July/August 2021

Features

The Quest for Administrative Simplification: What's Being Done

Kent J. Moore; Amy Mullins; Sandy Pogones; Erin Solis; Brennan Cantrell

FMLA Does Not Need to Be a Four-Letter Word

Anne C. Kantner

A Step-by-Step Time-Saving Approach to Coding Office Visits

Keith W. Millette

Practical Ways to Manage Your EHR Inbox

Jay Winner

A Compassionate Communication Refresher for Clinicians Experiencing COVID Fatigue

Nicole G. Wisniewski; Brandon W. Zabukovic; Dominic O. Vachon

Departments

From the Editor

Addressing Administrative Simplification - Free Full Text
Sarina B. Schrager

Opinion

Prioritizing Primary Care Can Save the U.S. Health Care System - Free Full Text
Ada D. Stewart

Supplement

Talking About Vaccines During Pregnancy - Free Full Text

Practice Pearls

• Use dedicated staff to ease prior authorizations • Leverage your EHR to save time on drug recalls • Use reminder slips to simplify follow-up appointment scheduling

Coding & Documentation

• Staff documentation of the patient history • Modifiers for multiple procedures • Counting data for medical decision making • AWV work by medical assistants • What counts when ordering and reviewing tests

The Last Word

Resetting Your Priorities in Family Medicine Post-Pandemic
M. D. Weber ; Amaryllis Sanchez Wohlever ; Christopher Scuderi

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