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This month we would like to know...
Do you think that the economy is starting to recover based on what you are seeing in your practice?
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| Latest Results |
| February Web poll results |
| What year do you plan to achieve meaningful use of electronic health records at your practice? |
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| 2011 |
52% |
| 2012 |
12% |
| 2013 or after |
11% |
| Never |
26% |
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Rhode Island wants you so badly that it is considering guaranteeing your pay. Trying to attract and retain doctors, the state's lawmakers are considering requiring commercial insurers to pay physicians at a rate at least 125% of what Medicare pays. Read full article. |
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By James F. Sweeney
Smiling at and making eye contact with your patients could make them healthier.
A new study from Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College found that patients with empathetic doctors did better controlling their diabetes than those with less empathetic physicians. Read full article.
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If you're seeing fewer patients, it might be because the high costs of health insurance and healthcare are causing more Americans to go without care, according to a new study. Read full article.
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Badmouthing" another physician is never a good idea, regardless of how tempted you might be in some instances.
• If you make negative comments about another doctor, you may harm your practice or may be named in a lawsuit.
• Badmouthing can make it difficult for a physician to hire new staff or find a doctor to provide coverage. Read full article.
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The 2011 CPT codebook contains three new codes for subsequent outpatient care services: 99224, 99225, and 99226
• Code 99224 requires two of three components, including a problem-focused interval history, problem-focused exam, and medical decision-making that is straightforward or of low complexity.
• Code 99225 includes an expanded problem-focused interval history, an expanded problem-focused examination, and medical decision-making of moderate complexity.
• Code 99226 includes a detailed interval history, a detailed exam, and medical decision-making of high complexity. Read full article.
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We Want to Hear from You!
Are you hoping to qualify for meaningful use of electronic health records this year? If so, we would like to interview you about your experience for an upcoming article. Please contact Senior Editor Morgan Lewis Jr. at [email protected]. or (440) 891-2638. Please contact us at [email protected]. if you are a PCP limiting your practice to a different specialty (such as just doing dermatology), or especially if you work for specialists in a single field. (For example, a family physician working in an orthopedist's office.) |
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We're looking for a few good writers/speakers who would like to write and talk about Primary Care at a Crossroads, or who would like to be part of our Voices of Primary Care Board and receive periodic surveys asking you how things are going—and how you feel they should be going. For more information please see From the Editor notes from editor-in-chief Tara Stultz
here and here.
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