Treating Dementia With Shared Group Visits -- FPM
Jun 1, 2015 - Seeing patients with dementia in a group setting can streamline visits and help provide support for caregivers and families.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0500/p16.html
Responses to common concerns about the new E/M guidelines -- FPM
As family physicians adjust to the new CPT guidelines for office/outpatient evaluation and management services, some common themes are beginning to emerge.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/emcoding_concerns.html
Stay Out of the "Teachers' Lounge" -- FPM
Aug 1, 2010 - You have to be vigilant, or the complainers will eat you alive.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0700/p40.html
Addressing Ambulatory Patient Safety in Your Practice -- FPM
Oct 1, 2015 - Reducing errors in care requires establishing a culture of safety, systematic reporting, consistent follow-up, and sustained commitment.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0900/p23.html
How to Monitor Opioid Use for Your Patients With Chronic Pain -- FPM
Dec 1, 2014 - A written policy, systematic process, and simple tools can help you to prescribe opioids safely and securely.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/1100/p6.html
Level-II vs. Level-III Visits: Cracking the Codes -- FPM
Jan 1, 2007 - Once you learn the rules, choosing the right code is easier than you think.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0100/p21.html
Six Characteristics of Effective Practice Teams -- FPM
Jun 1, 2012 - With a little effort, your team can take its performance to new heights.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0500/p26.html
Recruiting and Retaining the Right Physicians -- FPM
Oct 1, 2007 - Your practice can hire the best candidates by knowing its needs and anticipating theirs.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/1000/p28.html
10 Steps to Preparing Your Office for ICD-10 -- Now -- FPM
Feb 1, 2014 - Don't wait any longer. You need to take steps now to meet the Oct. 1 deadline.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0100/p9.html
CPT 2010: Ring in the New Decade With These New Codes -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - The changes take effect Jan. 1.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p13.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
Coding & Documentation - Mar-Apr 2016 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2016 - ...When advance care planning is provided in conjunction with a Medicare annual wellness visit, is it paid as a preventive medicine service? A Yes. Advance care planning is a preventive service only when provided in conjunction with an annual wellness visit and reported with modifier...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0300/p32.html
Evaluating Employment Agreements -- FPM
Aug 1, 2012 - The first challenge of employed practice is to analyze your contract - before you sign.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0700/p6.html
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
Understanding When to Use the New Patient E/M Codes -- FPM
Sep 1, 2003 - Even an old patient can be new.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0900/p33.html
Leadership in a Health Care Organization: Not Like Private Practice -- FPM
Feb 1, 2013 - A family physician shares what he learned about leadership when he was no longer captain of the ship.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/0100/p17.html
Instant Messaging: A Simple Tool to Improve Teamwork and Wait Times -- FPM
Oct 1, 2016 - On-screen alerts can help a spread-out staff work together to keep patient care moving smoothly.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0900/p28.html
Some tips on MIPS included in the final MACRA rule -- FPM
Some tips on MIPS included in the final MACRA rule
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/some_tips_on_mips_included.html
Building the Case for the Patient-Centered Medical Home -- FPM
Feb 1, 2009 - A coalition is working to prove the concept and create an imperative for change. Payers and policymakers are getting on board. Are you?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0100/p14.html
A Team-Building Model for Team-Based Care -- FPM
Dec 1, 2012 - Focusing on their strengths and borrowing concepts from family therapy helped bring this family medicine group together in pursuit of a common goal.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/1100/p19.html
There Is No Free Lunch -- Really -- FPM
Oct 1, 2013 - How will the Sunshine Act affect your relationship with pharma?
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/0900/p5.html
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
Achieving Sustainable Increases in Childhood Immunization Rates -- FPM
Aug 1, 2014 - Analyzing and eliminating physical and procedural barriers to immunization allowed this practice to improve its performance.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0700/p13.html
The Evidence-Based Medicine Heresy -- FPM
Feb 1, 2004 - The tools and resources of evidence-based medicine (EBM) are extremely valuable. Just don't forget that EBM still has cult status in the eyes of many and that people still occasionally enjoy burning a heretic at the stake.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0200/p13.html
Incorporating Medical Interpretation Into Your Practice -- FPM
Apr 1, 2014 - Making sure you can understand your patients not only improves their care but avoids legal trouble.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0300/p16.html