'Grade Your Payers': Solo Docs Speak Up -- FPM
Jun 1, 2007 - If you're not feeling their pain, is it just because you're anesthetized?
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0600/p10.html
'Just-in-Time' Business Education for Family Physicians -- FPM
May 1, 2008 - Why try to teach residents practice management when they don't care about it?
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0500/p7.html
'Moving the Needle' on Student Choice
Michelle Roett, M.D., M.P.H., is working on both local and national initiatives to expand the family medicine pipeline.
https://www.aafp.org/news/family-doc-focus/20181022fdf-roett.html
'My Insurance Changed': The Negative Effects of Forced Discontinuity of Care -- FPM
Dec 1, 2000 - The article, part of a continuing series on the Direct Observation of Primary Care Study, explores what effects forced disruptions in continuity (i.e., patient insurance changes) may have on quality of care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2000/1100/p44.html
'Oh, by the Way ...': Agenda Setting in Office Visits -- FPM
Dec 1, 2002 - The article will explain how physicians can deal with patients who present with lists of complaints and how managing these lists effectively can improve patient care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/1100/p63.html
'Problem Patients:' A Fresh Look at an Old Vexation -- FPM
Aug 1, 2000 - Every practice has at least one. Here's how to reduce irritation and improve outcomes.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2000/0700/p57.html
'Work Smarter, Not Harder' to Save Your Practice Money -- FPM
May 1, 2001 - When this family practice learned how to delegate, make wise use of technology and trim its staff, it gained $200,000 per year.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0500/p27.html
'Would You Like to See a Doctor Today?' -- FPM
May 1, 2008 - If you offer same-day appointments, this simple question can save your staff - and your patients - hours of time.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0500/oa1.html
"All I Wanted Was Something for the Cough" -- FPM
Jun 1, 2013 - Is the health system in your community truly focused on what the patient wants? Are you sure?
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/0500/p52.html
"Insuring" the Uninsured -- FPM
Sep 1, 2004 - By offering uninsured patients a set of services in exchange for an affordable monthly fee, this practice has reduced no-shows and improved its patients’ health.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0900/p51.html
"Tell Me About Yourself" -- FPM
Aug 1, 2012 - Time is short, but getting to know your patients can be invaluable.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0700/p4.html
"Vital Signs" for Assessing Your Practice's Financial Health -- FPM
Dec 1, 2009 - Paying attention to key metrics can help keep your practice operationally and financially healthy.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/1100/p25.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
"You Should See My Doctor": Cost-Effective Marketing Ideas for Your Practice -- FPM
Jan 1, 2002 - Marketing doesn’t have to be expensive, complicated or unethical. To begin, simply treat your current patients right.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0100/p33.html
(Small) Trends in Physician Compensation -- FPM
Dec 1, 1998 - ...compensation for primary care physicians rose just 0.86 percent to $135,791 in 1997. Median compensation for all other specialists dropped 0.48 percent to $220,476. Family physicians without obstetrics saw the largest increase among all of primary care. Their median compensation...
