Articles
Five Administrative Tasks Technology Could Make Easier for Physicians
Artificial intelligence and other advances could soon make tasks like prior authorization and visit documentation easier.
Psychiatric e-Consults: A Guide for the Referring Physician
Electronic consultations can help primary care physicians manage behavioral health conditions more efficiently and effectively. Here's how.
How to Implement a Refugee Clinic Within an Existing Practice
These six lessons can help practices improve both the quality of care for refugees and physician satisfaction in caring for them.
Notes 2.0: Reducing Documentation Burden
More efficient note writing through EHR simplification can reduce physicians' documentation burden and make practice more fulfilling.
From the Editor
Writing Clinical Notes: Have We Made Progress?
Our clinical notes take a lot of time to write. Is it time well spent?
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
E/M AND ADVANCE CARE PLANNING IN SAME VISIT | COMBINING A PROBLEM-ORIENTED VISIT WITH A PREVENTIVE VISIT | ANTERIOR NOSE BLEED | TIME SPENT REVIEWING NOTES IN E/M CODING
Practice Pearls
PRACTICE PEARLS
CHECK THIS MAP WHEN PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR PATIENTS OUT OF STATE | USE TEMPLATES AND SHORTCUTS TO MAKE EHR WORK MORE EFFICIENT | MAKE EFFECTIVE E-CONSULT REQUESTS
The Last Word
COVID-19 and Quality Metrics: Why Practices Are Struggling to Rebound
Three overlapping burdens are making it difficult for practices to recover.
Funded Educational Content
Increasing Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Rates Using the Office Champions Model in Family Medicine Practices
Excessive alcohol use is often unrecognized and underreported by patients. Unless questioned, patients may not disclose how much they drink and may fail to recognize the adverse effects of alcohol on their health. Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for alcohol use is a…