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    The 2021 Office Visit Coding Changes: Putting the Pieces Together

    CAROL SELF, KENT MOORE, SAMUEL L. CHURCH

    Simplified guidelines for coding and documenting evaluation and management office visits are coming next year. Learn how to apply the guidelines to some common visit types.

    What Can a Scribe Do for You?

    COREY LYON, HEATHER HOLMSTROM, MARY MCDANIEL, DAVID SERLIN

    Evidence suggests that documentation support provided by scribes can help relieve physician burnout and increase practice productivity.

    Improving Physician Well-Being Through Organizational Change

    CATHERINE FLORIO PIPAS

    Wellness Wednesdays and yoga breaks aren't sufficient. Here's how health care organizations can begin to address physician well-being.

    Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Practical Guide for Primary Care

    JOY SHEN-WAGNER, MARK DEUTCHMAN

    Ultrasound has head-to-toe applications for primary care, and the newest machines are portable and affordable enough to fit into almost any practice.

    FROM THE EDITOR

    Patient Advocacy: Family Medicine's Founding Principle, and Still Its North Star

    Sarina Schrager

    The pandemic and protests have underscored family physicians' enduring role as a voice for patients in and out of the clinic.

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    CODING & DOCUMENTATION

    CINDY HUGHES

    SUSPECTED EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE | DIABETES TYPE 1.5 | REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING | TETANUS IMMUNIZATION DUE TO INJURY | PERFORMING VENIPUNCTURE ON A CHILD

    PRACTICE PEARLS

    Special Edition: Advancing Health Equity

    Adrienne Hampton

    ASK THREE QUESTIONS BEFORE USING RACE-BASED CLINICAL ALGORITHMS | WHAT TO DO WHEN A PATIENT MAKES A DISCRIMINATORY REMARK | ADDRESS INEQUITY BY SUPPORTING BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES

    THE LAST WORD

    What Primary Care Physicians Want for Christmas

    JEAN ANTONUCCI

    Dear Santa, all we want is some help to do our jobs.

    SUPPLEMENT

    Tobacco Cessation Telehealth Guide

    Smoking cessation counseling and pharmacotherapy options are cost-effective ways to help patients quit smoking. Learn the role telehealth can play in your practice’s efforts, along with billing, coding, and documentation tips.

    Understanding and Improving Risk Adjustment in Team-Based Care

    Understand the basics of risk adjustment and how it is used in value-based payment (VBP) arrangements. Learn strategies to thrive in VBP and risk-adjustment models to optimize payment while providing high-quality patient care.

    Incorporating Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Into Practice

    Loskutova Natalia, MD, PhD

    Incorporating alcohol screening and brief intervention benefits your patients and family medicine practice. Follow these steps to reduce risky alcohol use by choosing a screening test, establishing a practice workflow, and appropriately coding and billing.



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