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Alternative Medicine

The year I chucked conventional medicine. Jun 21, p. 31
Hemlock is natural, too. Nov 8, p. 92

Assistants

Hiringand keepinggood clerical staff. Jan 11, p. 51
Practice Pointers: How to find and keep top-notch clinical staff. Mar 8, p. 36
Practice Pointers: How to find a billing boss who fits the bill. Mar 22, p. 73
Practice Pointers: Is your practice staffed correctly? Jun 21, p. 66
Practice Pointers: When it's time to give an employee the boot. July 26, p. 58
Practice Pointers: Don't let lunch money bandits steal you blind. Aug 23, p. 45
Practice Pointers: Get your office software out of first gear. Oct 25, p. 54
I had to fire a patient. Nov 8, p. 72
Practice Pointers: Turn a problem employee into a pearl. Dec 23, p. 19

Billings

Coding Consult: E&MOut with the new, in with the old. Feb 8, p. 20
Coding Consult: Fraud busters have their eye on you (still). Mar 8, p. 20
Practice Pointers: How to find a billing boss who fits the bill. Mar 22, p. 73
Practice Pointers: Increase collectionswatch those EOBs! Apr 26, p. 35
Practice Pointers: Don't let dollars walk out the door. May 24, p. 58
Coding Consult: Answers to your questions about . . . Jun 21, p. 17
Why I had to pay my patients' lab bills. Dec 9, p. 54

Cars

Keep your car from eating your cash. Jan 25, p. 61
Car options: Must-haves and forget-its. Feb 22, p. 51
How to talk an elderly patient off the road. May 24, p. 45
Putting your license at risk. Nov 8, p. 85

Clinical Practice

Terrorism: Guarding against biological agents. Oct 25, p. 47

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. . . coding a get-acquainted visit; billing for an office visit and a hospital admission; coding 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
Coding Consult: What's in the stars? July 12, p. 27
Coding Consult: Answers to your questions about . . .a patient who's new to the practice but not the doctor; assigning codes based on symptoms or findings; coding for a face lesion biopsy. July 26, p. 16
Coding Consult: Homing in on nursing home codes. Aug 9, p. 24
Coding Consult: Answers to your questions about . . .vision screening; sports physicals; reciprocal billing. Aug 23, p. 16
Coding Consult: You can get paid for ED services. Sept 9, p. 23
Coding Consult: Answers to your questions about. . . medication evaluations; BP checks; two office visits a day Sept 23, p. 14
Coding Consult: Nailing down pre-op clearance exams. Oct 11, p. 31
Coding Consult: Answers to your questions about. . .psychiatric codes; referrals; Xylocaine injections. Oct 25, p. 17
Coding Consult: Six top coding tips. Nov 8, p. 18
Coding Consult: Answers to your questions about. . .phone calls; patient fearing STDs; two providers, one lesion. Nov 22, p. 16
Coding Consult: New codes you need to know. Dec 9, p. 23
Coding Consult: Answers to your questions about. . . pathology and radiology codes; home colorectal screening; Depo-Provera injections. Dec 23, p. 14

Colleagues

Calming the waters in group practice conflicts. Feb 22, p. 31
The day I learned how to be a doctor. Mar 8, p. 93
Why etiology matters. Apr 12, p. 130
Impaired Physicians: Speak no evil? Oct 11, p. 110
When doctors put patients at risk. Nov 22, p. 25

Compensation

Does your compensation formula pass the smell test? Feb 22, p. 72
The Feds ease antitrust rulescautiously. Jun 21, p. 55
Earnings Survey: More hours, more patients, no raise? Nov 22, p. 76

