Ask FPM - May 2004 -- FPM
May 1, 2004 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Open Access: Whatever ... Next article >> May 2004 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2004 May;11(5):60. PAs and the Stark statute Medicare overpayments Handling patients who don’t pay Referral to a specialist PAs and the Stark statute Q I...
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Ask FPM - May 2005 -- FPM
May 1, 2005 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Working in a Toxic Env ... Next article >> May 2005 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2005 May;12(5):88. Can no-pays get the heave-ho? Releasing deceased patients' records Open access in an academic setting Can no-pays get the heave-ho? Q...
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Ask FPM - Nov 1998 -- FPM
Dec 1, 1998 - Advertisement << Letters Previous article Coding & Documentation Next article >> Nov 1998 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 1998 Nov-Dec;5(10):11. Utilization management Creating an office manual for rural health certification Utilization management Q I am the sole physician on a...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/1100/p11.html
Ask FPM - Nov 1999 -- FPM
Dec 1, 1999 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Smaller Is Looking Bet ... Next article >> Nov 1999 Issue Ask FPM Fam Pract Manag. 1999 Nov-Dec;6(10):49. Compensation plans, the IRS and Stark laws The physician-patient relationship Transcribing encounter notes Compensation plans,...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/1100/p49.html
Ask FPM - Nov 2000 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2000 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article How Do You Like Your U ... Next article >> Nov 2000 Issue Ask FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2000 Nov-Dec;7(10):50. Bad-debt write-offs Billing company rates Time cards and efficiency Bad-debt write-offs Q My physician-employer's CPA has told us...
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Ask FPM - Nov 2001 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2001 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Doing the Right Things ... Next article >> Nov 2001 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2001 Nov-Dec;8(10):51. Write-offs for FPs Appropriate staffing Closed to new Medicaid patients Write-offs for FPs Q What percentage of gross revenue...
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Ask FPM - Nov 2002 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2002 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article A Piece of Your Mind Next article >> Nov 2002 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2002 Nov-Dec;9(10):78. The cost of office equipment Acceptable overhead Patient satisfaction survey The cost of office equipment Q Office equipment – such as...
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Ask FPM - Nov 2003 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2003 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article The First Step Toward ... Next article >> Nov 2003 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2003 Nov-Dec;10(10):55. Hiring an office assistant Dictation islands Delegating to MAs Re-signing bonuses Hiring an office assistant Q We need to hire an...
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Ask FPM - Nov 2004 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2004 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article A Gift for Our Peer Re ... Next article >> Nov 2004 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2004 Nov-Dec;11(10):77. Starting a practice in a health professional shortage area Dictation reminders Medicare teaching rules Starting a practice in a...
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Ask FPM - Oct 1999 -- FPM
Oct 1, 1999 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Is There a Leading Phy ... Next article >> Oct 1999 Issue Ask FPM Fam Pract Manag. 1999 Oct;6(9):48. FMLA forms Fair compensation Problem patient FMLA forms Q What are my responsibilities when one of my patients requests leave from his...
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Ask FPM - Oct 2000 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2000 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article An Open Letter to the ... Next article >> Oct 2000 Issue Ask FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2000 Oct;7(9):68. Phone triage system Part-time practice advice Corporate ownership Phone triage system Q How should I set up a system for a triage...
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Ask FPM - Oct 2001 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2001 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Five Ways of Looking a ... Next article >> Oct 2001 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2001 Oct;8(9):55. Notifying patients of test results Physician office labs Notifying patients of test results Q Should patients be notified of all test...
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Ask FPM - Oct 2002 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2002 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Escapist Medicine Next article >> Oct 2002 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2002 Oct;9(9):67. RHC protocols Supervising an NP Closed to new Medicare patients RHC protocols Q Our rural health clinic (RHC) is in the process of becoming...
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Ask FPM - Oct 2003 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2003 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Looking Over Our Shoul ... Next article >> Oct 2003 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2003 Oct;10(9):72. Enlarge The questions and answers featured in this installment of Ask FPM address subjects we tend to get asked about again and...
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Ask FPM - Oct 2004 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2004 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article High-Energy, High-Retu ... Next article >> Oct 2004 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2004 Oct;11(9):58. Visitors in the office Getting paid for depression care Signing a contract addendum Employment for residents Visitors in the office Q...
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Ask FPM - Sep 1998 -- FPM
Sep 1, 1998 - Advertisement << Letters Previous article Coding & Documentation Next article >> Sep 1998 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 1998 Sep;5(8):12. Effective mission statements Charging for medical record copies Effective mission statements Q I have been in private practice for two years in a...