Family Practice Management : FP Stat
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/1100/p82.html
1-800-Chronic Disease Management -- FPM
Dec 1, 2005 - It makes no sense for medical insurance companies to do chronic disease management. Their role is to manage money. Primary care physicians can do chronic disease management right and for the right reasons. We must be paid for implementing these programs and paid to sustain them.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/1100/p17.html
10 Big Ideas That Could Make Your Practice Better -- FPM
Oct 1, 2008 - Could your practice benefit from some fresh thinking? Get inspired by these 10 ideas that have made a difference for your colleagues.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0900/p33.html
10 Quick Tips for a More User-Friendly PDA -- FPM
Jan 1, 2003 - The author provides tips for customizing a PDA so that it is more useful to the physician at the point of care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0100/p70.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
10 Steps to Staying Sane -- FPM
Jan 1, 1998 - Physicians face more than their share of stress. Here are some tips for preventing problems down the road.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0100/p65.html
10 Ways Family Practices Lose Money -- FPM
Jun 1, 2003 - Learn how to plug the leaks that deplete your practice’s income.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0600/p51.html
10 Ways to Keep Your Quality Improvement Team Motivated
...Primary care practices have been tasked with reporting an increasing amount of quality data to satisfy requirements for insurance companies, accountable care organizations (ACOs), patient-centered medical home (PCMH) recognition, and various pay-for-performance programs. As a result, it...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0900/fpm20180900p23.pdf
10 Ways to Keep Your Quality Improvement Team Motivated -- FPM
Oct 1, 2018 - Assembling a dedicated QI team is only half the challenge. Here's how to build and sustain their momentum.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0900/p23.html
11 Tips for More Productive Billing -- FPM
Mar 1, 2002 - The author, a practice administrator, offers 10 tips for improving the efficiency of billing and collection processes.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0300/p16.html
12 Tips for Increasing Your Job Satisfaction -- FPM
Sep 1, 2002 - In this article, family physicians share the practical tips they use to get more satisfaction out of their patient interactions and their workday.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0900/p70.html
13 Months of Quality Improvement: Did It Work? -- FPM
Jan 1, 2001 - The article completes a series on one group's participation in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's chronic care quality improvement project. This article offers lessons learned from the project and explores whether the principles of quality improvement were effective.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0100/p55.html
13 Ways to Be More Efficient -- FPM
Apr 1, 1999 - A family physician presents practical tips that can help physicians and their staff members be more efficient in their patient-care activities.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0400/p47.html
14 Alternative Practice Styles -- FPM
Feb 1, 2001 - Perhaps the road less traveled is the right career path for you. Here are more than a dozen ideas to get you started.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0200/p33.html
15 Tips for Managing Life at Work and Home -- FPM
Feb 1, 2000 - This article is a compilation of time management tips for home and office from a variety of management experts.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2000/0200/p60.html
18 Glimpses of Tomorrow -- FPM
Sep 1, 2004 - Introduces Big Ideas issue, suggesting that most of the ideas featured have something to do with the FFM new practice model and that the authors may actually share a vision of the future of family medicine.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0900/p13.html
19HealthPublicScienceReferenceCommitteeReport.pdf
...17 18 ITEM NO. 2: RESOLUTION NO. 3002: IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE FOR HOMEBOUND 19 PATIENTS 20 21 RESOLVED, That the American Academy of Family Physicians recognize the lack of 22 access to care for homebound patients and the role of the family medicine physician in 23 providing...
Events
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/alf_ncsc/business/19HealthPublicScienceReferenceCommitteeReport.pdf
19PracticeEnhancementReferenceCommitteeReport.pdf
...even when family physicians have years of experience. Members further 26 testified of the importance to protect full spectrum primary care. The reference committee 27 acknowledged the positive comments but felt the first resolved clause was beyond the scope of the 28 AAFP. The...
Events
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/alf_ncsc/business/19PracticeEnhancementReferenceCommitteeReport.pdf
2,500 Cash-Paying Patients and Growing -- FPM
Feb 1, 2006 - This physician is expanding his cash-only practice to keep up with demand.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0200/p64.html
20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors -- FPM
Aug 1, 2002 - ...group health care, physicians and other health care providers are working together to make the U.S. health care system safer. This fact sheet tells what you can do. 1. The single most important way you can help to prevent errors is to be an active member of your health care team....
Family Practice Management : Patient Education
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0700/p49.html
2013 Practice Enhancement Report
...Gender Disparities in Family Physician 9 Salaries (pp. 1-2). 10 11 Item 3: Not Adopt Resolution No. 5003 Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (p. 2). 12 13 Item 4: Adopt Substitute Resolution No. 5004 Clarification of Medical Benefits in lieu of 14 Resolution No. 5004 (pp. 3). 15...