Computers

Computer Consult: Toward a handheld EMR. Jan 11, p. 26
Computer Consult: More "dumb" questions smart doctors ask. Feb 8, p. 24
Your 2001 taxes: Get the software you need. Feb 8, p. 87
Computer Consult: Voice recognition programs speak your language. Mar 8, p. 25
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
Computer Consult: I'd rather give up ATMs. Jun 7, p. 30
Computer Consult: Beam it up, Doctor. July 12, p. 34
Computer Consult: EMR? Not exactly. Good enough? For now. Aug 9, p. 32
Computer Consult: How to get the lowdown on EMR software. Oct 11, p. 42
Practice Pointers: Get your office software out of first gear. Oct 25, p. 54
Computer Consult: What if the power goes off? Nov 8, p. 26
Computer Consult: Keep tabs on who sees what. Dec 9, p. 27

Death & Dying

Mercyor murder? Jan 11, p. 34
A gentle goodnight. Mar 8, p. 46
"Take my life, but spare my son's". Apr 12, p. 111
DNR: Did Helen still want to die? May 24, p. 50
"We can take care of ourselves, Dad". Jun 7, p. 114
What caused this young mother's sudden death? Jun 21, p. 47
Why I still cry. July 12, p. 65
Sometimes we do things right. Aug 23, p. 55
Assisted suicide? Pain control? Where's the line? Oct 11, p. 48
How I got through to Kari's mother. Dec 9, p. 42

Drugs

Mercyor murder? Jan 11, p. 34
In my practice, computers replace brown paper bags. Jan 25, p. 56
Watch out for these drug scams. Mar 8, p. 81
Did I help Bobby kill himself? Sept 9, p. 79

Education

How to pump up college savings. Jan 25, p. 43
Doctors Who Go The Extra Mile: Giving students a taste of medicine. Apr 12, p. 117
The Way I See It: CMEzzzzzzzzzz. Apr 26, p. 50
Student debt: Is one bill better? May 24, p. 39
The resident who "fired" me did me a favor. Sept 9, p. 94

Employment

Hiringand keepinggood clerical staff. Jan 11, p. 51
What's on the horizon for primary care? Feb 8, p. 26
How to keep your job in a tight market. Feb 8, p. 104
8 ways to escape your employer. Feb 22, p. 88
What to ask when recruiters come calling. Sept 9, p. 89
MD 1, New York Times 0. Sept 23, p. 52

Equipment

These sharps rules can stick youbig time. July 12, p. 74
Do you need a paper shredder? Nov 8, p. 51

Estate Planning

How to limit Uncle Sam's share of retirement benefits. Aug 9, p. 50
Who should handle your estate? Nov 8, p. 52

Ethics

To tell or not to tell? May 10, p. 101
Full-body scansor scams? Aug 9, p. 62

Ethics Survey

Expenses

Expense Survey: What it costs to practice today. Dec 9, p. 36

Family

A gentle goodnight. Mar 8, p. 46
"Take my life, but spare my son's". Apr 12, p. 111
Coping with your own child's illness. Jun 7, p. 125
Take your kids on a cruise? They'll love it--and so will you. Jun 7, p. 108
Kids and money: Teaching the tykes. July 26, p. 25
Kids and money: Higher finance. July 26, p. 31

Fees

RBRVS: How well is it working? July 12, p. 69
We're not leaving $250,000 on the table anymore. Sept 9, p. 52
New Fee Survey: Bridging the reimbursement gap. Nov 8, p. 96

Foreign Health Care

Doctors who go The Extra Mile: Bodyguards, land mines, and medicine. Dec 9, p. 91

Fraud & Abuse

Are those lab payments really kickbacks? Jan 25, p. 74
Does your compensation formula pass the smell test? Feb 22, p. 72

Government & Politics

Washington outlook: Action on health care in 2002? Jan 25, p. 22
Coding Consult: Fraud busters have their eye on you (still). Mar 8, p. 20
My patients are also my constituents. Jun 7, p. 69
Special Report: What's the Washington outlook now? Dec 9, p. 33

Group Practice

How to keep your job in a tight market. Feb 8, p. 104
Calming the waters in group practice conflicts. Feb 22, p. 31
What makes a group practice thrive. Feb 22, p. 65
8 ways to escape your employer. Feb 22, p. 88
Cut out the insurance middleman? Mar 8, p. 89
Little things work wonders. Apr 26, p. 93
Questions to ask before joining a multispecialty group. May 10, p. 124
Better quality care, bigger paycheck. Sept 9, p. 99
Does tort reform protect groups, too? Dec 9, p. 62

