How Health Care Reform Will Affect Family Physicians -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - The legislation isn't perfect, but it makes an important point - that primary care deserves more attention.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p14.html
Exam Documentation: Charting Within the Guidelines -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - Yes, it's complicated, but don't make it harder than it has to be.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p24.html
The 12-Step Way to Reduce Practice Expenses: Part 2, Operational Efficiencies -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - Even small cuts in your operational expenses can add up to big savings for your practice.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p30.html
How to Be an Efficient and Effective Preceptor -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - It is possible to do the important work of precepting students and still get home in time for dinner.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p18.html
Your Piece of the Deficit -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - How does it feel to benefit from federal red ink?
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p6.html
Why the Medicare Fee Schedule and RVUs Matter to Employed Family Physicians -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - When Medicare payments are cut, everybody loses, not just self-employed physicians.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p7.html
Coding & Documentation - May-Jun 2010 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - ...for the next few days for cleaning, application of topical medication and redressing, until the wound began to heal. How should I code this care? A The wound repair codes typically have a 10-day global period, so the follow-up services you describe are not reimbursable. Most payers...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p35.html
Practice Pearls - May-Jun 2010 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - ...Practice Pearls presents readers' advice on practice operations and patient care, along with tips drawn from the literature. Send us your best pearl (250 words of less), and you'll earn $50 if we publish it. We also welcome questions for our QandA section. Send pearls, questions,...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p36.html
Letters - May-Jun 2010 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - ...Making Patient Care Easier Under Multiple Managed Care Plans Editor's Collections Billing & Claims Working With Insurers Related Topic Searches Health plans, general Paperwork management MOST RECENT ISSUE Jan-Feb 2021 Access the latest issue of FPM journal...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p11.html
Letters - May-Jun 2010 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - ...of the HPI, it is always supplemented and completed by Dr. Anderson. It is this information that is used for his code selection and plan of care. As indicated in the article, Dr. Anderson is the owner of the HPI due to clarification of the preliminary information and the gathering...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p11a.html
How to Clean Up in Family Medicine -- FPM
Jun 1, 2010 - As costs increase, medical practices need to get creative.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0500/p40.html
Documenting History in Compliance With Medicare's Guidelines -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - The difference between one level and the next may be no more than a word or two.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p22.html
The 12-Step Way to Reduce Practice Expenses: Part 1, Staffing Efficiencies -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - Staff-related expenses consume the largest portion of your overhead, so that's where this 12-month plan begins.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p38.html
Coding & Documentation - Mar-Apr 2010 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - ...does not permit providers to bill Medicaid or beneficiaries any fee for missing a scheduled appointment. This may be true of some managed care contracts as well. On the other hand, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allows physicians and suppliers to charge Medicare...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p46.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
Letters - Mar-Apr 2010 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - ...of health care reform Fam Pract Manag. 2010 Mar-Apr;17(2):14. Why can't reform be simple at first and fine-tuned later? (See White B. Noteworthy Blog. Leawood, Kan: FPM/AAFP. Dec. 23, 2009. Available from: http://blogs.aafp.org/fpm/noteworthy/entry/how_will_health_care_reform.)...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p14.html
How to Solve Problems in Your Practice With a New Meeting Approach -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - Your practice members have the answers; they just need to be heard.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p31.html
Practice Pearls - Mar-Apr 2010 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - ...in these exams may be a loss leader, but it is more than counterbalanced by the revenue from routine follow-up care and the professional satisfaction of providing quality care and proving that family medicine works. I always do a postmortem when a patient shows up at the hospital...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p48.html
FPM: Read It As You Like It -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - With four versions, there's at least one FPM for you.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p7.html
An Open Letter to All the Health Plans That Keep Sending Me Letters -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - How helpful are all those letters you receive from health plans? Not very, says this family physician.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p52.html
Letters - Mar-Apr 2010 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - ...Care Team & Staffing Practice Essentials Related Topic Searches Staff motivation and retention Communication MOST RECENT ISSUE Jan-Feb 2021 Access the latest issue of FPM journal Read the Issue FPM E-Newsletter Sign up to receive FPM's free, weekly...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p14b.html
Letters - Mar-Apr 2010 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - ...Risk Adjustment in Team-Based Care 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. Incorporating...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p14a.html
Medicare Enrollment: Staying in the Game Even When the Rules Change -- FPM
Apr 1, 2010 - It's a government program. Did you expect it to be easy?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0300/p35.html
AAFP News - Apr 1, 2010 - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2010 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0401/p823.html
Reaching Out to an Impaired Physician -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - Effectively addressing a colleague's impairment requires care, planning and courage.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p27.html
