Making Sense of MACRA: Advance Care Planning -- FPM
Feb 1, 2018 - You can get paid for advance care planning and satisfy a high-priority quality measure for MACRA.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0100/p9.html
Practice Pearls - Jan-Feb 2018 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2018 - Warn patients about privacy issues associated with genetic testing | Use text messages to boost flu shots | Encourage employee recognition
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0100/p34.html
Change Is Hard: What Really Happens When You Try to Implement a New Care Model -- FPM
Dec 1, 2017 - Even with a laudable goal, such as reducing physicians’ administrative burdens, it can be difficult to implement change. These real-world lessons can help.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/1100/p10.html
How to Talk to Reluctant Patients About the Flu Shot -- FPM
Oct 1, 2017 - This three-step framework can help you address patients' concerns about influenza immunization.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0900/p6.html
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.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/1100/p30.html
Evaluating Physician Employment Contracts: How Do Your Benefits Measure Up? -- FPM
Oct 1, 2017 - From signing bonuses to relocation and continuing education allowances, your employment contract needs to provide more than a competitive salary.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0900/p9.html
Making Sense of MACRA: Aligning Transitional Care Management With the Quality Payment ...
Dec 1, 2017 - Learn how coordinated care benefits patients, QPP performance, and your bottom line.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/1100/p21.html
A Simple Approach to Shared Decision Making in Cancer Screening -- FPM
Jun 1, 2017 - When screening decisions aren't clear, this process can help you help your patients.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0500/p5.html
You Can and Should Be a Leader – Even if You Aren't a Natural -- FPM
Dec 1, 2017 - With a few basic skills, you can expand your influence and make your organization a better place to work.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/1100/p5.html
How to Make Friends With Urgent Care -- FPM
Dec 1, 2017 - Most of our patients will eventually seek urgent care, so we need to get along.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/1100/p40.html
Technology Tools and Trends for Better Patient Care: Beyond the EHR -- FPM
Oct 1, 2017 - From remote monitoring of chronic diseases to virtual assistants in the exam room, technology will improve practice.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0900/p28.html
New Codes, New Payment Opportunities for 2017 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2017 - This year's changes include opportunities to get paid for some services that were previously not billable.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0100/p7.html
Practice Finances -- FPM Topic Collection
Jul 1, 2010 - Advertisement Topic Collection Practice Finances Editors' Choice of Best Available Content Categories Financial Issues Last Update: 07/01/2010 Financial Issues 04/01/2010 The 12-Step Way to Reduce Practice Expenses: Part 1, Staffing Efficiencies...
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=120
Coding Common Respiratory Problems in ICD-10 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2014 - Once you understand a few peculiarities, you'll be ready to code common diseases of the respiratory system.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/1100/p17.html
Finding the Bright Spots in Value-Based Care -- FPM
Oct 1, 2017 - Taking one small step at a time, primary care practices can lead the way as the health care system begins to reward value.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0900/p21.html
Creating a Space Where Doctors Can Be Vulnerable -- FPM
Oct 1, 2017 - We shouldn't try to carry the stress of patient care alone.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0900/p40.html
From Frustration to Fulfillment in Practice and Patient Care -- FPM
Oct 1, 2017 - The ultimate goal is to improve your patients' experience receiving care and your experience providing it.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0900/p5.html
Remission! What Surviving Cancer Has Taught Me -- FPM
Oct 1, 2017 - Months of brutal chemotherapy will teach you a few things about yourself, your calling, and your community.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0900/oa1.html
Making Sense of MACRA: A Guide for the Employed Physician -- FPM
Oct 1, 2017 - Use this checklist to ensure your administrator is capturing your data properly, which will help optimize revenue for you and your practice.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0900/p17.html
Digesting the ICD-10 GI Codes -- FPM
Feb 1, 2015 - This overview of the common gastrointestinal disorders in primary care will help you get ready for ICD-10 and avoid, say, K30 - indigestion.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0100/p19.html
How to Document and Code Medicare Preventive Services -- FPM
Aug 1, 2016 - Think of this as your field guide to the rules surrounding Medicare preventive services.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0700/p9.html
Reducing Frustration and Increasing Fulfillment: Mindfulness -- FPM
Aug 1, 2017 - Would you rather go to work each day feeling stressed, rushed, and distracted or fully present, engaged, and fulfilled? You have a choice.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0700/p28.html
Building Capacity to Care for Refugees -- FPM
Aug 1, 2017 - So you want to incorporate refugee health into your practice. Now what?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0700/p21.html
Which Quality Measures Should You Report? -- FPM
Aug 1, 2017 - Here’s how to select the measures that will maximize your success under Medicare’s new Quality Payment Program.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0700/p5.html
Making Sense of MACRA: Simplifying Chronic Care Management -- FPM
Aug 1, 2017 - Learn how to optimize revenue today by using this step-by-step approach to add chronic care management to your practice.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0700/p33.html
The Key to Getting Through Chemo -- FPM
Aug 1, 2017 - Yes, you need a good doctor, but one other thing is equally as important.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0700/oa1.html
What's on Your Mind? -- FPM
Aug 1, 2017 - Mindfulness is not the solution to all your problems, but it can help.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0700/p4.html
Taking Team-Based Care to the Next Level -- FPM
Jun 1, 2022 - The need to delegate tasks to other members of the health care team has never been more urgent. Here’s how to move toward advanced team-based care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0500/p25.html
The State of Family Medicine: 2017 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2017 - With tremendous change taking place in health care, the mood among family physicians is anxious, but there are reasons to be hopeful.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0100/p26.html
Don't Leave Me! Strategies for Medical Staff Retention -- FPM
Jun 1, 2022 - These strategies for recruiting and retaining staff can help medical practices survive the Great Resignation.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0500/p5.html
How a Doctor Acting as His Primary Care Physician, With a Little Luck, Tracked Down His...