Health Insurance

Cut out the insurance middleman? Mar 8, p. 89
The uninsured: Still no real champion. July 12, p. 79
Better quality care, bigger paycheck. Sept 9, p. 99
Managed Care: Can lying be good medicine? Oct 11, p. 86
We nailed an HMO for $6 million. Dec 23, p. 60

Health Policy

Washington outlook: Action on health care in 2002? Jan 25, p. 22
Will the states cook up a health care fix? July 12, p. 38
The uninsured: Still no real champion. July 12, p. 79

Home

Set up your home office the right way. Mar 22, p. 52
Get the best deal on your next house. May 10, p. 80
How to keep property taxes in check. Jun 7, p. 78

Hospitals

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
This doctor's peer review suit cost him $240,000. Jun 21, p. 26
Hospital hardball. Aug 9, p. 72
The changing face of hospital practice. Aug 23, p. 72
The frog that roared. Nov 8, p. 31

Humor

How I cracked the CPT codes. Feb 22, p. 26
Ask your patient to sign this! Dec 23, p. 40

Insurance

Keep your car from eating your cash. Jan 25, p. 61
Options for boosting your disability coverage. Mar 8, p. 50
Travel insurance: Should you leave home without it? May 10, p. 63
Life insurance: What kind? How much? July 12, p. 44
Malpractice crisis? Not here! July 12, p. 86
How a malpractice insurer grew TOO BIG TOO FAST. Sept 23, p. 60
Malpractice premiums: Soaring again. Dec 9, p. 51

Internet

At Kaiser, a vision of the connected future. Feb 8, p. 52
Order supplies online? You bet! Mar 8, p. 55
Computer Consult: I'd rather give up ATMs. Jun 7, p. 30
Computer Consult: Make your Web site a teaching tool. Sept 9, p. 28
Confessions of an eBay junkie. Dec 9, p. 65

Investments

Investment Consult: You need more than stocks. Jan 25, p. 18
Investment Consult: Should a team manage your portfolio? Feb 22, p. 16
Whatbetter returns with less investment risk? Mar 8, p. 31
What's your financial IQ? Apr 12, p. 102
Investment Consult: Time to tune up your portfolio. May 24, p. 28
Bad brokers: Dr. Maderazo fought back. So can you. Jun 7, p. 130
Investment Consult: Is it a scam? Tips for the wary investor. Jun 21, p. 18
Investment Consult: Are you as diversified as you think? Aug 23, p. 18
Your adviser's switching firms. Should you? Aug 23, p. 28
What's a hedge fund, anyway? Aug 23, p. 59
Investment Consult: How to profit in today's market. Sept 23, p. 17
Is a full-service brokerage for you? Sept 23, p. 20
Investment Consult: Time to dial up telecom stocks? Oct 25, p. 19
Tips from MDs turned investment pros. Oct 25, p. 24
Invest in the euro? Maybe. Nov 8, p. 91
Investment Consult: How'm I doing? Nov 22, p. 22
Investment tips for the fearless. Nov 22, p. 37
Investment Consult: Quit work, quit investing? Dec 23, p. 17
Make your investment decisions less taxing. Dec 23, p. 30

InvestmentMutual Funds

Get ready for the market recovery. Mar 22, p. 39
Investment Insider: Don Phillips on mutual funds. Apr 12, p. 76
How 5 top mutual fund families stack up. Apr 26, p. 84
Investments: Don't put all your eggs in the US basket. Jun 21, p. 36
What's a hedge fund, anyway? Aug 23, p. 59
The best measure of a mutual fund. Sept 9, p. 45
REITs: solid dividends and gains. Sept 9, p. 83
Invest in the euro? Maybe. Nov 8, p. 91
A new Wall Street darling. Nov 22, p. 50
Are you open to closed-end funds? Dec 23, p. 49

