Patient Attribution: Why It Matters More Than Ever -- FPM
Dec 1, 2016 - How payers assign patients to you will affect how your practice is evaluated and paid for value in the future.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/1100/p25.html
Using Health Confidence to Improve Patient Outcomes -- FPM
Dec 1, 2016 - Tracking patient engagement is a key step to enhancing health and reducing costs.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/1100/p21.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
In Defense of Direct Primary Care -- FPM
Oct 1, 2016 - Direct primary care will continue to grow because it empowers price transparency, quality, and patient satisfaction.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0900/p12.html
Coding & Documentation - Sep-Oct 2016 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2016 - ...Most of the changes were requested by medical specialty organizations to fill gaps in diagnosis reporting. Changes that will affect family medicine include new codes for hypertensive crisis or emergency, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic bladder pain, prediabetes, bacteriuria,...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0900/p40.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
Survey shows troublesome practice environment could affect patient access -- FPM
Survey shows troublesome practice environment could affect patient access
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/survey_shows_physician_pessimism_could.html
How to Document and Code Medicare Preventive Services -- FPM
Aug 1, 2016 - Think of this as your field guide to the rules surrounding Medicare preventive services.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0700/p9.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
Practice Pearls - Jul-Aug 2016 -- FPM
Aug 1, 2016 - ...the information down in the progress note. During follow-up visits, I refer to these notes and ask my patients about these events. A good number of patients are surprised and appreciate that I am paying attention to their lives, not just their health. Mohammed Basha, MD Gainesville,...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0700/p39.html
Four Coding and Payment Opportunities You Might Be Missing -- FPM
Jun 1, 2016 - You’re likely already doing the work, so why not get paid for it?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0500/p30.html
Seven Principles for Improving Service and Patient Satisfaction -- FPM
Jun 1, 2016 - A systematic approach that follows these seven principles can help you translate patient feedback into improved service.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0500/p15.html
Encouraging Children’s Literacy in Your Practice -- FPM
Jun 1, 2016 - Providing free books to your youngest patients can improve literacy and patient satisfaction.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0500/p20.html
Lower Your Overhead With a Patient Portal -- FPM
Apr 1, 2016 - Patients connecting with your practice through the Internet require fewer staff and generate lower costs.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0300/p21.html
Screening Your Adult Patients for Depression -- FPM
Apr 1, 2016 - Family physicians are well-placed to catch depression in patients early - and get reimbursed for it.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0300/p16.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
Practice Pearls - Mar-Apr 2016 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2016 - ...task list, and the volume can be unpredictable. Each day, we review the task list on the whiteboard, noting two things: 1) the overall number of tasks and 2) the oldest referral. We can then decide how to allocate staff time to efficiently complete the tasks. Tracking safety. We...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0300/p34.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
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
An Overlooked Cause of Physician Burnout -- FPM
Feb 1, 2016 - When we cannot give patients the care they need, we all suffer. But the converse is also true.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0100/p6.html
Surveyed physicans say burnout is increasing -- FPM
Surveyed physicans say burnout is increasing
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/surveyed_physicans_say_burnout_is.html
Establishing and Protecting Your Online Reputation -- FPM
Dec 1, 2015 - Proactively building a positive Internet presence for your practice can blunt the effect of a few bad reviews.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/1100/p29.html
Chronic Care Management in the Real World -- FPM
Oct 1, 2015 - Physicians share their actual experiences, successes, and stumbles as they implement chronic care management in their practices.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0900/p35.html
ICD-10: Major Differences for Five Common Diagnoses -- FPM
Oct 1, 2015 - Test your knowledge of ICD-10 coding and documentation requirements for five diagnoses you're likely to encounter in family medicine.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0900/p15.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
The Physician Employment Trend: What You Need to Know -- FPM
Aug 1, 2015 - How will the emerging trend take shape? Is it good for medicine - for doctors? And will there still be a place for independent physicians?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0700/p11.html
Patient Advisory Councils: Giving Patients a Seat at the Table -- FPM
Aug 1, 2015 - This model can make patients true partners in improving their care and that of others.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0700/p22.html
Survey shows rise in solo practice physician searches -- FPM
Survey shows rise in solo practice physician searches
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/survey_shows_solo_practice_physician.html
How to Provide More Access Without Working More Hours -- FPM
Jun 1, 2015 - Working differently can be the key to greater access and satisfaction for both you and your patients.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0500/p24.html
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
Time to bust some ICD-10 myths -- FPM
Time to bust some ICD-10 myths
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/time_to_bust_some_icd.html
21st Century Medicine, 20th Century People -- FPM
Apr 1, 2015 - Sometimes technology isn't the problem.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0300/p40.html
Immunizations: How to Protect Patients and the Bottom Line -- FPM
Apr 1, 2015 - Minimizing costs and maximizing reimbursement can make immunizations profitable.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0300/p24.html
Electronic Access to Adolescents' Health Records: Legal, Policy, and Practice ...
Apr 1, 2015 - Letting minors view their health records online means finding a compromise between patient privacy and parental rights.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0300/p11.html
Inefficiency in Primary Care: Common Causes and Potential Solutions -- FPM
Apr 1, 2015 - This practice-based research project highlights key sources of inefficiency in primary care and real-world suggestions for how to improve.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0300/p18.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
VisualDx -- FPM
Feb 1, 2015 - VisualDx is a decision support and clinical reference tool focused on skin diseases. It allows health care professionals to make dermatological differential diagnoses based on patient-specific findings, review medication-induced adverse effects, and search for specific diagnoses to ...
Family Practice Management : SPPACES: App Reviews
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0100/p33.html
Five issues to watch in 2015 -- FPM
Five issues to watch in 2015
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/five_issues_to_watch_in.html
When Is It Right to Code 99215? -- FPM
Dec 1, 2014 - Knowing the rules will give you the confidence to submit this seldom-used code.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/1100/p12.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
Practice Pearls - Nov-Dec 2014 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2014 - ...To help patients avoid spreading tinea when they're getting dressed, I recommend that before they put on their underwear, they first put medicine on their feet and put on their socks. That way, they don't accidentally catch their toes in their underpants and spread the fungus...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/1100/p32.html
Applying the "Theory of Constraints" to Solve Your Practice's Most Vexing Problem -- FPM
Oct 1, 2014 - What stands in the way of your practice achieving its goal?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0900/p18.html
Controlling Hypertension: Focusing on "Why" Makes "How" a Lot Easier -- FPM
Oct 1, 2014 - Understanding the power of quality data and then starting with a few specific measures leads to improved blood pressure rates.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0900/p23.html
Cardiac Risk Assessment -- FPM
Oct 1, 2014 - The Cardiac Risk Assist app allows health care professionals to calculate 10-year and lifetime risks for atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease.
Family Practice Management : SPPACES: App Reviews
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0900/p32.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
Social Media: Strategies for Building Greater Connections With Your Patients -- FPM
Aug 1, 2014 - Joining patients' Internet networks can lead to faster and better communication.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0700/p7.html
Solo Practice: Can It Survive? -- FPM
Jun 1, 2014 - The environment is tougher than ever. Proactive revenue management and direct pay models provide opportunities for small practices
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0500/p4.html
Dealing with the opportunities and threats of the new Medicare data release -- FPM
Dealing with the opportunities and threats of the new Medicare data release
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/dealing_with_the_opportunities_and.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
Resolving Patients' Vaccination Uncertainty: Going From "No Thanks!" to "Of Course!" --...
Apr 1, 2014 - Immunizations can help prevent disease breakouts but require being mindful of patient concerns and misconceptions.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0300/p22.html