HHS makes EHR Meaningful Use deadline changes final -- FPM
HHS makes EHR Meaningful Use deadline changes final
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/hhs_makes_ehr_meaningful_use.html
Deadline for meaningful use hardship exception extended -- FPM
Deadline for meaningful use hardship exception extended
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/deadline_for_meaningful_use_hardship.html
Meaningful use deadlines extended to March 13 -- FPM
Meaningful use deadlines extended to March 13
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/meaningful_use_deadlines_extended_to.html
CMS looks to reduce 2016 meaningful use reporting period to 90 days -- FPM
CMS looks to reduce 2016 meaningful use reporting period to 90 days
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_reducing_2016_meaningful_use.html
Moving from Meaningless to Meaningful Use
The flawed meaningful use program does not move our health care system closer to widespread adoption of electronic health records, and it is time for a change. AAFP Vice President for Advocacy and Practice Advancement Shawn Martin explains why the Academy is launching an advocacy ...
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/moving_from_meaningless_to_meaningful.html
A Meaningful Discussion About Meaningful Use
A Meaningful Discussion About Meaningful Use
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_meaningful_discussion_about_meaningful.html
Hit the Pause Button on Meaningful Use
A bill has been introduced in Congress that includes many of the changes the AAFP has advocated for regarding the Meaningful Use program. AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin outlines the need for change, the proposed legislation, and how ...
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/hit_the_pause_button_on.html
Survey shows Stage 2 meaningful use compliance still low -- FPM
Survey shows Stage 2 meaningful use compliance still low
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/survey_shows_stage_2_meaningful.html
Proposed delay but no reprieve for Meaningful Use -- FPM
Proposed delay but no reprieve for Meaningful Use
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/proposed_delay_but_no_repreive.html
A Day On the Hill: Meaningful Use, Medicaid, Medicare and More
A Day On the Hill: Meaningful Use, Medicaid, Medicare and More
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/a_day_on_the_hill.html
Family Physicians Gauge Meaningful Use Benefit, Burden
The AAFP led research that examined the effects of CMS' now-ended meaningful use program to inform the details of future value-based payment models.
https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20180205musurvey.html
Top 5 things to know about Meaningful Use Stage 2 changes -- FPM
Top 5 things to know about Meaningful Use Stage 2 changes
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/top_5_things_to_know.html
CMS gives physicians more time to attest to 2015 meaningful use -- FPM
CMS gives physicians more time to attest to 2015 meaningful use
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_gives_physicians_more_time.html
CMS updates meaningful use guidance for providers changing EHR vendors -- FPM
CMS updates meaningful use guidance for providers changing EHR vendors
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_updates_guidance_for_changing.html
Congress passes legislation to provide meaningful use relief -- FPM
Congress passes legislation to provide meaningful use relief
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/congress_passes_legislation_to_provide.html
CMS providing Meaningful Use exemption for slow Internet -- FPM
CMS providing Meaningful Use exemption for slow Internet
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/physicians_in_communities_with_slow.html
CMS offers help for new Meaningful Use program rules -- FPM
CMS offers help for new Meaningful Use program rules
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_offers_help_for_new.html
EHR/Meaningful Use -- FPM
...Meaningful use deadlines extended to March 13 It is the season for Medicare program deadline extensions. If you are in the process of reporting your 2016 data for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, also known as meaningful use, the deadline has just...
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/ehr-meaningful-use.html
Making Sense of Meaningful Use Stage 2: Second Wave or Tsunami? -- FPM
Feb 1, 2014 - You need to prepare for the next round of electronic health record requirements to keep it from swamping your practice.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0100/p19.html
The Evolution of Meaningful Use: Today, Stage 3, and Beyond -- FPM
Feb 1, 2016 - The late-breaking regulations for electronic health records require practices to get up to speed quickly.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0100/p17.html
How to Survive an EHR Meaningful Use Audit -- FPM
Dec 1, 2013 - Creating and keeping the right documents is key to answering reviewers' questions about electronic health record compliance.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/1100/p7.html
EHR Implementation Without Meaningful Use Can Lead to Worse Outcomes - Graham Center ...
Dec 1, 2011 - Defying expectations, typical electronic health record (EHR) use in practices belonging to a primary care network has been associated with poorer diabetes care quality and outcomes. Current expansion of primary care EHR implementation must focus on use that improves care.
American Family Physician : Graham Center Policy One-Pagers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/1201/p1220.html
Beyond Meaningful Use: Reconciling Medications - Close-ups - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2015 - Even though a certain medication may be listed in the electronic health record, it doesn't mean that the patient is actually taking it.
