Article Index for January - June 2002
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Every article from the first six months of 2002, conveniently indexed by category.
THE MEDICAL ECONOMICS LIBRARY
Semi-Annual Index of Articles
January-June 2002
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Alternative Medicine
Assistants
Billings
Cars
Colleagues
Compensation
Computers
CPT Coding
- Coding Consult: New codes for 2002. Jan 11, p. 21
- Coding Consult: E&MOut with the new, in with the old. Feb 8, p. 20
- How I cracked the CPT codes. Feb 22, p. 26
- Coding Consult: Fraud busters have their eye on you (still). Mar 8, p. 20
- Coding Consult: Low-level codes can bring in high revenue. Apr 12, p. 25
- Demystifying the art of coding. Apr 12, p. 140
- Coding Consult: Answers to your questions about. . .using the right after-hours code; coding an anxious patient's blood test. Apr 26, p. 19
- Practice Pointers: Increase collectionswatch those EOBs! Apr 26, p. 35
- Coding Consult: How to code minor derm procedures. May 10, p. 24
- Coding Consult: Answers to your questions about. . .how to code a get-acquainted visit, billing for an office visit and a hospital admission, the right code for fracture care. May 24, p. 14
- Coding Consult: Make sure you're paid for counseling. Jun 7, p. 24
- Coding Consult: Answers to your questions about. . .charging for time spent on paperwork, coding when you can't get a history from the patient, billing for travel time. Jun 21, p. 17
Death & Dying
Drugs
Education
Employment
Ethics
Family
Fraud & Abuse
Government & Politics
Group Practice
Health Insurance
Health Policy
Home
Hospitals
Humor
Insurance
Internet
Investments
InvestmentMutual Funds
InvestmentsStock
Law
- 20 phone calls later, I got help for my patient. Jan 11, p. 90
- 8 ways to escape your employer. Feb 22, p. 88
- Opening the door on Medicare peer review. Mar 8, p. 110
- How to win your case before it reaches court. Apr 12, p. 54
- When the HMO says No. May 10, p. 43
- Do Good Samaritan laws protect you in the hospital? May 10, p. 92
- No expert, no lawsuit? No longer. May 24, p. 34
- When an HMO denial is practicing medicine. Jun 7, p. 100
- The Feds ease antitrust rulescautiously. Jun 21, p. 55
Location & Distribution
Malpractice
- Mercyor murder? Jan 11, p. 34
- Malpractice: Why you may be forced to settle. Feb 22, p. 20
- Malpractice: Don't wait for a lawsuit to strike. Mar 22, p. 82
- How to win your case before it reaches court. Apr 12, p. 54
- Are you sure the patient is sick? Apr 26, p. 24
- When a joint defense is no defense. Apr 26, p. 67
- Malpractice: Why I would have sided with the plaintiffs. May 10, p. 53
- Do Good Samaritan laws protect you in the hospital? May 10, p. 92
- No expert, no lawsuit? No longer. May 24, p. 34
- A $10 million allergy case: Could it happen to you? Jun 7, p. 36
Managed Care
Medical Economics Interview
Medical Economics Surveys
Medical Profession
Medicare/Medicaid
Midlevel Providers
Office
Patients
- 20 phone calls later, I got help for my patient. Jan 11, p. 90
- 6 nonbillable events that paid me handsomely. Jan 11, p. 67
- Is the war ever over? Jan 25, p. 36
- So much for snap judgments about patients. Jan 25, p. 48
- When your patient lies. Feb 8, p. 95
- Sarah's last visit. Feb 22, p. 47
- My best quit-smoking aid: Philip Morris. Feb 22, p. 82
- Watch out for these drug scams. Mar 8, p. 81
- The day I learned how to be a doctor. Mar 8, p. 93
- Taming the difficult patient. Mar 8, p. 100
- The ABCs of courage. Mar 22, p. 63
- Credit my wife with saving my patient. Apr 12, p. 89
- Put fun back in your practice. Apr 12, p. 95