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Ask FPM - Sep 1999 -- FPM
Sep 1, 1999 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article The Draft Documentatio ... Next article >> Sep 1999 Issue Ask FPM Fam Pract Manag. 1999 Sep;06(8):57-58. Patient-discharge letter Assignment agreements Stark regulations Patient-discharge letter Q One of our patients is abusing her...
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Ask FPM - Sep 2000 -- FPM
Sep 1, 2000 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Doctor Tools Next article >> Sep 2000 Issue Ask FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2000 Sep;7(8):66. Buying and selling patient charts Average compensation Compensation for collecting capitation payments Cesarean section privileges for FPs Buying...
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Ask FPM - Sep 2001 -- FPM
Sep 1, 2001 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Family Practice Betwee ... Next article >> Sep 2001 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2001 Sep;8(8):57. Translator requirements Using electronic signatures Notice of fees for delinquent accounts Translator requirements Q Our practice...
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Ask FPM - Sep 2002 -- FPM
Sep 1, 2002 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article Recreating Family Prac ... Next article >> Sep 2002 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2002 Sep;9(8):60. Sick-leave policy for physicians and midlevel providers Balancing semi-retirement and overhead costs Open-access scheduling Sick-leave...
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Ask FPM - Sep 2003 -- FPM
Sep 1, 2003 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article A Challenge for You Next article >> Sep 2003 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2003 Sep;10(8):73-74. Medicare participation HIPAA and homework Tracking performance Medicare participation Q What are the main differences between being a...
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Ask FPM - Sep 2004 -- FPM
Sep 1, 2004 - Advertisement << Practice Diary Previous article 18 Glimpses of Tomorrow Next article >> Sep 2004 Issue ASK FPM Fam Pract Manag. 2004 Sep;11(8):60. Writing off patient balances Billing for precepting Writing off patient balances Q Our practice currently writes off all patient...
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Ask your patients with chronic disease this key question -- FPM
Help patients with chronic disease make needed behavior change by asking them this one question that helps them set goals.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/behavior_change_question.html
Ask-Tell-Ask Framework for Flu Vaccination
...1 of 1 ASK-TELL-ASK FRAMEWORK FOR FLU VACCINATION Ask: I understand you don’t want the influenza shot today. Can you help me understand why not? Do you mind if I share some information with you about the vaccine? Listen and observe the patient carefully. What is he or she tell-...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0900/fpm20170900p6-rt1.pdf
Assessing Benefits Packages -- FPM
May 1, 2000 - This article will provide salaried FPs or physicians considering salaried positions with information about what kinds of benefits are currently being offered, what to look for and what to avoid.
Family Practice Management : Articles
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Assigning patient risk levels in two steps -- FPM
Identifying which of your patients are at high risk can help you provide them with better care.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/risk_assessment_steps.html
Asthma Days: An Approach to Planned Asthma Care -- Family Practice Management
...National guidelines and numerous studies empha-size the importance of the key elements of asth-ma care - classification, provision of controller medications and education about self-manage- ment skills,1 but both patients and physicians still tend to rely mostly on acute-care needs when...
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Asthma Days: An Approach to Planned Asthma Care for Family Physicians -- FPM
Oct 1, 2004 - Find out how one practice has improved care and outcomes for its asthma patients and increased practice revenue at the same time.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/1000/p43.html
Asthma Management Flow Sheet
...1 of 2 FPM Toolbox To find more practice resources, visit https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolbox. Developed by Ronald Adler, MD, FAAFP, and Jeanne McBride, RN, BSN, MM. Copyright © 2010 American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians may duplicate or adapt for use in their own...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/fpm20100100p16-rt1.pdf
Asthma Visit Documentation Form
...1 of 1 FPM Toolbox To find more practice resources, visit https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolbox. Developed by Kurtis S. Elward, MD. Copyright © 2004 American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians may duplicate or adapt for use in their own practices; all other rights reserved....
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asthmafollowup.pdf
...AsthmA visit documentAtion form Name: _______________________________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________________ History number: _________________________ Peak flow personal best: ________________________...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0900/asthmafollowup.pdf
Audit alert: Notable items in the 2013 OIG work plan -- FPM
Audit alert: Notable items in the 2013 OIG work plan
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/audit_alert_notable_items_in.html
Audits -- FPM
...Advertisement Main | Next » Friday Feb 22, 2019 New reports look at family medicine office visit billing Here's what to do with that Medicare comparative billing report you may have received analyzing how you bill family medicine office visits. [Read More] Posted at...