Jun 1, 2017 - It started with a cough.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0500/oa1.html
Lessons From the Road to EHR Usability -- FPM
Jun 1, 2017 - You may be able to get more out of your electronic health record by discovering the system's hidden tools.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0500/p21.html
When It Comes to Quality, It's Not All About You -- FPM
Jun 1, 2017 - Report cards can feel personal unless you view them simply as feedback to make the whole team better.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0500/p3.html
Keeping Your Practice Going When You Can't -- FPM
Jun 1, 2017 - A physician battling illness has the added worry of who will care for his patients.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0500/p40.html
The HIPAA Security Rule: Are You in Compliance? -- FPM
Apr 1, 2017 - Taking steps to protect your patient information and prepare for a possible breach can avoid costly audit violations.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0300/p5.html
Practical Ways to Improve Medication Adherence -- FPM
Oct 1, 2016 - Half of our patients do not take their medications, but we can change that.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0900/p52.html
What Is the Best Approach to Annual Wellness Visits for Seniors? -- FPM
Apr 1, 2017 - Maybe it is time to change the way I do things - yet again.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0300/p3.html
Getting Your Notes Done on Time -- FPM
Apr 1, 2016 - These seven tips can help you spend less time on charting.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0300/p40.html
Improving Daily Practice With Four Medical Apps -- FPM
Apr 1, 2017 - These mobile apps can help physicians and patients with treatment recommendations, treatment adherence, and smoking cessation.
Family Practice Management : SPPACES: App Reviews
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0300/p27.html
How to Immunize Against Burnout -- FPM
Apr 1, 2017 - Our collective advocacy can instill hope and prevent burnout.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0300/p42.html
Six Characteristics of Effective Practice Teams -- FPM
Jun 1, 2012 - With a little effort, your team can take its performance to new heights.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0500/p26.html
Five Lessons for Working With a Scribe -- FPM
Aug 1, 2016 - Documentation personnel can free up physicians during visits to do what we do best.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0700/p23.html
Maximizing Your Medical Assistant's Role -- FPM
Jun 1, 2016 - Delegation, technology, and training enabled our MAs - and doctors - to grow.
Family Practice Management : Employed Practice
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0500/p5.html
Why Best Practices Fail to Spread -- FPM
Feb 1, 2017 - Most organizations want to get better, but most of their improvement efforts fail. Here's why.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0100/p17.html
Making Sense of MACRA, Part 2: Value-Based Payment and Your Future -- FPM
Feb 1, 2017 - Your performance this year will affect your Medicare payment in 2019.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0100/p12.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
Making Sense of MACRA: Annual Wellness Visit -- FPM
Feb 1, 2017 - How to optimize revenue today while improving Medicare quality and cost.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0100/p21.html
Should We Fear the Unintended Consequences of MACRA? -- FPM
Feb 1, 2017 - MACRA's methods of controlling health care costs could have unexpected results.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0100/p4.html
Ten Sins of Office Medicine -- FPM
Feb 1, 2017 - None of us wants to be that doctor.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0100/p40.html
Thank You, FPM Peer Reviewers (2016) -- FPM
Feb 1, 2017 - We would like to thank peer reviewers for their valuable contributions to FPM during 2016.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0100/p5.html