R. Westmoreland, Rich Sagall, Julea Garner, Berdi Safford

    "Puzzle" your patients while they wait | Find ICD-9 codes in a snap | Start later, end later | Dictate chart notes with the patient present | Display art from students | Create a protocol for drug substitutions

    FP SNAPSHOT

    FP SNAPSHOT

    Sarina Schrager

    Profiles of family physicians in their own words

    THE LAST WORD

    Learning From Troubled Patients

    Sweety Jain

    Though we may sometimes be tempted to look down on troubled patients, they have much to teach us.



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