The More Things Change -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - Referring to a 1903 book on medical practice management, the author argues that physicians faced challenges 100 years ago that are startlingly similar to today's problems -- threats to primary care, inadequate income, scheming lawyers and more.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p8.html
Coding & Documentation - Jan-Feb 2010 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - ...pain-related complaints. Which diagnosis code should I list first? Should it be V70.0, Routine general medical examination at a health care facility ? A The guidelines for ICD-9 coding state: List first the ICD-9-CM code for the diagnosis, condition, problem, or other reason for...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p32.html
Tools and Strategies for Improving Asthma Management -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - A clear goal, staff buy-in and simple tools - such as an asthma flow sheet - can help your practice follow asthma guidelines more consistently.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p16.html
Letters - Jan-Feb 2010 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - ...Care Previous article Using Patient Lists to ... Next article >> Jan-Feb 2010 Issue LETTERS Health care reform should emphasize person-focused care Fam Pract Manag. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):10-12. I applaud Dr. Starfield's attempt to define our specialty in terms of person-focused care...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p10a.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
Letters - Jan-Feb 2010 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - Advertisement << Health Care Reform Sho ... Previous article Correction Next article >> Jan-Feb 2010 Issue LETTERS Using patient lists to enhance care Fam Pract Manag. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):10-12. As a retired family physician who spends more time in medical offices as a patient these...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p10b.html
Letters - Jan-Feb 2010 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - ...<< The Power of Apology Previous article Health Care Reform Sho ... Next article >> Jan-Feb 2010 Issue LETTERS Quiznos and health care Fam Pract Manag. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):10-12. If the woman in What If Quiznos Were Run Like Health Care? [The Last Word, November/December 2009] had...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p10.html
The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: Secrets to Success -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - Successful reporting begins with preparation.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p24.html
Practice Pearls - Jan-Feb 2010 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - ...Practice Pearls presents readers' advice on practice operations and patient care, along with tips drawn from the literature. Send us your best pearl (250 words of less), and you'll earn $50 if we publish it. We also welcome questions for our QandA section. Send pearls, questions,...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p34.html
The Power of Apology -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - When a patient suffers from a medical mistake, two words can usher in healing.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p40.html
Climbing One Step at a Time -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - Start training by rebuilding a piece of your practice; eventually you'll be able to rebuild the whole.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p7.html
Letters - Jan-Feb 2010 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - ...Risk Adjustment in Team-Based Care 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. Incorporating...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p10c.html
Creating a High-Quality, Low-Cost Health Care System: Lessons From Grand Junction, ...
Dec 1, 2009 - Physicians who have been instrumental in making Grand Junction, CO, one of the lowest cost health care marketplaces in the country offer the secrets of Grand Junction's success.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/1100/p7.html
What If Quiznos Were Run Like Health Care? -- FPM
Dec 1, 2009 - Good luck getting paid for those chips and sandwiches at the time of service.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/1100/p36.html
Practice Pearls - Nov-Dec 2009 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2009 - ...covering for an absent physician is to divide the alphabet into equal parts for the remaining physicians. Each physician is responsible for caring for the patients whose first letter of their last name falls into the physician's assigned section of the alphabet. Our practice used to...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/1100/p31.html
Ten Steps to a Patient-Centered Medical Home -- FPM
Dec 1, 2009 - Start with steps that increase practice revenue. Then you'll be better able to afford the steps that just make practice better and more satisfying.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/1100/p18.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
Step-by-Step Practice Transformation -- FPM
Dec 1, 2009 - Can you walk there, or do you need to fly?
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/1100/p6.html
The 2009 EHR User Satisfaction Survey: Responses From 2,012 Family Physicians -- FPM
Dec 1, 2009 - If you're shopping for an EHR system, you might appreciate this advice from a couple of thousand colleagues.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/1100/p10.html
Coding & Documentation - Nov-Dec 2009 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2009 - ...Risk Adjustment in Team-Based Care 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. Incorporating...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/1100/p30.html
Preparing for Health Care Unreform -- FPM
Oct 1, 2009 - What do you think the odds are that you will have uninsured patients to care for next year?
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0900/p5.html
Immediate Action Protocol: A Tool to Help Your Practice Assess Suicidal Patients -- FPM
Oct 1, 2009 - If you've cared for patients with suicidal ideation, you'll know how valuable this tool can be.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0900/p17.html
Practice Pearls - Sep-Oct 2009 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2009 - ...I have a lot of cash-paying patients, and I reward them for taking good care of themselves by charging them less when appropriate. If I can see them for a five- or 10-minute visit to manage their refills instead of a 20-minute visit to explain that they should exercise and diet to...
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0900/p31.html
What You Can Do to Help Your Uninsured Patients -- FPM
Oct 1, 2009 - Here's how to patients who might otherwise miss getting the services they need.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0900/p21.html
Five Communication Strategies to Promote Self-Management of Chronic Illness -- FPM
Oct 1, 2009 - How you communicate with your patients can enhance - or inhibit - their ability to manage their chronic illnesses.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2009/0900/p12.html