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Auld Lang Syne: Practice Management Resolutions for the New Year -- FPM
Jan 1, 2007 - It's time to set some practical goals that will improve your life as a family physician.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0100/p52.html
Authors Guide
Authors Guide for FPM journal
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Average family physician income up, but not equally -- FPM
Average family physician income up, but not equally
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/average_family_physician_income_up.html
Avoid errors when coding pulmonary diagnostic procedures -- FPM
Avoid errors when coding pulmonary diagnostic procedures
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/avoid_errors_when_coding_pulmonary.html
Avoid mistakes when coding for preventive medicine services -- FPM
Selecting the appropriate code will hopefully facilitate payment for preventive services and reduce some unpleasant questions from patients.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/avoiding_mistakes_preventive_coding.html
Avoiding Ambiguous Documentation -- FPM
May 1, 2007 - Unclear terms can weaken medical documentation and confuse your colleagues, and this physician has had enough.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0500/p60.html
Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Selecting an EMR System -- FPM
Dec 1, 1999 - This article will address common misconceptions about what can and can't be accomplished by switching to computerized patient records.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/1100/p47.html
Avoiding Counterfeit Drugs -- FPM
Mar 1, 2007 - Advertisement << Helping Your Patients ... Previous article Is Moonlighting Right ... Next article >> Mar 2007 Issue Information From Your Family Doctor Avoiding Counterfeit Drugs Fam Pract Manag. 2007 Mar;14(3):36. Download in pdf format. An article on this topic is available in the...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0300/p36.html
Avoiding Medicare cliff still has initial consequences for payment -- FPM
Avoiding Medicare cliff still has initial consequences for payment
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/avoiding_medicare_cliff_still_leads.html
Back Issues
Get information about ordering current and back issues of FPM, as well as information about print and online subscription rates.
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Back to Basics: Five Steps to Better Influenza Vaccination Rates
...30 | FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT | www.aafp.org/fpm | November/December 2017 CME © M IK E A U S T IN BACK TO BASICS: FIVE STEPS TO BETTER INFLUENZA VACCINATION RATES AMY CUNNINGHAM, PHD, MPH, JOHN STOECKLE, MD, VICTOR DIAZ, MD, GEORGE VALKO, MD, AND CHRISTINE...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/1100/fpm20171100p30.pdf
Back to Basics: Five Steps to Better Influenza Vaccination Rates -- FPM
Dec 1, 2017 - Getting more patients immunized against the flu does not require complicated strategies.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/1100/p30.html
Back to School: Options for Learning the Business of Medicine -- Family Practice ...
...July/August 2001 ■ www.aafp.org / fpm ■ F A M I L Y P R A C T I C E M A N A G E M E N T ■ 27 People talk about the art and scienceof medicine. In recent years, thebusiness of medicine has demandedphysicians’ attention as well. More and more physicians are pursuing business education,...
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Back to School: Options for Learning the Business of Medicine -- FPM
Aug 1, 2001 - From master’s programs to certificate programs to CME courses, the options are plentiful. But what’s right for you?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0700/p27.html
Back to the Future: The Telemedicine House Call -- FPM
Jan 1, 1998 - This pilot project showed that high-tech can mean high-touch.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0100/p18.html
Back to the Future: The Way Forward in Health Care Reform
...May/June 2012 | www.aafp.org/fpm | FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT | 5 OPINION Back to the Future: The Way Forward in Health Care Reform Philip D. Briggs, MD, MBA It’s 1995 all over again. Let’s get it right this time. So much of what is happening in health care today is eerily...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0500/fpm20120500p5.pdf
Back to the Future: The Way Forward in Health Care Reform -- FPM
Jun 1, 2012 - It's 1995 all over again. Let's get it right this time.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0500/p5.html
Balancing a Personal Life With OB Care -- FPM
Jun 1, 2007 - Family physicians can deliver babies and have a life, but not without setting some guidelines.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0600/p60.html
Barbara Hays -- FPM
...Barbara Hays Contact Details:
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/authors/bhays.html
Barbara Hays -- FPM
...Barbara Hays Contact Details:
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/authors/bhays.html
Baumol's Disease -- FPM
Dec 1, 2007 - Health care in general may suffer from an incurable disease. (Are you surprised?)
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/1100/p10.html
Be Present -- FPM
Feb 1, 2016 - When demands and distractions intrude on your patient encounters, practice these tips for being fully present.