American Family Physician : Close-ups
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0801/p218.html
EHR Implementation Without Meaningful Use Can Lead to Worse Outcomes
...Centers to help practices adopt and achieve meaningful use of this technology. Our observation of primary care practices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania suggests that shifting the focus of support efforts from adoption to truly meaningful use will be challenging. As part of a quality...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/1201/afp20111201p1220.pdf
Beyond Meaningful Use: Reconciling Medications
August 1, 2015 Close-ups
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0801/afp20150801p218.pdf
Primary Care Physicians Are More Likely to Participate in Medicare EHR Incentives than ...
Aug 1, 2015 - Family medicine and general internal medicine physicians are more likely to participate in the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive program compared with other subspecialties, after accounting for Medicare income and other factors. These findings support the continuation of...
American Family Physician : Graham Center Policy One-Pagers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0801/p182.html
2016 Advocacy Agenda: Four Things to Know
Four key issues stand out on the Academy's advocacy agenda for 2016: influencing the implementation of the Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act; meaningful use; reducing administrative complexity; and aligning payers' quality and performance measures.
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/2016_advocacy_agenda_four_things.html
The Backbone of American Health Care: Serving Small Practice Family Physicians
The number of regulatory burdens family physician face-meaningful use, PQRS, and ICD-10 to name a few-is daunting, especially for small practices. AAFP Vice President for Advocacy and Practice Advancement Shawn Martin highlights the resources the Academy has developed to help practices ...
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/the_backbone_of_american_health.html
Ready Or Not, ICD-10 is Here
ICD-10 will be implemented this week. AAFP Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin outlines the Academy’s resources related to that change. He also offers an update on a bill intended to reform meaningful use (and how you can help).
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/ready_or_not_icd_10.html
Whack the 'WAC'
The growing administrative burden on physicians is hampering patient care and fueling physician burnout. AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights the Academy's efforts to address problems with the meaningful use program and to end ...
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/whack_the_wac.html
A Physician's Guide to the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: The Basics -- FPM
Oct 1, 2010 - With the changes made in the final rule, earning the EHR incentives is still not easy, but at least it's easier.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0900/p17.html
AAFP Comments to CMS on the 2018 Inpatient Proposed Rule
...how CMS will address a decertification before a reporting period ends. CMS must provide further guidance on options for EPs under Meaningful Use, and ECs under the Advancing Care Information (ACI) component of MIPS, whose EHR becomes decertified. The AAFP does not share CMS'...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/legal/administrative/LT-CMS-IPPSProposedRule-060817.pdf
Should Doctors Reject the Government's EHR Incentive Plan? -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - It's a big hill to climb for a carrot that may not be there when you reach the top.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p8.html
AAFP Goverment Relations Summary of President's Budget Request for FY 2019 - February ...
...Medicare meaningful use program. Effective FY2019, the budget proposes to provide hospitals and physicians the freedom to use electronic health records as they deem best by removing Federal penalties, reducing reporting burden, and eliminating low-value metrics of meaningful use. In...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/medicaid/ES-GRSummaryPresidentBudgetRequestFY2019-021318.pdf
The EHR Incentive Program: Consider Waiting for Next Year -- FPM
Oct 1, 2011 - It may get easier and cheaper to earn the incentive.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0900/p14.html
"Will the Feds Really Buy Me an EHR?" and Other Commonly Asked Questions About the ...
Aug 1, 2009 - The economic stimulus package offers $19 billion in health IT incentives, but it also creates new penalties. Here's what you need to know.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0700/p19.html
AAFP Letter to ONC on EHR Administrative Burdens - January 28, 2019
...have adopted EHRs. Higher adoption rates exist in hospital-based care. It is time to move completely beyond the policies of the Meaningful Use program. Simplification in scoring has not decreased the burden on physicians. Recommendation 2: Incentivize innovative uses of health IT...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/LT-ONC-RegRelief-012819.pdf
AAFP News - Oct 1, 2012 - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2012 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1001/p605.html
Letters - Nov-Dec 2010 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2010 - ...have only 90 consecutive days of meaningful use during the first year. In fact, participants in either the Medicare or the Medicaid incentive program can qualify for the incentive in their first year of meaningful use with only 90 days of meaningful use beginning as late as Oct. 1....
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/1100/p8a.html
EHR Switch Survey: Responses From 305 Family Physicians -- FPM
Feb 1, 2015 - Changing your EHR could lead to greater practice satisfaction - or not. The results of this survey may surprise you.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0100/p13.html
Electronic Health Records -- FPM Topic Collection
Jul 15, 2010 - This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of electronic health records -- from selecting an EHR system to optimizing an EHR in your practice. This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of electronic health records -- from selecting an ...
