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The Medicare Documentation, Coding, and Payment Update

This year's changes include some welcome documentation relief, new codes for portal and telephone encounters, and much more.

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Protecting Adolescent Patient Privacy: Four Key Questions

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Tools for Better Dementia Care

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Using Empowered CMAs and Nurses to Improve Team-Based Care

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Medicare Wellness Visit Forms

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Physician Burnout & Work-Life Balance

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SPPACES: Medical App Reviews

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Five Ways to Communicate Risks So That Patients Understand

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Deprescribing Unnecessary Medications: A Four-Part Process

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Four Evidence-Based Communication Strategies to Enhance Patient Care

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Making Sense of MACRA: Options for Meeting the 2018 MIPS Requirements

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