Events
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/alf_ncsc/business/2013-pe-report.pdf
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
2018 Agenda of the Reference Committee on Education
...1. Resolution No. 2001 Addressing the Burden of Indirect Patient Care on Physician Well-Being 2. Resolution No. 2002 Family Medicine Residency Education Involving Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants 3. Resolution No. 2003 Maternal Mortality in the United States 4....
Events
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/alf_ncsc/business/18EducationReferenceCommitteeAgenda.pdf
2020 CME Session Topics
View the CME topics that will be discussed at the 2020 AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX) Conference: Chicago, October 13-17.
Events : Family Medicine Experience (FMX) Virtual
https://www.aafp.org/events/fmx/cme/opportunities/session-topics.html
2020-2021 Tar Wars Program Guide
...in 1988 by Jeff Cain, MD, and Glenna Pember, from Hall of Life, a division of the Denver Museum of Natural History, and Doctors Ought to Care (DOC). Since its inception, Tar Wars has touched the lives of more than 10 million children worldwide. The lesson plan in this guide...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/tobacco/tar_wars/2020-21-Tar-Wars-Program-Guide.pdf
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
22 Tips for Improving Your Practice -- FPM
Sep 1, 1999 - ‘Good enough’ is no longer good enough. For today's family practice, it's improve it or lose it.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0900/p20.html
30 Standardized Hospital Admission Orders -- FPM
Oct 1, 2001 - This updated and expanded collection of orders can help you admit patients more efficiently and effectively.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/1000/p49.html
34 Pieces of Advice Worth Repeating -- FPM
Jun 1, 2006 - You know it's really good advice if you want to hear it again.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0600/p14.html
99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum
...Marting is an attorney practicing with Forbes Law Group in Overland Park, Kan., where she focuses on regulatory compliance and health care reimbursement. Author disclosure: no relevant financial affiliations disclosed. © J IM F R A Z IE R Perhaps one of the most...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0700/fpm20180700p5.pdf
99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum -- FPM
Aug 1, 2018 - Here’s how to quickly identify whether you’re on the path to a 99214 versus a 99213.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0700/p5.html
A Bonus Deal From Medicare -- FPM
May 1, 2000 - This article will describe which rural services qualify for the 10-percent bonus discount from Medicare and how physicians can access the bonus (since it's not automatic). The article also will include a list of the regional rural office contacts and underserved regions.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2000/0500/p15.html
A Broader View of Patient Education -- FPM
Feb 1, 1999 - The article will discuss how family physicians can help educate their patients about referrals to other specialists; a sample patient education brochure accompanies the article.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0200/p54.html
A Case Study in Developing a Successful Medical Group -- FPM
May 1, 1999 - This group thrives by keeping doctors in control and by putting the interests of primary care physicians first.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0500/p42.html
A Challenge for You -- FPM
Sep 1, 2003 - Introducing the FPM Reader Challenge, the author solicits big ideas that have made a difference in FP’s practices as entries into an article competition.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0900/p14.html
A Comparison of Voice Recognition Programs -- FPM
Apr 1, 1999 - This installment in an ongoing series on using computers will compare three software programs for physician voice recognition/dictation.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0400/p48.html
A Critical Look at Critical Care Coding -- FPM
Apr 1, 2000 - This article will update Medicare's coding and coverage policies for critical care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2000/0400/p14.html
A Day in My Practice in 2020 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2011 - What will medical practice look like in the next decade? Here's one possibility.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/1100/p44.html
A Family Physician's Legacy -- FPM
Aug 1, 2012 - Some shoes can never be filled.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0700/p40.html
A Feedback Tool to Improve Physician-Medical Assistant Communication -- FPM
Jun 1, 2014 - Using an evaluation form and face-to-face meetings can help get both sides of the team talking and solving problems.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0500/p5.html
A Few Moments of Lifestyle Advice -- FPM
Feb 1, 2014 - With two minutes and two tools, you can help your patients make healthier choices.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0100/p32.html
A Funny Thing Happened Today at the Office -- FPM
Jun 1, 2003 - Laughter is the best medicine. And medicine often makes for the best laughter.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0600/p80.html
A Gift for Our Peer Reviewers: CME Credit -- FPM
Dec 1, 2004 - A special thank-you to FPM's peer review team and announcement of CME prescribe credit for reviewing manuscripts beginning Jan. 2005.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/1100/p11.html
A Job-Share Model for the New Millenium -- FPM
Sep 1, 2002 - This approach to family practice assures continuity of care for your patients as well as a healthy life balance and a decent paycheck for you.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0900/p29.html
A Jury of One's Peers -- FPM
Dec 1, 2019 - FPM depends on readers like you to review submitted manuscripts and help us deliver useful, high-quality content.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/1100/p6.html
A Last-Minute Y2K Survival Guide -- FPM
Oct 1, 1999 - Doing some simple contingency planning now will enable your practice to run smoothly in January even if the dire predictions are true.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/1000/p21.html
A Life Checkup -- FPM
Oct 1, 2011 - When was the last time you took an honest look at your life?
