Articles
Ten EHR Strategies for Efficient Documentation
Applying even one of these 10 strategies can help you reduce frustration, improve productivity, and get home earlier.
Two Habits of a Healthy Team: Managing Conflict and Practicing Gratitude
Most teams try to avoid conflict, yet can't stop focusing on the negative. Healthy teams do the opposite.
Developing Your Professional Career Plan
The key to a fulfilling career is to know what's important to you — from your mission, identity, and direction to family, fun, and finances — and then pursue that.
Transitioning to Direct Primary Care
Imagine practicing medicine without all the administrative burdens related to billing insurance. Here's how one physician made the switch.
From the Editor
Maintaining Patient Relationships in the Age of Hospitalists, Urgent Care, and a Pandemic
It was already difficult to get enough face-to-face time with patients before COVID-19 hit. Bonding with them now takes even more effort.
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
LAB TESTS REQUIRING MODIFIER QW | NEWBORN: NEW PATIENT OR NOT? | SHARED SERVICES FOR NEW PATIENTS | CODING SEX-SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR TRANSGENDER PATIENTS | PACEMAKER DUE TO SICK SINUS SYNDROME
Practice Pearls
PRACTICE PEARLS
USE EHR “STICKY NOTES” TO CONNECT WITH PATIENTS PERSONALLY | TALKING YOUR TEAM THROUGH A CRISIS | GET CREDIT FOR PRE- AND POST-EXAM WORK
The Last Word
Ten Tips for Cultivating Patience During Uncertain Times
It's easy to feel impatient with ourselves and others these days. But research suggests impatience can be bad for our health. Here's a better way to respond.
Funded Educational Content
Increasing Pneumococcal Immunization Rates
This supplement from the American Academy of Family Physicians shares learnings from state chapter quality improvement initiatives designed to increase adult pneumococcal vaccination rates. The project was supported by a grant from Pfizer Independent Grants for Learning & Change.
Understanding Value-Based Payment: A Primer for Family Physicians
Public and private payers are transitioning away from fee-for-service and emphasizing value-based payment models. This supplement from the American Academy of Family Physicians describes what you need to know about the transition and how it may affect you and your practice.