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  1. The 'QuickSick' visit for URI: high in patient satisfaction, high in productivity, and easy to fit into your schedule. http://bit.ly/5s9NES
  2. With HSAs, patients seek the most bang for their health care buck. Isn't that the alleged goal of health care reform? http://bit.ly/8YByPm
  3. 2012 – and 5010 – will be here sooner than we think. Read about the 5010 electronic transaction standards requirements. http://bit.ly/5TeeTp
  4. System edits may require up to 30 percent of Medicare providers to re-enroll to avoid denied claims. Read it and weep: http://bit.ly/56sni5
  5. AFP, our sister publication, is mentioned in Stephen King's new novel, Under the Dome (p. 285). We'll be looking for FPM in his next book.
  6. Don't count on information technology to help finance health care reform. http://bit.ly/6mXqEH
  7. The concept of "externality" (i.e., I create a problem but someone else pays the price) explains a lot in health care. http://bit.ly/61kPwk
  8. You may soon find it harder to get paid for Medicare claims that result from a referral. http://bit.ly/4w4F4X
  9. Need a phone triage form for flu patients? http://bit.ly/1krlXQ (no login) or http://bit.ly/H4cCP
  10. 8 things that promote (and 4 things that impede) high-quality, low-cost health care. http://bit.ly/4n9Zqm (no login) http://bit.ly/3osqfp
  11. If Quiznos were run like health care, you could eat now and pay later, if at all. http://bit.ly/21FeQo (no login) or http://bit.ly/3uG2Ky
  12. Which electronic health record systems do FPs like best? See the results of FPM's 2009 EHR User Satisfaction Survey. http://bit.ly/3o0dqF
  13. Medicare 2010 fee schedule forecast for family medicine is sunny with a chance of gloom. http://bit.ly/4fTss0
  14. Are refills a pain for you, your staff and your patients? Here's how one practice fought the refills battle. http://bit.ly/2GJQwD
  15. What's an Accountable Care Organization, anyway ... and why should I worry about it? http://bit.ly/3MpZV9
  16. Virtual office visits: They're useful for certain patients, and maybe someday they'll even be profitable. http://bit.ly/14CalV
  17. Sweating the FTC's Red Flag Rule? Take a deep breath; now you have at least until June 2010. http://bit.ly/4glSdd
  18. Original Medicare medical home demonstration project demolished before completion to make room for new construction. http://bit.ly/10t2Zq
  19. Top 10 signs you might be a coding geek: http://bit.ly/49iZhS
  20. From ordinary practice to PCMH practice in ten steps? This new web-exclusive article from FPM lays out the plan. http://bit.ly/jsc3C