- EHR Incentives & Meaningful Use
- Optimizing Your EHR
- Patient Portals
- Selecting an EHR
- Other EHR Resources
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=34
The 2011 EHR User Satisfaction Survey: Responses From 2,719 Family Physicians -- FPM
Aug 1, 2011 - If you're shopping for an EHR system, you might appreciate this advice from several hundred colleagues.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0700/p23.html
2014 Is Finally Here - Oh My! -- FPM
Feb 1, 2014 - It's going to be a challenging year, but we can do this.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0100/p4.html
AAFP News - Jun 15, 2009 - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2009 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0615/p1037.html
AAFP News - Aug 15, 2010 - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0815/p331.html
AAFP News - Apr 1, 2012 - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2012 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0401/p675.html
AAFP News - Jul 1, 2014 - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2014 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0701/p10.html
Practice Pearls - May-Jun 2013 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2013 - ...Defining smoking for EHR meaningful use rules Use your EHR to better prepare for appointments If you have an electronic health record (EHR), review the day's appointments early and electronically set up the office visit as much as you can. For example, if you anticipate renewing a...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/0500/p44.html
The 2012 EHR User Satisfaction Survey: Responses From 3,088 Family Physicians -- FPM
Dec 1, 2012 - Where else can you get EHR advice from a few thousand colleagues?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/1100/p23.html
Adding Health Education Specialists to Your Practice -- FPM
Apr 1, 2014 - These multifaceted employees can improve patient care, generate additional net revenue, and prepare your practice for the future.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0300/p10.html
Medicare Payment Reform: Making Sense of MACRA -- FPM
Apr 1, 2016 - Value-based payment will bring big changes to practices. Here’s what we know now.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0300/p12.html
AAFP News - Mar 15, 2010 - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0315/p697.html
AAFP News - Mar 15, 2012 - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2012 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0315/p553.html
AAFP News - Aug 1, 2013 - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2013 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0801/p160.html
AAFP News - Mar 15, 2014 - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2014 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0315/p426.html
AAFP News - Mar 1, 2015 - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2015 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0301/p282.html
AAFP News - Apr 15, 2015 - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2015 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0415/p516.html
AAFP News - Feb 1, 2016 - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2016 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0201/p172.html
AAFP News - Apr 1, 2016 - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2016 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0401/p542.html
Practice Pearls - Jan-Feb 2012 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2012 - ...Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) is a requirement for demonstrating meaningful use of electronic health records – and for avoiding future penalties from Medicare. However, adopting an e-prescribing system can be a challenge. To ensure success, consider these tips: Make sure at...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0100/p30.html
What Family Physicians Need to Know About ACOs -- FPM
Oct 1, 2011 - Accountable care organizations could be the next big thing in health care delivery. Here's what you need to know - and what you need to do - now.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0900/p17.html
ICD-10: What's the Point? -- FPM
Dec 1, 2013 - Yes, there is a point to ICD-10. But you may not like it.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/1100/p4.html
The FPM Survey of Family Physicians Who Have Changed EHR Systems -- FPM
Aug 1, 2014 - Spend a few minutes responding to the survey, and you can help hundreds of colleagues - and just maybe win yourself an iPad Air.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0700/p18.html
Gambling on the Transition From Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Care -- FPM
Oct 1, 2014 - Dedicating increasing amounts of income and personal time to lead and manage quality programs is not sustainable.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0900/p6.html
Removing Six Key Barriers to Online Portal Use -- FPM
Feb 1, 2015 - Portals can benefit your practice and your patients, but you have to get them using the technology first.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0100/p26.html
Five Lessons for Working With a Scribe -- FPM
Aug 1, 2016 - Documentation personnel can free up physicians during visits to do what we do best.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0700/p23.html
AAFP News - Apr 1, 2010 - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0401/p823.html
AAFP News - May 15, 2010 - American Family Physician
May 15, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0515/p1193.html
AAFP News - Nov 15, 2010 - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1115/p1175.html
AAFP News - Jun 15, 2013 - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2013 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0615/p824.html
AAFP News - Jul 1, 2013 - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2013 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0701/p8.html
AAFP News - Jan 15, 2014 - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2014 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0115/p114.html
AAFP News - Dec 1, 2014 - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2014 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/1201/p757.html
AAFP News - Oct 15, 2015 - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2015 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1015/p666.html
Letters - Sep-Oct 2010 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2010 - ...In my view, wise EHR administration involves allowing as much customization as possible while still encouraging effective EHR use (i.e., meaningful use ). One function that lends itself well to customization is documentation. Except in a research setting, it generally doesn't matter...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0900/p9.html
Practice Pearls - Sep-Oct 2012 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2012 - ...Many employed physicians have contracts that assign all of their Medicare or Medicaid payments to their employer, and this would include meaningful-use payments. Check your contract for similar language. Some employers view the incentive payments as their rightful reimbursement for...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0900/p32.html
Making Sense of MACRA, Part 2: Value-Based Payment and Your Future -- FPM
Feb 1, 2017 - Your performance this year will affect your Medicare payment in 2019.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0100/p12.html
Protect Your Practice With a Medicare and Medicaid Compliance Program -- FPM
Aug 1, 1998 - Implementing a formal plan can help prevent fraud and reduce the likelihood of significant penalties, but remember that one size fits one.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0700/p57.html
An Introduction to Personal Health Records -- FPM
May 1, 2006 - Here's what you need to know about this growing trend to give patients access to a portable health record.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0500/p57.html
The 2011 FPM Survey of User Satisfaction With EHR Systems -- FPM
Feb 1, 2011 - The survey instrument for the 2011 FPM survey of physician satisfaction with EHR systems, fielded in the form of an article in the January/February 2011 issue.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0100/p15.html
Should Your Practice Participate in a Quality-Reporting Program? -- FPM
Feb 1, 2011 - To answer this question, you must balance anticipated costs with potential gains.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0100/p9.html
The Hope and the Hype of Health IT -- FPM
Apr 1, 2011 - Diagnosing illness and treating patients: There's just not an app for that.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0300/p44.html
The Problem With Health IT -- FPM
Apr 1, 2011 - It will do great things - someday. But what do you do until then?