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0900/p52.html
A Mélange of Helpful Advice -- FPM
Dec 1, 2015 - Need to improve your leadership skills, workflow, marketing, stress levels, or quality scores? Read on.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/1100/p4.html
A Microcosm of the Health Care 'System' -- FPM
Feb 1, 2011 - Should a patient ask you what's wrong with health care today, where do you start?
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0100/p3.html
A Model for Successful Rural Practice -- FPM
Mar 1, 2000 - This community-supported practice meets the needs of both the community and the physicians serving it.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2000/0300/p41.html
A Multiple-Service Rule for E/M Services -- FPM
Jun 1, 2008 - A simple rule change could improve access and quality of care while reducing inequities between compensation for E/M services and for procedures.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0600/p9.html
A Must-Do List for the Departing Physician -- FPM
Oct 1, 2005 - From tail coverage to giving notice, here’s how to prepare yourself, your partners and your patients for your departure.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/1000/p54.html
A New Approach to Group Visits: Helping High-Need Patients Make Behavioral Change -- FPM
Apr 1, 2008 - The most difficult patients have one thing in common: They need to change their health habits. Group visits can help them.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0400/pa6.html
A New Approach to Making Your Doctor-Nurse Team More Productive -- FPM
Aug 1, 2008 - With proper training and delegation, your team can see more patients, deliver better care and feel more satisfied at work.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0700/p35.html
A New Approach to New Physician Orientation: Six Key Components -- FPM
Aug 1, 2019 - In an era of patient-centered medical homes and value-based care, the old approach to physician orientation just doesn’t cut it.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0700/p24.html
A New Epidemic: Administrative Fibrillation -- FPM
Apr 1, 2008 - If you're prone to overcommitment, you may be at risk for A-fib.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0400/p48.html
A New Future With an Old Business Model -- FPM
Feb 1, 2006 - Turning away third-party payers and requiring payment at the time of service restored this family physician's practice.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0200/p74.html
A New Identity for Family Medicine: Physicians for the Underserved -- FPM
May 1, 2005 - By emphasizing the family physician's role as a caregiver for patients in underserved areas, we can strengthen our specialty.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0500/p14.html
A New Lexicon for Physicians: A Poem for Physicians Who Care -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - What if EHRs, MIPS, and MACRA all stood for something else--something truly meaningful?
