Index of Articles—2002
January-December
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Alternative Medicine
Assistants
Billings
Cars
Clinical Practice
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
Compensation
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
Education
Employment
Equipment
Estate Planning
Ethics
Ethics Survey
Expenses
Family
Fees
Foreign Health Care
Fraud & Abuse
Government & Politics
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
Health Policy
Home
Hospitals
Humor
Insurance
Internet
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
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
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
- 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
Marketing
Medical Care Costs
Medical Economics Interview
Medical Economics Surveys
Ethics Survey
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
Midlevel Providers
Office
Organized Medicine
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
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
Primary Care
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
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
- Make your investment decisions less taxing. Dec 23, p. 30
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