InvestmentsReal Estate

REITs: solid dividends and gains. Sept 9, p. 83

InvestmentsStock

Investment Insider: John McCamant on the future of biotech. Jan 11, p. 43
Get ready for the market recovery. Mar 22, p. 39
Investment Consult: Investing after Enron. Apr 26, p. 20
10 stocks that will lead the recovery. May 10, p. 34
Investments: Don't put all your eggs in the US basket. Jun 21, p. 36
Investment Consult: 3 bargain stocks to grab and hold. July 26, p. 18
REITs: solid dividends and gains. Sept 9, p. 83
Is a full-service brokerage for you? Sept 23, p. 20
The great stock market myth. Sept 23, p. 56
Solid stocks for a shaky market. Oct 25, p. 34
A new Wall Street darling. Nov 22, p. 50

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 rules--cautiously. Jun 21, p. 55
We have to stand up for the children. July 26, p. 50
Practice Pointers: When it's time to give an employee the boot. July 26, p. 58
How a secret malpractice deal unraveled. Aug 23, p. 22
Malpractice: How doctors sabotage their own defense. Sept 9, p. 36
Breaking through the HIPAA hype. Sept 9, p. 105
MD 1, New York Times 0. Sept 23, p. 52
Putting your license at risk. Nov 8, p. 85
You just received a subpoena. Now what? Nov 22, p. 43
Why I had to pay my patients' lab bills. Dec 9, p. 54

Legislation

Will the states cook up a health care fix? July 12, p. 38
The uninsured: Still no real champion. July 12, p. 79

Location & Distribution

My patients built me a practice. Apr 12, p. 123

Malpractice

Mercy or 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
Malpractice crisis? Not here! July 12, p. 86
Malpractice experts: The penalty for bearing false witness. Aug 9, p. 36
"The lawyers are running amok". Aug 9, p. 60
How a secret malpractice deal unraveled. Aug 23, p. 22
Malpractice: How doctors sabotage their own defense. Sept 9, p. 36
Special Report: A presidential boost for tort reform. Sept 9, p. 65
How a malpractice insurer grew TOO BIG TOO FAST. Sept 23, p. 60
Medical Errors: Is honesty ever optional? Oct 11, p. 63
You just received a subpoena. Now what? Nov 22, p. 43
Malpractice premiums: Soaring again. Dec 9, p. 51
Does tort reform protect groups, too? Dec 9, p. 62
Ask your patient to sign this! Dec 23, p. 40
Why Dr. Kooyer had to move. Dec 23, p. 42

Managed Care

HMO quality: Does for-profit status matter? Jan 25, p. 53
Dump a health plan? How to decide. Mar 22, p. 29
When the HMO says No. May 10, p. 43
When an HMO denial is practicing medicine. Jun 7, p. 100
The Feds ease antitrust rulescautiously. Jun 21, p. 55
Better quality care, bigger paycheck. Sept 9, p. 99
Managed Care: Can lying be good medicine? Oct 11, p. 86
We nailed an HMO for $6 million. Dec 23, p. 60

Marketing

Marketing: Lead patients to your door. July 26, p. 55
Marketing: I knock on patients' doors. Aug 9, p. 47

Medical Care Costs

The frog that roared. Nov 8, p. 31

Medical Economics Interview

Investment Insider: Don Phillips on mutual funds. Apr 12, p. 76

Medical Economics Surveys

Financial Survey: No brakes on family spending. Jan 11, p. 75
Are you sorry you went into primary care? Sept 23, p. 31

Ethics Survey

New Fee Survey: Bridging the reimbursement gap. Nov 8, p. 96
Earnings Survey: More hours, more patients, no raise? Nov 22, p. 76
Expense Survey: What it costs to practice today. Dec 9, p. 36