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0300/p6.html
Why Did Your Productivity Decrease When We Hired You? -- FPM
Aug 1, 2011 - Before making the leap from private practice to employed practice, consider how the new arrangement will affect your productivity and your bottom line.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0700/p18.html
Is Your Practice at Risk for Fraud? -- FPM
Dec 1, 2011 - Without reasonable controls, you may be inviting embezzlement.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/1100/p20.html
How to Avoid Conflicts Between Your New EHR and Your Old Billing Company -- FPM
Feb 1, 2012 - A proactive approach will help you get the most out of your investment.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0100/p14.html
The State of Family Medicine -- FPM
Feb 1, 2012 - This special report reviews the value of family medicine, the challenges it faces, and AAFP data on the nature of family medicine practice today.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0100/p20.html
ACOs Are Coming: Should You Sell Your Practice? -- FPM
Apr 1, 2012 - If a hospital or health system comes knocking, make sure you’ve considered these key issues.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0300/p15.html
FPM Survey of User Satisfaction With EHR Systems -- FPM
Jun 1, 2012 - The survey takes minutes, your responses will help hundreds of colleagues, and you just might win an iPad.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0500/p19.html
Back to the Future: The Way Forward in Health Care Reform -- FPM
Jun 1, 2012 - It's 1995 all over again. Let's get it right this time.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0500/p5.html
Five Reactions to a New EHR -- FPM
Oct 1, 2012 - If your initial reaction isn't positive, hang in there. You're not alone.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0900/p40.html
Physicians Assemble: Integrating Small Groups to Preserve Independent Practice -- FPM
Dec 1, 2013 - In the face of industry consolidation and employment, small practices are joining forces to control their own destinies and remain competitive.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/1100/p12.html
How to Bridge the Health Literacy Gap -- FPM
Feb 1, 2014 - Communicating with patients in a way they understand will lead to better outcomes and avoid mistakes and uncertainty.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0100/p14.html
Pre-Op Eval -- FPM
Feb 1, 2014 - The Pre-Op Eval app provides evidence-based guidelines for the preoperative evaluation of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery and perioperative medication management.
Family Practice Management : SPPACES: App Reviews
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0100/p27.html
Patient Portals: The Good, the Bad, and the Inevitable -- FPM
Feb 1, 2015 - Some physicians and patients have been reticent to embrace online portals, but the changing nature of health care will accelerate the process.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0100/p4.html
Staying Connected: Eight Tips for Mindful Office Visits With an EHR -- FPM
Oct 1, 2015 - A few simple changes can help you focus on your patient instead of your EHR.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0900/p56.html
How to Be a Leader When You Are Not "the" Leader -- FPM
Dec 1, 2015 - You can grow your influence and help your organization succeed by applying this one leadership concept.
Family Practice Management : Employed Practice
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/1100/p10.html
What You Need to Know About Medicare's New "Quality and Resource Use Report" -- FPM
Dec 1, 2015 - The QRUR is essentially an annual report card, and its data can affect how you get paid in the future.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/1100/p19.html
Coding and Billing Rules in 2016: Out With the Old, In With the New -- FPM
Feb 1, 2016 - Incident-to rules and advance care planning top the list of changes.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0100/p14.html
The Problem With Patient Satisfaction Scores -- FPM
Feb 1, 2016 - Scoring of individual physicians is becoming more widespread. Here’s how to improve the process.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0100/p23.html
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