"Quick, Grab the Naloxone": Overdose Preparedness for Ambulatory Clinics -- FPM
Feb 1, 2021 - With opioid overdoses rising, practices should consider stocking this safe rescue drug alongside other emergency devices and medications.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0100/p17.html
A Bonus, Not a Burden: How Medical Students Can Add Value to Your Practice -- FPM
Oct 1, 2021 - When done well, precepting is a win-win-win for physicians, medical students, and patients.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0900/oa1.html
A Compassionate Communication Refresher for Clinicians Experiencing COVID Fatigue -- FPM
Aug 1, 2021 - If the stress of the pandemic has challenged your patient communication skills, here’s how you can reestablish rapport.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0700/oa1.html
A Method for Establishing Patient Rapport -- FPM
Apr 1, 2021 - It starts with being mindful - not only of what we say, but also of how it is being heard.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0300/p42.html
A Physician's Guide to Navigating a Bureaucracy -- FPM
Jun 1, 2020 - To get what you need to create a more ideal practice, you must learn to navigate the bureaucracy of your organization. Here’s how.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0500/p26.html
A Practical Guide to Physician Disability Insurance -- FPM
Oct 1, 2021 - Insurance policies can keep you financially whole if a disability reduces your earning potential, but it’s important to choose the right combination of coverage
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0900/p10.html
A Step-by-Step Time-Saving Approach to Coding Office Visits -- FPM
Aug 1, 2021 - Follow these four steps to code quickly and accurately, while reducing the need to count up data points.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0700/p21.html
Access to Care -- FPM Topic Collection
Nov 9, 2021 - Providing good care doesn't count for much if patients can't access your care easily. This article collection features popular FPM content on issues in improving access to care, from advanced-access scheduling to after-hours call. Providing good care doesn't count for much if patients ...
- Advanced Access (e.g., Open Access or Same-Day Scheduling)
- After-Hours Care
- Other Access Improvement Strategies
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=48
Addressing Administrative Simplification -- FPM
Aug 1, 2021 - Physicians are spending too much time on paperwork and EHR-related tasks, but what can be done?
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0700/p5.html
Administrative Simplification -- FPM Topic Collection
Jul 13, 2021 - The documentation, paperwork, and quality reporting burden on physicians is immense. What can physicians do to reduce their administrative hassles, and what are organizations doing on their behalf? This FPM topic collection explores these issues. The documentation, paperwork, and ...
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=112
Advance Care Planning: Using the Health Care Team to Make Hard Conversations Easier -- FPM
Jun 1, 2022 - Your office staff can help normalize conversations with patients about critical care options.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0500/p10.html
Antibiotic Stewardship Throughout the Primary Care Visit: Opportunities for Office ...
Dec 1, 2021 - Engaging office staff will make your practice’s antibiotic stewardship efforts more effective.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p10.html
Behavioral Health -- FPM Topic Collection
May 13, 2021 - 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 Collaboration Mental...
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=111
Billing & Claims -- FPM Topic Collection
Nov 9, 2021 - 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
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=50
Building an Outdoor Urgent Care Clinic During a Pandemic: One Clinic's Experience -- FPM
Oct 1, 2020 - When an infectious disease outbreak strikes, an outdoor clinic can reduce the risk of transmission and conserve personal protective equipment.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0900/p14.html
Building Community Well-being Through Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Reframing --...
Feb 1, 2021 - With communities facing so much unrest, here are two skills you can apply to help promote healing.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0100/p23.html
Care Management -- FPM Toolbox
Apr 22, 2022 - Download tools to help you manage patient care tasks, from agenda-setting to controlled substance refills.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox : Care Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=2
Care Management -- FPM Topic Collection
Nov 9, 2021 - Care management activities facilitate coordinated patient care across the health care system, leading to increased patient satisfaction, improved outcomes, and reduced costs through avoidance of unnecessary hospital and emergency department utilization. Care management activities ...
