Ten EHR Strategies for Efficient Documentation

JAY WINNER

Applying even one of these 10 strategies can help you reduce frustration, improve productivity, and get home earlier.

Two Habits of a Healthy Team: Managing Conflict and Practicing Gratitude

CATHERINE FLORIO PIPAS

Most teams try to avoid conflict, yet can't stop focusing on the negative. Healthy teams do the opposite.

Developing Your Professional Career Plan

ROBERT J. MOTLEY, AIMEE MCMULLIN

The key to a fulfilling career is to know what's important to you — from your mission, identity, and direction to family, fun, and finances — and then pursue that.

Transitioning to Direct Primary Care

RYAN D. KAUFFMAN

Imagine practicing medicine without all the administrative burdens related to billing insurance. Here's how one physician made the switch.

Maintaining Patient Relationships in the Age of Hospitalists, Urgent Care, and a Pandemic

Sarina Schrager

It was already difficult to get enough face-to-face time with patients before COVID-19 hit. Bonding with them now takes even more effort.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CINDY HUGHES

LAB TESTS REQUIRING MODIFIER QW | NEWBORN: NEW PATIENT OR NOT? | SHARED SERVICES FOR NEW PATIENTS | CODING SEX-SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR TRANSGENDER PATIENTS | PACEMAKER DUE TO SICK SINUS SYNDROME

PRACTICE PEARLS

Rashmi Rode, Richard J. Sagall

USE EHR “STICKY NOTES” TO CONNECT WITH PATIENTS PERSONALLY | TALKING YOUR TEAM THROUGH A CRISIS | GET CREDIT FOR PRE- AND POST-EXAM WORK

Ten Tips for Cultivating Patience During Uncertain Times

MICHELLE D. SHERMAN, SARAH A. SCHNITKER, ANNE C. DOERING, ANDREW H. SLATTENGREN

It's easy to feel impatient with ourselves and others these days. But research suggests impatience can be bad for our health. Here's a better way to respond.

Increasing Pneumococcal Immunization Rates

This supplement from the American Academy of Family Physicians shares learnings from state chapter quality improvement initiatives designed to increase adult pneumococcal vaccination rates. The project was supported by a grant from Pfizer Independent Grants for Learning & Change.

Understanding Value-Based Payment: A Primer for Family Physicians

Public and private payers are transitioning away from fee-for-service and emphasizing value-based payment models. This supplement from the American Academy of Family Physicians describes what you need to know about the transition and how it may affect you and your practice.