• FEATURES

    How to Document and Code Medicare Preventive Services

    Cindy Hughes

    Think of this as your field guide to the rules surrounding Medicare preventive services.

    Home Care Gets a New Place in the Medical Neighborhood

    Margherita C. Labson, Ronald M. Wyatt

    Collaboration with home care providers allows family physicians to extend their influence over patient outcomes and health care costs.

    Five Lessons for Working With a Scribe

    Nina Miller, Isaac Howley, Maura J. McGuire

    Documentation personnel can free up physicians during visits to “do what we do best.”

    Employment Contracts for Family Physicians in an Evolving Market

    Travis Singleton, Phillip Miller

    A review of the broad market trends can help you evaluate the specifics of your contract.

    FROM THE EDITOR

    Physician Burnout: Let's Treat the Root Causes

    Kenneth G. Adler

    Flaws in the health care system promote burnout, especially in primary care.

    EMPLOYED PRACTICE

    Tackling Burnout in Employed Physicians

    KrisEmily McCrory

    Looking for greater flexibility, influence, and self-care opportunities within your organization can help keep burnout at bay.

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    Cindy Hughes

    Modifier 33 | ICD-10 coding for preventive visits

    PRACTICE PEARLS

    PRACTICE PEARLS

    Mohammed Basha, Jay G. Mercer, Kenneth G. Adler

    Ask about patients' future plans | Use color-coding to manage patient documents | Update deceased patients' records

    THE LAST WORD

    Tips to Help Teen Patients Deal With Discrimination

    Maria Veronica Svetaz

    Even subtle bias can affect our patients, but talking about it can help.



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