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WWW.PHYSICIANSPRACTICE.COM • VOLUME 18 • NUMBER 9 OCTOBER 2008 CONTENTS COLUMNS 10 THE BIGGER PICTURE Another Reason to Go Cash-Only? A medical-malpractice insurance company says it will offer discounts to cash-only and concierge-style physicians. The reason: They’re less likely to be sued. 53 ASK THE EXPERTS Our experts answer your top practice management questions. 77 THE TECH DOCTOR E-Mail Abuse Primer Do you know what your employees and colleagues are sending out of your company’s e-mail system? You’d better. You need a policy to protect yourself — and your patients. 61 THE ADMINISTRATOR’S DESK What’s Your Mission? A mission statement isn’t just words on a page. It’s a statement of principles that will help guide every big decision you make. Here’s some help on how to develop one you can be proud of. 97 CODING Tips from our biweekly e-mail newsletter. This issue: How to improve your ICD-9 coding. 18 PHYSICIANS PRACTICE PEARLS How ’Bout Them Gas Prices? Your employees are facing a raft of new bread-and-butter economic problems. Here’s how you can help, without breaking your bank. 65 THE GREAT PRACTICE MAKEOVER EMR: Help or Hindrance? A pediatric group gets help resolving its digital decision. DO YOU HAVE THE WRITE STUFF THE DETAILS SUBMISSIONS: BE PART OF OUR PHYSICIAN WRITER SEARCH FOR YOUR CHANCE TO SEE YOUR ARTICLE PUBLISHED NATIONALLY — AND BE PAID $500! Each month, we’ll give you a topic and a deadline, and you give us 750 to 1,000 words. If we select your submission, we’ll publish your column in a future issue, to be seen by 275,000 of your colleagues, and you’ll get a check for $500. Only MDs and DOs are eligible. ? READY TO GET WRITING? THE TOPIC: Tell us about your most vivid memory of medical school. Every physician has a story or 10 to share. Maybe yours is about a particularly hard-nosed instructor; your first time with a human cadaver; or the countless all-nighters you pulled. Maybe you fell in love. Or discovered the real reason you wanted to become a doctor. What we really want to know is how the experience changed you — whether you would, if you could, go back and change it. • Are due by November 14, 2008. • Should be 750 to 1,000 words (not including your name, essay title, etc). • Should include your full name and contact information. • Must be an original, previously unpublished, work produced by you. • Must be e-mailed as an attachment to writersearch@cmpmedica.com in an editable format (such as Microsoft Word). No PDFs, please. Also, by submitting your work, you acknowledge that Physicians Practice retains all copyrights to any work it publishes. We will not publish your work without your permission. If we do publish your work, we will involve you in the editing process. http://WWW.PHYSICIANSPRACTICE.COM

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Physicians Practice - October 2008 Contents Another Reason to Go Cash-Only? Letters How ’Bout Them Gas Prices? Second Opinion: Oh, Canada! Noteworthy Cover Story: Fixing the Leaks: How to Tighten Your Money Spigot Navigating a Lawsuit Ask the Experts The Administrators Desk: What’s Your Mission? EMR: Help or Hindrance? Dealing with Dr. Dangerous E-Mail Abuse Primer The Road to EMR Interoperability Don’t Let Staff Costs Stifle Profits Coding Classifieds Advertiser Index

Physicians Practice - October 2008

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