Icosapent Ethyl (Vascepa) for Hyperlipidemia/Hypercholesterolemia to Reduce Risk of ...
Jan 15, 2021 - Icosapent ethyl is safe, well tolerated and effective in preventing ischemic events including stroke and heart attack.
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p117.html
COVID-19, Scoliosis, Muscle Weakness, Preterm Birth, Fecal Incontinence - AFP Clinical ...
Jan 15, 2021 - Key clinical questions and their evidence-based answers directly from the journal’s content, written by and for family physicians.
American Family Physician : AFP Clinical Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p78.html
Antepartum Perineal Massage for Intrapartum Lacerations - FPIN's Help Desk Answers - ...
Jan 15, 2021 - Digital antepartum and intrapartum perineal massage did not decrease perineal lacerations compared with a control group.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Help Desk Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p115.html
Fever and Rash After Travel to the Philippines - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2021 - A patient presented with fever, headache, nausea, arthralgia, and a rash, soon after travel to the Philippines.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p113.html
Short-Term Low Back Pain Relief with Placebo - POEMs - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2021 - Over three weeks, patients with long-term low back pain who knowingly took placebo twice a day reported less pain and disability than those continuing with treatment as usual.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/od3.html
Evidence Lacking to Support Universal Unhealthy Drug Use Screening - Editorials - ...
Jan 15, 2021 - To address the growing problem of unhealthy drug use, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently updated its recommendations on screening for unhealthy drug use in adults and adolescents. For the first time, the USPSTF recommends screening adults 18 years and older by ...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p72.html
Triple Inhaled Therapy Provides a Small Reduction in Moderate COPD Exacerbations, No ...
Jan 15, 2021 - Triple inhaled therapy, with budesonide (Pulmicort) in a dose of either 160 mcg or 320 mcg daily plus a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) and a long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA), reduces moderate exacerbations (a need for an antibiotic or steroid for three or more days) more than ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/od2.html
Twenty-Year Follow-Up of Women's Health Initiative Trials: Lower Breast Cancer ...
Jan 15, 2021 - The cumulative 20-year follow-up report from the Women's Health Initiative hormone therapy trials found significantly lower breast cancer incidence and mortality among postmenopausal women who previously took conjugated equine estrogen (CEE; Premarin) alone (with a prior hysterectomy) ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/od1.html
Newborn Circumcision Techniques and Medical Ethics - Letters to the Editor - American ...
Jan 15, 2021 - << Previous article Next article >> Jan 15, 2021 Issue Letters to the Editor Newborn Circumcision Techniques and Medical Ethics Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jan 15;103(2):69-70. Original Article: Newborn Circumcision Techniques Issue Date: June 1, 2020 See additional reader comments at:...
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p69.html
Blood Transfusion Decisions in Adults with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding ...
Jan 15, 2021 - Jan 15, 2021 Issue Letters to the Editor Blood Transfusion Decisions in Adults with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jan 15;103(2):68-69. Original Article: Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Adults: Evaluation and Management Issue Date: March 1, 2020...
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p68a.html
Corrections - Jan 15, 2021 - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2021 - << Previous article Next article >> Jan 15, 2021 Issue Reader Services Corrections Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jan 15;103(2):70. Inaccurate disease description. In the Practice Guidelines Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Updated Recommendations from the ATS and IDSA (July 15, 2020, p. 121),...
American Family Physician : Corrections
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p70a.html
Low Specificity Limits Use of Test for Spondylolysis in Children and Adolescents - ...
Jan 15, 2021 - Jan 15, 2021 Issue Letters to the Editor Low Specificity Limits Use of Test for Spondylolysis in Children and Adolescents Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jan 15;103(2):68. Original Article: Back Pain in Children and Adolescents Issue Date: July 1, 2020 See additional reader comments at:...
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p68.html
Corrections - Jan 15, 2021 - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2021 - << Previous article Next article >> Jan 15, 2021 Issue Reader Services Corrections Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jan 15;103(2):70. Updated recommendation. The article Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Adults: Evaluation and Management, (March 1, 2020, p. 294) referenced a recommendation...
American Family Physician : Corrections
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p70.html
Black Physician’s COVID Death Underscores Health Disparities
Family physician Susan Moore, M.D., alleged she received unequal care for COVID-19 because she was Black. Less than two weeks later, she was dead.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20210115lv-coviddisparities.html
Hip Pain in Adults - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2021 - << Previous article Next article >> Jan 15, 2021 Issue Please note: This information was current at the time of publication. But medical information is always changing, and some information given here may be out of date. For regularly updated information on a variety of health topics,...
American Family Physician : Patient Handout
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p81-s1.html
Waking Up in 2021
As a new year begins, AAFP Board chair Gary LeRoy, M.D., outlines the Academy’s priorities for 2021.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20210112lv-2021.html
Thank You
Events : COVID-19 Town Hall Questions
https://www.aafp.org/events/questions/thank-you.html
Practical lessons learned from administering COVID vaccine in a small office setting --...
Administering the COVID vaccine takes more effort than doing flu shots. Here are 13 lessons to help you prepare.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/drive_in_covid_vaccine_clinic.html
Don’t Return to Your Silo
MaryAnn Dakkak, M.D., M.S.P.H., writes that COVID-19 has broken down silos in health care, and the collaborative approach should continue after the pandemic ends.
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20210107fp-silos.html
COVID-19 vaccines coding guide -- FPM
The CPT Editorial Panel has approved unique codes for multiple COVID-19 vaccines, as well as administration codes for each dose of those vaccines.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/covid_codes_guide.html
New Year, New Paradigm(s)
President-elect Biden says it’s going to take patience, persistence and determination to beat this virus. It’s also going to take primary care.
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20210106itt-newyear.html
More new CPT codes approved for COVID-19 vaccines -- FPM
The CPT Editorial Panel has approved a new unique code for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/oxford_vaccine_codes.html
UnitedHealthcare modifies telehealth reimbursement policy for 2021 -- FPM
UHC, one of the nation's largest insurers, has instituted a new place of service coding requirement and other changes.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/uhc_telehealth.html
What’s new with E/M coding? This chart can help you remember -- FPM
Physicians and other qualified health professionals will now be able to level visits based solely on either medical decision making or total time.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/emcoding_changes_summary.html
COVID-19 is causing a mental health crisis: here’s one model to help these patients -- FPM
Family physicians can play a key role in managing behavioral health conditions, especially in areas where psychiatric resources are scarce.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/integrating_behavioral_health.html