- Why etiology matters. Apr 12, p. 130
- I'll always wonder: Could I have done more? Apr 26, p. 43
- It's the patient, stupid! Apr 26, p. 77
- To tell or not to tell? May 10, p. 101
- How to talk an elderly patient off the road. May 24, p. 45
- DNR: Did Helen still want to die? May 24, p. 50
- Get personal in seven minutes? Sure you can. May 24, p. 69
- Why your patient won't let you touch her. Jun 7, p. 47
- From fingersticks to chopsticks. Jun 7, p. 61
- The importance of being curious. Jun 7, p. 65
- Running late. Jun 7, p. 94
- "We can take care of ourselves, Dad". Jun 7, p. 114
- What caused this young mother's sudden death? Jun 21, p. 47
- White coats, drowning horses. Jun 21, p. 59
Peer Review
Personal Finances
- Financial Survey: No brakes on family spending. Jan 11, p. 75
- How to pump up college savings. Jan 25, p. 43
- Financial Makeover: Could you climb out of this financial hole? Feb 22, p. 61
- Laying your path to early retirement. Apr 12, p. 47
- What's your financial IQ? Apr 12, p. 102
- What Retirement Is Really Like: "Time is much more elastic now". Apr 26, p. 57
- Want to have more? Spend less. May 10, p. 108
- Student debt: Is one bill better? May 24, p. 39
- Bad brokers: Dr. Maderazo fought back. So can you. Jun 7, p. 130
- Financial Makeover: Scrambling to catch up. Jun 7, p. 84
Personal Life
Practice Management
- To keep your practice humming, get the right help. Feb 8, p. 32
- Practice Pointers: How to find and keep top-notch clinical staff. Mar 8, p. 36
- Order supplies online? You bet! Mar 8, p. 55
- Recredentialing? It's a two-minute job. Mar 8, p. 62
- Practice Pointers: How to find a billing boss who fits the bill. Mar 22, p. 73
- EMRs cost too much? This group says No Way! Apr 12, p. 34
- EMRs boost efficiency, too. Apr 12, p. 38
- Going solo: My leap of faith paid off. Apr 12, p. 64
- Our secret for saving time, money, and grief. Apr 12, p. 85
- What I learned from an "old school" nurse. May 10, p. 119
- Practice Pointers: Don't let dollars walk out the door. May 24, p. 58
- Get personal in seven minutes? Sure you can. May 24, p. 69
- Running late. Jun 7, p. 94
- Practice Pointers: Is your practice staffed correctly? Jun 21, p. 66
- Take-home advice from a stand-up consultant. Jun 21, p. 50
Primary Care
Professions, Other
Records
- Computer Consult: Toward a handheld EMR. Jan 11, p. 26
- At Kaiser, a vision of the connected future. Feb 8, p. 52
- Computer Consult: Drowning in documents? Scan 'em! Apr 12, p. 31
- EMRs cost too much? This group says No Way! Apr 12, p. 34
- EMRs boost efficiency, too. Apr 12, p. 38
- Our secret for saving time, money, and grief. Apr 12, p. 85
- Computer Consult: I'd rather give up ATMs. Jun 7, p. 30
Retirement
Solo Practice
Specialty Practice
Taxes
- Answers to your questions. . .On personal exemptions and deductions. Jan 11, p. 62
- Answers to your tax questions on. . .claiming business expenses. Jan 25, p. 29
- Your 2001 taxes: Tips from the experts to minimize your bill. Feb 8, p. 66
- Your 2001 taxes: Find the right adviser. Feb 8, p. 75
- Answers to your tax questions. . .On dividends and interest. Feb 8, p. 78
- Your 2001 taxes: Get the software you need. Feb 8, p. 87
- Answers to your tax questions. . .On gain or loss from the sale of assets. Feb 22, p. 42
- Answers to your tax questions. . .On retirement plans and IRAs. Mar 8, p. 74
- Answers to your tax questions. . .On special situations. Mar 22, p. 35
- How to keep property taxes in check. Jun 7, p. 78
Travel
Article Index for January - June 2002.
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