Medical Profession

Doctors Who Go the Extra Mile: Fighting hunger and death half a world away. Feb 8, p. 43
Put fun back in your practice. Apr 12, p. 95
Doctors Who Go The Extra Mile: Giving students a taste of medicine. Apr 12, p. 117
The Way I See It: CMEzzzzzzzzzz. Apr 26, p. 50
Doctors Who Go the Extra Mile: Taking good works up, up, and away. Jun 7, p. 119
Primary care? Not me. July 26, p. 42
We have to stand up for the children. July 26, p. 50
Doctors Who Go the Extra Mile: The MDs and Company. Aug 9, p. 88
The Way I See It: Tracy should still have her gallbladder. Aug 23, p. 65
When doctors put patients at risk. Nov 22, p. 25
Doctors who go The Extra Mile: Helping kids breathe easier. Nov 22, p. 62
Experience is the best doctor, too. Dec 9, p. 87
Doctors who go The Extra Mile: Bodyguards, land mines, and medicine. Dec 9, p. 91

Medicare/Medicaid

Washington outlook: Action on health care in 2002? Jan 25, p. 22
Are those lab payments really kickbacks? Jan 25, p. 74
Opening the door on Medicare peer review. Mar 8, p. 110
I was wrong. Medicare is great! May 10, p. 71
No good deed goes unpunished. May 10, p. 136
RBRVS: How well is it working? July 12, p. 69
The Way I See It: Medicare is turning patients into informers. Nov 8, p. 61
We nailed an HMO for $6 million. Dec 23, p. 60

Midlevel Providers

Practice Pointers: How to find and keep top-notch clinical staff. Mar 8, p. 36
Practice Pointers: Is your practice staffed correctly? Jun 21, p. 66

Office

Set up your home office the right way. Mar 22, p. 52
These sharps rules can stick youbig time. July 12, p. 74
How I get home in time for dinner. Aug 23, p. 40
Practical approaches for senior patients. Sept 23, p. 42

Organized Medicine

Malpractice experts: The penalty for bearing false witness. Aug 9, p. 36

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
Why I still cry. July 12, p. 65
We have to stand up for the children. July 26, p. 50
Marketing: Lead patients to your door. July 26, p. 55
Full-body scansor scams? Aug 9, p. 62
Sometimes we do things right. Aug 23, p. 55
Computer Consult: Make your Web site a teaching tool. Sept 9, p. 28
How I curb curbside consults. Sept 9, p. 60
Practical approaches for senior patients. Sept 23, p. 42
Patients' Rights: Who should know what? Oct 11, p. 97
7 questions to ask senior patients. Oct 25, p. 29
How to talk to your patients about sex. Oct 25, p. 40
They're not sick; they need a doctor; you can cope. Nov 8, p. 41
The Way I See It: Medicare is turning patients into informers. Nov 8, p. 61
I had to fire a patient. Nov 8, p. 72
Better outcomes for less than $15. Nov 22, p. 33
The night I totally lost it. Nov 22, p. 71
How I got through to Kari's mother. Dec 9, p. 42
Experience is the best doctor, too. Dec 9, p. 87
My Christmas bell. Dec 23, p. 29
Ask your patient to sign this! Dec 23, p. 40

Peer Review

This doctor's peer review suit cost him $240,000. Jun 21, p. 26

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
Kids and money: Teaching the tykes. July 26, p. 25
Kids and money: Higher finance. July 26, p. 31
Financial planning: Do it yourself or get help? Aug 9, p. 96
The great stock market myth. Sept 23, p. 56
Tips from MDs turned investment pros. Oct 25, p. 24
150 best financial advisers for doctors--our exclusive list. Dec 9, p. 94

Personal Life

AFib? But I'm only 38! Jan 25, p. 69
"I'm not a doctor. I'm an ophthalmologist". Feb 8, p. 4
How a "crash course" in medicine changed my life. Mar 8, p. 67
The year I chucked conventional medicine. Jun 21, p. 31
Is now the time to consider the military? July 12, p. 54
The resident who "fired" me did me a favor. Sept 9, p. 94
Terrorism: Guarding against prejudice. Oct 25, p. 51
P. Hunter Bolton: Family doctor. Nov 8, p. 77
Putting your license at risk. Nov 8, p. 85
Confessions of an eBay junkie. Dec 9, p. 65

