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MARCH / APRIL 2021

Articles

Implementing Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Clinical Practice

JULIE D. ADKISON

Finger-stick blood glucose measurements provide a snapshot in time. Continuous glucose monitoring gives patients with diabetes a bigger picture.

Durable Medical Equipment: A Streamlined Approach

JENNY WANG, MONICA LOSCHIAVO, JOSEPH TEEL

Durable medical equipment helps patients live healthier, more independent lives. Here's how to minimize the hassles of getting it to them.

Five Steps to Mastering Agenda Setting

STEPHEN K. STACEY, ERIN F. MORCOMB

Use this guide to up-front agenda setting to help you strike a balance between meeting complex patient needs and staying on time.

Care Management in the Real World: A Small, Private Practice's Journey

KIMBERLY S. HODGE, JENNIFER L. BRULL

Through the addition of a care management function, practices can help high-risk patients navigate complex conditions and vulnerable care transitions.

From the Editor

Care Management and the Quadruple Aim

Sarina Schrager

Care management not only addresses the Triple Aim. It could also help improve our work life.

Coding & Documentation

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CINDY HUGHES

ALTERNATIVE CODES FOR CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT | ONLINE DIGITAL E/M BY NON-PHYSICIANS | REMOTE MONITORING WITH CCM | RETINAL IMAGING

Practice Pearls

PRACTICE PEARLS

Jeffrey A. Huebner, Rizah Anwar Assadi, Kholoud Kotait, Kishore Gnana Sam

COORDINATE CARE OF HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WITH REGULAR TEAM CHECK-INS | RESPOND TO POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ONLINE REVIEWS | CONSULT THESE GUIDELINES TO HELP PATIENTS WITH DIABETES FAST SAFELY

The Last Word

A Method for Establishing Patient Rapport

ANTONIO BARKSDALE

It starts with being mindful — not only of what we say, but also of how it is being heard.

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