A Primary Care Approach to Adverse Childhood Experiences - Curbside Consultation - ...
Jul 1, 2020 - A 41-year-old long-time patient presented with concerns about irritability, depression, and anxiety after getting into another fight with her mother-in-law. The patient was concerned that her symptoms were getting worse, and she was worried about lacking control over her emotions and ...
American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0701/p55.html
A Primary Care Approach to the Patient with Claudication - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2000 - Peripheral arterial occlusive disease occurs in about 18 percent of persons over 70 years of age. Usually, patients who have this disease present with intermittent claudication with pain in the calf, thigh or buttock that is elicited by exertion and relieved with a few minutes of rest. ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0215/p1027.html
A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE REFILLS
...About the Authors Dr. Willis is associate professor of family medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. She is also chief medical officer of quality and medical management at Indiana University Medical Group - Primary Care in Indianapolis. Gerald Eaton is a commercial...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/1100/fpm20101100p22.pdf
A Proactive Approach to Controlled Substance Refills -- FPM
Dec 1, 2010 - Using the recurring-calendar-event function in Microsoft Outlook, this practice created a systematic approach that ensures patient refills on the day they're due.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/1100/p22.html
A Productivity Primer -- FPM
May 1, 2002 - The author describes the different ways physician productivity is currently being measured and how those measurements are being used.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0500/p72.html
A Rational Approach to the Treatment of Hypertension in Special Populations - American ...
Jul 1, 1999 - Hypertension in blacks is usually characterized by low renin, expanded volume and sensitivity to salt. Diuretics are the preferred initial therapy, but response to calcium channel antagonists is also good. The blood pressure response to monotherapy with beta blockers or ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0701/p156.html
A Refresher on Medical Necessity -- FPM
Aug 1, 2006 - Reviewing the rules and examining your coding practices can decrease denials and help you get paid.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0700/p28.html
A Request for Further Guidance -- FPM
Apr 1, 2003 - Follows up on A Piece of Your Mind (Nov/Dec 2002) by asking for more specific guidance on two topics FPM might cover.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0400/p8.html
A Review of HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral - Inside AFP - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2004 - ...E. Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., John Hopkins University School of Medicine, provides a review of counseling, testing, and referral of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In an effort to reduce the annual number of new cases of HIV infection, the Centers for Disease...
American Family Physician : Inside AFP
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0715/p227.html
A Salute to 30 Years of Light-hearted Art in AFP - Inside AFP - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2005 - ...cards eventually did all the Hallmark humorous cards particular markets, such England, Germany, and France. According to Mr. however, QS was number one career and Hallmark was second! exposure of having his artwork in AFP resulted other projects as well. Several years ago, David...
American Family Physician : Inside AFP
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1201/p2157.html
A Simple Cough Algorithm for Children with Chronic Cough - POEMs - American Family ...
Nov 15, 2013 - In children with chronic cough, a simple approach of ruling out specific indicators of cause, followed by treating a wet cough with antibiotics, results in a significant decrease in the duration of cough. Some of the causes of chronic cough were reactive airway disease, bronchiectasis, ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/1115/od1.html
A Simple Method for Evaluating the Clinical Literature -- Family Practice Management
...The article Making Evidence-Based Medicine Doable in Everyday Practice in the February 2004 issue of FPM describes several organizations that can help us. These organizations, such as the Cochrane Library, Bandolier and Clinical Evidence, develop clinical questions and then review...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0500/fpm20040500p47.pdf
A Simple Method for Evaluating the Clinical Literature -- FPM
May 1, 2004 - The PP-ICONS approach will help you separate the clinical wheat from the chaff in mere minutes.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0500/p47.html
A Simple Technology to Improve Office Efficiency -- FPM
Jun 1, 2002 - The author explains how simple technologies, such as a handheld pager system, can improve communication among physicians and staff members within the office.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0600/p55.html
A Specific Probiotic Decreases Crying in Infants Younger than Two Months with Colic - ...
Nov 15, 2020 - Is probiotic supplementation effective in decreasing crying in infants with colic?
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1115/od5.html
A Stepwise Approach to the Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests
...March 1, 2014 ◆ Volume 89, Number 5 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 359 A Stepwise Approach to the Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests JEREMY D. JOHNSON, MD, MPH, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii WESLEY M. THEURER, DO, MPH, Madigan Army Medical...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0301/afp20140301p359.pdf
A Streamlined Approach to Prescription Management -- FPM
Dec 1, 2012 - Synchronizing each patient's prescriptions so they're handled all at once could save your practice at least an hour a day.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/1100/p11.html
A Sure Way to Improve Your Dictation -- FPM
Jan 1, 2005 - The article explains the merits of dictating notes in the exam room with the patient present, as a way to increase efficiency and improve patient care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0100/p55.html
A Systematic Approach to Identifying Drug-Seeking Patients -- FPM
Apr 1, 2008 - When patients present with suspicious complaints of pain, these seven steps can help you prevent the misuse of prescription drugs.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0400/pa3.html
A Tale of Two Pandemics and a Call to Action
Alex McDonald, M.D., C.A.Q.S.M., writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog that while misinformation and disinformation have disrupted progress against the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time for more family physicians to speak up and speak out about the issue.
AAFP News : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20210902fp-ourshot.html
A Team Approach to Quality Improvement -- FPM
Apr 1, 1999 - To realize change, rely on the knowledge and experience of a team such as the authors', which improved the care of patients with diabetes.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0400/p25.html
A Team Approach to Reducing a Financial Deficit -- FPM
Dec 1, 1999 - This article describes how a multi-specialty group successfully handled a financial crisis at their institution using a bottom-up decision making process.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/1100/p51.html
A Team-Based Care Model that Improves Job Satisfaction
...Medicine Center and associate program director of the University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency Program in Denver. He led the APEX model transition at AF Williams. Dr. English is the associate medical director of practice transformation at the AF Williams Family...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0300/fpm20180300p6.pdf
A Team-Based Care Model That Improves Job Satisfaction -- FPM
Apr 1, 2018 - Expanding the role of medical assistants to better support providers can improve not only traditional outcomes but also job satisfaction.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0300/p6.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