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
Marketing: Lead patients to your door. July 26, p. 55
Practice Pointers: When it's time to give an employee the boot. July 26, p. 58
How I get home in time for dinner. Aug 23, p. 40
Practice Pointers: Don't let lunch money bandits steal you blind. Aug 23, p. 45
Practical approaches for senior patients. Sept 23, p. 42
Practice Pointers: Get your office software out of first gear. Oct 25, p. 54
Do you need a paper shredder? Nov 8, p. 51
Better outcomes for less than $15. Nov 22, p. 33
Practice Pointers: Tame the accounts receivable beast. Nov 22, p. 64
8 ways to get more done. Dec 9, p. 74
Practice Pointers: Turn a problem employee into a pearl. Dec 23, p. 19

Practice, Special Types

MD 1, New York Times 0. Sept 23, p. 52

Primary Care

What's on the horizon for primary care? Feb 8, p. 26
I'm a primary care physician and proud of it! Feb 8, p. 61
Dear specialist: Please don't dump your job on me. Mar 22, p. 106
Primary care? Not me. July 26, p. 42
The changing face of hospital practice. Aug 23, p. 72
Are you sorry you went into primary care? Sept 23, p. 31

Professions, Other

To keep your practice humming, get the right help. Feb 8, p. 32
Your 2001 taxes: Find the right adviser. Feb 8, p. 75
Malpractice: Why you may be forced to settle. Feb 22, p. 20
What I learned from an "old school" nurse. May 10, p. 119
Details, details: What your colleagues think of drug reps. Jun 7, p. 41
My patients are also my constituents. Jun 7, p. 69
Is now the time to consider the military? July 12, p. 54
Your adviser's switching firms. Should you? Aug 23, p. 28
Practice Pointers: How to be a supreme dictator. Sept 9, p. 69
What to ask when recruiters come calling. Sept 9, p. 89
Gifts: What's all the fuss about? Oct 11, p. 119
Tips from MDs turned investment pros. Oct 25, p. 24
150 best financial advisers for doctors--our exclusive list. Dec 9, p. 94

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
Computer Consult: EMR? Not exactly. Good enough? For now. Aug 9, p. 32
Practice Pointers: How to be a supreme dictator. Sept 9, p. 69
Breaking through the HIPAA hype. Sept 9, p. 105
Computer Consult: How to get the lowdown on EMR software. Oct 11, p. 42
Do you need a paper shredder? Nov 8, p. 51
You just received a subpoena. Now what? Nov 22, p. 43
Computer Consult: Keep tabs on who sees what. Dec 9, p. 27

Retirement

Take charge of your 401(k). Jan 11, p. 80
Answers to your tax questions. . .On retirement plans and IRAs. Mar 8, p. 74
Laying your path to early retirement. Apr 12, p. 47
What Retirement Is Really Like: "Time is much more elastic now". Apr 26, p. 57
How to limit Uncle Sam's share of retirement benefits. Aug 9, p. 50
Investment Consult: Quit work, quit investing? Dec 23, p. 17

Solo Practice

Going solo: My leap of faith paid off. Apr 12, p. 64
Practicing solo, but not alone. Aug 9, p. 82

Specialty Practice

Dear specialist: Please don't dump your job on me. Mar 22, p. 106
Doctors Who Go The Extra Mile: Giving students a taste of medicine. Apr 12, p. 117
From fingersticks to chopsticks. Jun 7, p. 61
Malpractice experts: The penalty for bearing false witness. Aug 9, p. 36
Full-body scansor scams? Aug 9, p. 62
Hospital hardball. Aug 9, p. 72
The changing face of hospital practice. Aug 23, p. 72

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
Make your investment decisions less taxing. Dec 23, p. 30

Travel

"I'm not a doctor. I'm an ophthalmologist". Feb 8, p. 47
How a "crash course" in medicine changed my life. Mar 8, p. 67
Travel insurance: Should you leave home without it? May 10, p. 63
Take your kids on a cruise? They'll love it--and so will you. Jun 7, p. 108
Your airport survival guide. Sept 23, p. 35

Annual Index of Articles.

Medical Economics

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