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p36.html
A New Model of Charitable Care: The Robin Hood Practice -- FPM
Feb 1, 2008 - This self-sustaining practice provides concierge care and indigent care in equal amounts. Here's how it works.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0200/p12.html
A New Shipment of Tools -- FPM
Feb 1, 2001 - Introduces the expanded online toolbox, the self-test and Christy
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0200/p8.html
A New Year's Present From Medicare -- and Three From FPM -- FPM
Jan 1, 1998 - Alludes to HCFA's delay in enforcing the new version of the documentation guidelines, introduces online version of FPM Quiz.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0100/p6.html
A Night at the Nursing Home -- FPM
May 1, 2008 - Sometimes, our patients give us gifts far greater than anything we've given them.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0500/p46.html
A Nursing Home Documentation Tool for More Efficient Visits -- FPM
Apr 1, 2012 - This one-page form can help improve care, keep visits patient-centered, and even save you some time.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0300/p19.html
A Palm-Top Computer in Every Practice? -- FPM
Sep 1, 2000 - This article will give an overview of hand-held computers and provide practical tips for using them in physician practices.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2000/0900/p59.html
A Part-Time Practice Success Story -- FPM
Jun 1, 1999 - By working together, these part-time physicians are meeting their patients' needs - and their own.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0600/p22.html
A Physician's Guide to Locum Tenens -- FPM
Feb 1, 1999 - If you've ever been curious about this unique practice option, here's how one family physician made it work.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0200/p41.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
A Piece of Your Mind -- FPM
Dec 1, 2002 - Invites readers to describe the biggest problems they're facing and solutions they've discovered.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/1100/p8.html
A Potpourri of Practice Improvement -- FPM
Aug 1, 2015 - Whether you're looking to upgrade quality, efficiency, service, or job satisfaction, we've got something for you.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0700/p8.html
A Practical Approach to Reducing Patients' Prescription Costs -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - A single screening question and an arsenal of cost-reducing strategies can help you help your patients afford their medications.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p5.html
A Practical Approach to Reducing Patients’ Prescription Costs
...at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), Rochester, N.Y. Dr. Venci is a clinical pharmacy specialist in the URMC Primary Care Network. Mechelle Sanders is a PhD candidate in health services research. Angela Lanigan is research project manager for the American Academy of...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/fpm20190500p5.pdf
A Practical Approach to Screening for Social Determinants of Health
...determinants of health) create access, adherence, or performance barriers, often impeding their efforts to provide evidence-based clinical care that improves overall health.3,4 For example, a patient who lacks safe housing, reliable transportation, or adequate food resources may...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0500/fpm20180500p7.pdf
A Practical Approach to Screening for Social Determinants of Health -- FPM
Jun 1, 2018 - Screening patients to understand their social context is the gateway to addressing barriers and improving health.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0500/p7.html
A Practical Guide to Emergency Preparedness for Office-Based Family Physicians -- FPM
Apr 1, 2013 - Medical emergencies may not be common in the office setting, but that's precisely why you need to practice your response to them.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/0300/p13.html
A Primer on E-mail Discussion Lists -- FPM
Sep 1, 2001 - The author provides a comprehensive list and a summary of listservs available to family physicians as well as tips on listserv etiquette.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0900/p54.html
A Primer on Employment Contracts -- FPM
Dec 1, 2002 - This article identifies and defines the key terms contained in most physicians' employment contracts.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/1100/p73.html
A Primer on Wireless Networks -- FPM
Feb 1, 2004 - The author, a family physician, explains the benefits and pitfalls of using local wireless networks in a busy clinical practice (for example, to access electronic medical records wirelessly).
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0200/p69.html
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 Problem Oriented Approach to the HIPAA Security Standards -- FPM
Aug 1, 2001 - Every practice will have to comply with HIPAA. You can take the first step by performing a self-audit of your practice’s current security measures.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0700/p37.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 Quick Review of Reassignment Can Help Avert Fraud Accusations -- FPM
Sep 1, 1998 - The author explains the Medicare policy on reassignment, the exceptions and why it's important in the current climate of increased fraud and abuse enforcement.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0900/p21.html
A Quick Tour of the Changes in FPM -- FPM
Apr 1, 2008 - Board here. The tour bus is about to depart.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0400/p7.html
A Quick-Reference Card for Identifying Level-4 Visits -- FPM
Aug 1, 1999 - The author's tool will help you keep in mind what qualifies a visit for a 99214 or a 99204.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0700/p32.html
A Refresher on Coding Consultations -- FPM
Mar 1, 2007 - Here's a guide to the sometimes confusing documentation requirements for consultations.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0300/p45.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