Family Practice Management : Employed Practice
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0100/p8.html
Beating the Prior Authorization Blues -- FPM
Oct 1, 2016 - Getting insurer approval for treatment can take hours out of your week. Here are some ways to reduce the pain.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0900/p15.html
Becoming a Physician Executive: Where to Look Before Making the Leap -- FPM
Aug 1, 1999 - Would administrative medicine be a good fit for you? Here are some issues you should think about as you consider the switch.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0700/p37.html
Becoming a Superpractice -- FPM
Dec 1, 2007 - You don't need a phone booth for a changing room.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/1100/p8.html
Becoming an Effective Physician Leader -- FPM
May 1, 1999 - Your clinical practice has planted the seeds of leadership skills, but they need intensive cultivation to flourish.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0500/p35.html
Before You Sign That Office Lease
...November/December 2010 | www.aafp.org/fpm | FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT | 17 Here’s what to look for - and what to avoid. MARLY MCMILLEN, MBA, AND JIM AREND, MBA If you build it, people will come. That may have been good advice for Kevin Costner in the 1989 film Field of...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/1100/fpm20101100p17.pdf
Before You Sign That Office Lease -- FPM
Dec 1, 2010 - Here's what to look for - and what to avoid.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/1100/p17.html
Begin the Beguine, or loosening up for some ICD-10 dance steps -- FPM
Begin the Beguine, or loosening up for some ICD-10 dance steps
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/begin_the_beguine_or_loosening.html
Beginning With a Vision -- FPM
Mar 1, 1999 - The article explains the importance of having a shared vision to guide a practice's efforts toward quality patient care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0300/p57.html
Behavioral Health -- FPM Topic Collection
Nov 14, 2019 - Advertisement Topic Collection Behavioral Health Editors' Choice of Best Available Content This article collection features popular FPM content on topics such as substance use disorders or other addictions and mental health conditions. Categories Mental Health...
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Being All Things to All Patients -- FPM
May 1, 2008 - You can do it all, or do some of it better.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0500/p6.html
Benefits Programs: Look Before You Leap -- FPM
Apr 1, 1998 - This article discusses what benefits salaried FPs should seek to negotiate into their employment contracts.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0400/p67.html
Best Practices in Claims Processing -- FPM
Aug 1, 2003 - Developed by a committee representing health plans and medical specialty societies including the AAFP, these tips are designed to assist family physicians and their billing staff reduce payment delays attributed to problems related to coordination of benefits.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0700/p19.html
Betsy Nicoletti -- FPM
...Betsy Nicoletti Contact Details:
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/authors/bnicoletti.html
Better Practice Through Better Information -- FPM
Feb 1, 2003 - Argues that information management on larger and larger scales is crucial to family practice; introduces Bradd article on practice intranet and Endsley article on clinical instrument panel.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0200/p8.html
Beyond Burnout: Addressing System-Induced Distress -- FPM
Oct 1, 2019 - To describe the current phenomenon, we need a better term that puts the blame where it belongs and reminds us that the problem is responsive to multiple treatment strategies.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0900/p4.html
Beyond Charting: Using Your EHR's Data to Improve Quality -- FPM
May 1, 2005 - Author describes how his residency program uses Crystal Reports to produce reports from their EMR system -- reports that have been useful in QI programs that have improved A1c, LDL and other outcome parameters.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0500/p90.html
Beyond EHRs: How Technology Can Help You Treat Chronic Illness -- FPM
Mar 1, 2008 - New tools may soon connect you to your patients at home.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0300/p29.html
Beyond IQ: How's your EQ? -- FPM
EQ involves the ability to accurately recognize emotions in yourself and others and then manage those emotions as they are occurring.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/emotional_intelligence.html
Beyond Work-Life "Balance" -- FPM
Apr 1, 2016 - Balance isn't sustainable, but perhaps we can achieve dynamic equilibrium.
Family Practice Management : Employed Practice
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0300/p7.html
Big Business and Bad Medicine -- FPM
Jun 1, 1999 - Editorial arguing that efforts to make medicine into big business are doomed to failure because they are economically unsound and because medicine is an art, not a business, and an art that depends on the doctor being set apart as special, not shoved into a slot with other providers.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0600/p8.html
Big changes in E/M coding: 10 tools to help you prepare -- FPM
To help you prepare for the coming change in E/M coding, here are 10 resources from FPM and the AAFP.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/em_coding_resources.html
Big Ideas to Help Your Practice Thrive -- Family Practice Management
...In late 2003, a year marked by rising malpractice insurance premiums, HIPAA compliance deadlines, ongo-ing reimbursement struggles and questions about the future of family medicine, the editors of Family Practice Management decided enough was enough. Determined to counter the tumultuous...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0900/fpm20040900p27.pdf
Big Ideas to Help Your Practice Thrive -- FPM
Sep 1, 2004 - Your family physician colleagues share their best ideas for energizing and strengthening the practice of medicine.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0900/p27.html
Billing & Claims -- FPM Topic Collection
Jul 23, 2010 - This article collection features popular FPM content on the subjects of billing, claims, collections, and other ways to maximize revenue -- from reducing denials to implementing patient payment policies. This article collection features popular FPM content on the subjects of billing, ...
