Team-Based Care
Read about AAFP's policy on team-based care.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations : Policies
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/team-based-care.html
Team-based Training Key to Providing Team-based Care
Team-based Training Key to Providing Team-based Care
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/team_based_training_key_to.html
Postpartum Hemorrhage: Prevention and Treatment - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2017 - Postpartum hemorrhage is common and can occur in patients without risk factors for hemorrhage. Active management of the third stage of labor should be used routinely to reduce its incidence. Use of oxytocin after delivery of the anterior shoulder is the most important and effective ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0401/p442.html
Using Empowered CMAs and Nursing Staff to Improve Team-based Care -- FPM
Feb 1, 2019 - Highly trained workers can perform more visit-related tasks, boosting care quality and reducing physician burnout.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0100/p17.html
Team-based Care Aids Response to Pain Crisis
Thousands of patients with chronic pain needed help after several pain clinics in Washington closed this summer. Helen Gray, M.D., writes that a team-based approached, including working with clinical pharmacists and registered nurses who serve as care managers, allowed her practice to ...
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/team_based_care_aids_response.html
Rural Study Explores Team-based Approach to Diabetes Care
Results of a study recently published in the Southern Medical Journal highlight the effectiveness of a team-based approach to managing diabetes in a rural primary care setting.
AAFP News : Practice and Career
https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20190522ruraldiabetes.html
Understanding and Improving Risk Adjustment in Team-Based Care -- FPM
Dec 1, 2020 - Understand the basics of risk adjustment and how it is used in value-based payment (VBP) arrangements. Learn strategies to thrive in VBP and risk-adjustment models to optimize payment while providing high-quality patient care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/1100/p29.html
How to Integrate Clinical Pharmacists Into Primary Care -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - Clinical pharmacists can take team-based care to the next level.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/p12.html
Diabetes-Related Foot Infections: Diagnosis and Treatment - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2021 - Diabetes-related foot infections occur in approximately 40% of diabetes-related foot ulcers and cause significant morbidity. Clinicians should consider patient risk factors (e.g., presence of foot ulcers greater than 2 cm, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, poor vascular perfusion, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1000/p386.html
Team-based Care Needs Greater Support
Intern John Heafner, M.D., M.P.H., writes that students and residents understand the value of learning and working in a team-based model. He says payers need to follow suit.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20180813lv-teamcare.html
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
AAFP Sees Harms to Team-based Care in VA Interim Final Rule
The AAFP and other medical societies this month urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to rescind an interim final rule that would decrease the standard of care for U.S. veterans.
AAFP News : Advocacy and Government
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20210127vascope.html
Care Team & Staffing -- FPM Topic Collection
Nov 13, 2020 - This article collection features popular FPM content on the subjects of teamwork and staffing -- from implementing team This article collection features popular FPM content on the subjects of teamwork and staffing -- from implementing team huddles to retaining good employees.
- Creating a Successful Team
- Optimizing Nurses, MAs, and Other Staff
- Hiring, Firing, & Retention
- Effective Meetings
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=37
Care of the Military Veteran: Selected Health Issues - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2019 - According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 18.2 million veterans were living in the United States in 2017, of whom 1.6 million were female. Less than one-half of all veterans receive care at a Veterans Health Administration or military treatment facility, leaving most to receive services from...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1101/p544.html
Team-Based Care: Saving Time and Improving Efficiency -- FPM
Dec 1, 2014 - Physicians can maximize their time - and their practice's income - by delegating more documentation tasks to well-trained staff.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/1100/p23.html
Oncologic Emergencies: Recognition and Initial Management - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2018 - Most oncologic emergencies can be classified as metabolic, hematologic, structural, or treatment related. Tumor lysis syndrome is a metabolic emergency that presents as severe electrolyte abnormalities. Stabilization is focused on vigorous rehydration, maintaining urine output, and ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0601/p741.html
Geriatric Assessment: An Office-Based Approach - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2018 - Family physicians should be proficient in geriatric assessment because, as society ages, older adults will constitute an increasing proportion of patients. Geriatric assessment evaluates medical, social, and environmental factors that influence overall well-being, and addresses ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0615/p776.html
Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Practical Guide for Primary Care -- FPM
Dec 1, 2020 - Ultrasound has head-to-toe applications for primary care, and the newest machines are portable and affordable enough to fit into almost any practice.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/1100/p33.html
Primary Brain Tumors in Adults: Diagnosis and Treatment - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2016 - Primary intracranial tumors of the brain structures, including meninges, are rare with an overall five-year survival rate of 33.4%; they are collectively called primary brain tumors. Proven risk factors for these tumors include certain genetic syndromes and exposure to high-dose ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0201/p211.html
Frailty: Evaluation and Management - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2021 - Frailty, which is a geriatric syndrome that affects 5% to 17% of older adults, is a state of increased vulnerability across multiple health domains that leads to adverse health outcomes. Frail older adults are at increased risk of falls, disability, hospitalizations, and death. Frailty ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0215/p219.html
Coding Changes for Family Medicine in 2018 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2018 - New codes for cognitive assessment and care planning, team-based care management, prolonged preventive services, and anticoagulation management are among this year’s changes.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0100/p5.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
Redesigning Your Work Space to Support Team-Based Care -- FPM
Apr 1, 2013 - Four key design elements could make your team more effective.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/0300/p20.html
Care Management and the Quadruple Aim -- FPM
Apr 1, 2021 - Care management not only addresses the Triple Aim. It could also help improve our work life.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0300/p5.html
Opioid Use Disorder: Medical Treatment Options - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2019 - Opioid use disorder is highly prevalent and can be fatal. At least 2.1 million Americans 12 years and older had opioid use disorder in 2016, and approximately 47,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2017. Opioid use disorder is a chronic relapsing condition, the treatment of ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1001/p416.html