Administrative Simplification

The documentation, paperwork, and quality reporting burden on physicians is immense. What can physicians do to reduce their administrative hassles, and what are organizations doing on their behalf? This FPM topic collection explores these issues.

Last Update: 07/13/2021

FPM Articles
08/01/2021	The Quest for Administrative Simplification: What's Being Done new
10/01/2016	Beating the Prior Authorization Blues
04/01/2021	Durable Medical Equipment: A Streamlined Approach new
02/01/2021	E/M Changes for 2021: The Beginning, Not the End new
08/01/2021	FMLA Does Not Need to Be a Four-Letter Word new
12/01/2019	Practical Ways to Address Physician Burnout and Improve Joy in Practice
08/01/2021	Practical Ways to Manage Your EHR Inbox new
08/01/2018	Quality Measures: How to Get Them Right
06/01/2019	Seven Habits for Reducing Work After Clinic
08/01/2020	Ten EHR Strategies for Efficient Documentation
02/01/2020	The 2020 Medicare Documentation, Coding, and Payment Update
02/01/2021	The 2021 Medicare Payment and CPT Coding Update new
12/01/2020	What Can a Scribe Do for You?
FPM Blog Posts
	A different way to measure primary care performance [FPM Getting Paid blog]
	Final rule on the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule delays major changes to E/M documentation [FPM Getting Paid blog]
	Medicare eases burden for E/M documentation involving medical students [FPM Getting Paid blog]
	Thirteen ways to reduce the burden of prior authorizations [FPM In Practice blog]
Other Resources
	Administrative Simplification [AAFP initiatives]
	AAFP Advocacy Focus: Administrative Simplification [AAFP advocacy]
	Principles for Administrative Simplification [AAFP policy]
	Prior Authorizations [AAFP policy]
	Here's How We're Battling Administrative Burden for You [AAFP In the Trenches blog]
	AAFP Innovation Lab
	Patients Over Paperwork Initiative [CMS]
	Prior Authorization and Utilization Management Reform Principles [AMA, AAFP, et al]