Articles
The 2025 Medicare and CPT Update: Glimmers of Hope Amid Pay Rate Uncertainty
Medicare's physician payment rate is again slated to drop absent congressional action. But primary care physicians may find financial relief in other policies.
G2211 Update and Infographic: When to Use the Visit Complexity Add-On Code
Confusion around the code has contributed to low usage. This infographic explains when to use (and not use) G2211 and what changed on Jan. 1, 2025.
A Simplified Model for Shared Decision Making
This quick, three-step process can help you and your patients make health care decisions that align with their goals and values.
Navigating the Transition to Value-Based Payment: Options for Independent Practices
Understanding common challenges, promising models, and potential partnerships can help you choose the best path forward.
From the Editor
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 2024.
Family Physicians as Conductors of the Health Care Orchestra
What's the next song you're conducting?
Opinion
Use of AI in Family Medicine Publications: A Joint Editorial From Journal Editors
The family medicine journal editors provide a unified statement about AI in academic publishing for authors, editors, publishers, and peer reviewers based on current understanding of the technology, which is rapidly advancing.
Coding & Documentation
CODING & DOCUMENTATION
REVIEWING PRESCRIPTION DRUG DATABASE AS PART OF AN E/M VISIT | USING “HISTORY OF” WHEN DOCUMENTING CURRENT CHRONIC CONDITIONS | RESPIRATORY INFECTION DUE TO RSV | DEPRESSION SCREENING VIA TELEHEALTH | PROLONGED SERVICES IN OFFICE
Practice Pearls
PRACTICE PEARLS
USE A ONE-QUESTION SCREEN FOR OPIOID MISUSE AMONG OLDER PATIENTS | PAIR GLP-1 MEDS WITH BEHAVIORAL CHANGE GOALS | REDUCE BURNOUT BY GIVING PHYSICIANS ADEQUATE TEAM SUPPORT
The Last Word
The Five Ws for Better Staff Meetings
Carefully planning your staff meetings is key to making good use of everyone's precious time.
Funded Educational Content
Physician Employment in an Era of Market Consolidation
As more family physicians shift from practice ownership to employed practice, the AAFP is working to address issues that have contributed to practice acquisitions while also developing employment resources, such as the Career Benchmark Dashboard.