Articles
The 2023 Hospital and Nursing Home E/M Visit Coding Changes
A step-by-step approach that saves time coding E/M office visits can now be tailored to hospital and nursing home E/M visits as well.
Billing for Non-Physician Provider Services to Support the Delivery of Physician Care
Understanding the latest rules for incident-to and split/shared billing can help groups capture full reimbursement and work credit.
Building a Financially Sustainable Transitional Care Management Workflow
Using nurses and other staff to coordinate the care of patients being discharged from hospitals allows physicians to fulfill TCM requirements at sustainable costs.
The 2023 CPT Coding and Medicare Payment Update
There are a host of changes that will affect family physicians, including new vaccine codes and bundled Medicare payments for chronic pain management.
From the Editor
Why I Love Coding but Hate Fee-for-Service
When we talk about the evils of coding, often what we're really talking about are the evils of fee-for-service.
Thank You, FPM Peer Reviewers
Quality peer reviews help the FPM editors select and publish articles that are accurate, authoritative, and useful to family physicians and others in primary care. We would like to thank the following peer reviewers, who completed at least one manuscript review in 2022.
Opinion
From Volume to Value: Progress, Rationale, and Guiding Principles
To achieve further progress in the shift from volume to value, payment models must be consistent with certain guiding principles.
Coding & Documentation
Coding & Documentation
COMPARING TEST DATA FROM PREVIOUS VISIT | MODIFIER JW FOR UNUSED MEDICATION | ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION BOUGHT OUTSIDE THE PRACTICE | PROVIDING PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAMPLES DURING E/M VISIT | TESTS CONSIDERED BUT NOT ORDERED
Practice Pearls
PRACTICE PEARLS
USE THE “SHARE” APPROACH TO INVOLVE PATIENTS IN DECISION MAKING | CHOOSE WISELY WHEN IT COMES TO LOW-VALUE ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES | TRY THIS METAPHOR FOR IRON-DEFICIENT PATIENTS
The Last Word
Career Trajectory and the Empty Nest
We will never achieve the perfect work-life balance, but certain aspects can get easier with time.