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
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Billing E/M services with allergy procedures is getting Medicare's attention -- FPM
Billing E/M services with allergy procedures is getting Medicare's attention
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/billing_e_m_services_with.html
Billing for Medicare Part D Vaccines -- FPM
Aug 1, 2007 - CMS introduced vaccine administration code G0377 for 2007, but what you will report next year is still unknown.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0700/p33.html
Billing for multiple skin procedures: three steps -- FPM
If you perform more than one skin procedure for the same patient on the same day, follow these three special billing rules to get the correct payment.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/multiple_skin_procedures.html
Billing for NP Services: What You Need to Know -- FPM
May 1, 1998 - The author explains Medicare rules related to reimbursement for patient care provided by midlevel providers.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0500/p12.html
Billing for Your Work With Surgeons -- FPM
Aug 1, 2004 - Coding and billing for services when a patient is undergoing surgery and is also under the care of a surgeon can be challenging for family physicians; the author explains how to do it right.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0700/p16.html
Billing Medicare for Diabetes Self-Management Training -- FPM
Apr 1, 1999 - Medicare now covers education for patients with diabetes, but be sure the right person is doing the educating.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0400/p10.html
Billing Medicare for Diabetes Self-Management Training (Update) -- FPM
Apr 1, 2001 - The reimbursement might make it worth your time to become an accredited diabetes educator.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0400/p14.html
Billing, Collections and Claims Processing -- FPM Toolbox
Feb 23, 2018 - Download tools such as the FPM superbill to help you optimize your billing, collections, and claims processing.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox : Billing, Collections and Claims Processing
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=1
Blending Work and Family -- FPM
May 1, 2004 - Although some physicians try to balance their busy lives by setting clear boundaries between work and home, this physician explains how she benefits from letting her professional and personal lives overlap.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0500/p72.html
Blinded by a Patient's Age -- FPM
Jun 1, 2015 - When you see an 18-year-old patient, you don't expect to deliver bad news.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0500/p40.html
Blood Glucose Tracker -- FPM
Jun 1, 2015 - The Blood Glucose Tracker app enables patients who have diabetes to quickly and easily track their blood glucose.
Family Practice Management : SPPACES: App Reviews
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0500/p32.html
Bonuses and Incentives: Three Key Questions -- FPM
Aug 1, 1999 - This article is the second of a two-part series offering advice to employed family physicians about how to evaluate various bonuses and incentives as part of their compensation packages.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0700/p51.html
Brandi White -- FPM
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Family Practice Management : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/authors/bwhite.html
Brandi White -- FPM
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Family Practice Management : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/authors/bwhite.html
Breaking Even on Four Visits Per Day -- FPM
Jun 1, 2007 - Spurning health plan contracts enabled this practice to dramatically reduce overhead and fees while improving access for the uninsured.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0600/p19.html
Bridging the Physician-Counselor Divide -- FPM
Feb 1, 2012 - When patients need to be referred for counseling, these tips can ensure success.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0100/p36.html
Bringing Behavioral Health Into Your Practice Through a Psychiatric Collaborative Care ...
...www.aafp.org/fpm November/December 2019 | FPM | 11 CME LEISA BAILEY, MD, GRACE WAGSTAFF, MS, AND DIANE LITTLE, APRN-PSYCHIATRIC Bringing Behavioral Health Into Your Practice Through a Psychiatric Collaborative Care Program Learn how to implement an integrated behavioral...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/1100/fpm20191100p11.pdf
Bringing Behavioral Health Into Your Practice Through a Psychiatric Collaborative Care ...
Dec 1, 2019 - Learn how to implement an integrated behavioral health program that will more than pay for itself while increasing patients’ access to care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/1100/p11.html
Bringing You Knowledge in Small Bites -- FPM
Feb 1, 1999 - Highlights the number of small, easily digested bits of information in this issue.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0200/p9.html