- Care Planning
- Chronic Care Management
- Community Resources
- Medication Management and Adherence
- Panel Management
- Population Management
- Risk-Stratified Care Management
- Transitional Care Management
- AAFP Resources
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=115
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
Care Management in the Real World: A Small, Private Practice's Journey -- FPM
Apr 1, 2021 - Through the addition of a care management function, practices can help high-risk patients navigate complex conditions and vulnerable care transitions.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0300/p33.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
Career Options -- FPM Topic Collection
Sep 7, 2021 - Family medicine may be a single specialty, but it comes in almost as many Family medicine may be a single specialty, but it comes in almost as many flavors as there are family physicians. This collection of articles is designed to display a variety of flavors of practice and give you a ...
- Job Hunting
- Leadership Development
- Alternative Practice Options
- Other Practice Options
- Leaving Practice
- Scope of Practice
- Other Resources
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=46
Chronic Disease Care -- FPM Topic Collection
Mar 15, 2021 - This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of chronic disease care. This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of chronic disease care.
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=47
Coding -- FPM Topic Collection
Jan 12, 2021 - This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of coding -- from getting all the 99214s you deserve to differentiating between new and established patient visits. This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of coding -- from getting all the ...
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=49
Coding & Documentation - Jan-Feb 2021 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2021 - Providing E/M services and a preventive physical | Discussing data with an external physician | Warfarin monitoring | E/M over the phone
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0100/p35.html
Coding & Documentation - Jan-Feb 2022 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2022 - Problem not addressed until follow-up visit | Incident-to annual wellness visits | Treating second-degree burns | Diagnosis codes for infant with problem ruled out during visit
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0100/p32.html
Coding & Documentation - Jul-Aug 2020 -- FPM
Aug 1, 2020 - Lab tests requiring modifier QW | Newborn: new patient or not? | Shared services for new patients | Coding sex-specific services for transgender patients | Pacemaker due to sick sinus syndrome
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p36.html
Coding & Documentation - Jul-Aug 2021 -- FPM
Aug 1, 2021 - Staff documentation of the patient history | Modifiers for multiple procedures | Counting data for medical decision making | AWV work by medical assistants | What counts when ordering and reviewing tests
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0700/p32.html
Coding & Documentation - Mar-Apr 2021 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2021 - Alternative codes for chronic care management | Online digital E/M by non-physicians | Remote monitoring with CCM | Retinal imaging
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0300/p37.html
Coding & Documentation - Mar-Apr 2022 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2022 - Technical difficulties during telehealth visit | Social determinants of health | Discussing implantable subdermal contraception | COVID-19 immunization | Care plan creation for patients with cognitive impairment
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0300/p33.html
Coding & Documentation - May-Jun 2020 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2020 - Mental health screenings | Reporting multiple management services | Transferring paper notes to the medical record
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0500/p31.html
Coding & Documentation - May-Jun 2021 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - Home health or hospice care supervision | Advance care planning via telehealth | Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring | Counseling patients about foreign travel | Catching up on children's vaccines
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/p34.html
Coding & Documentation - May-Jun 2022 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2022 - Reporting split/shared services | Nurse visits for newborns | Removing sutures placed by another physician
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0500/p33.html
Coding & Documentation - Nov-Dec 2020 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2020 - Suspected exposure to communicable disease | Diabetes type 1.5 | Remote patient monitoring | Tetanus immunization due to injury | Performing venipuncture on a child
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/1100/p45.html
Coding & Documentation - Nov-Dec 2021 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2021 - Two visits with the same patient on the same date | Screening for prediabetes | TCM and CCM in the same month | Time spent reviewing screening scores
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p32.html
Coding & Documentation - Sep-Oct 2020 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2020 - Coding for COVID-19 when testing isn't available | Diagnosis codes for recovered patients| Coding symptoms that linger | Diagnosis codes for antibody testing| CPT codes for antigen testing
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0900/p41.html
Coding & Documentation - Sep-Oct 2021 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2021 - New vs. established patients when covering for other physicians | Coding for weekend clinic services | Incident-to rules for Medicare Advantage plans | Correcting scribe documentation | Removing earwax using instrumentation
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0900/p36.html
Coding and Documentation -- FPM Toolbox
Jan 11, 2022 - Download tools to help you understand coding and documentation requirements for new and established patient visits.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox : Coding and Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=6
Coding Level 4 Office Visits Using the New E/M Guidelines -- FPM
Feb 1, 2021 - Determining whether the visit you’ve just finished should be coded as a level 4 could be as simple as asking yourself three questions.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0100/p27.html
Coding: CPT -- FPM Toolbox
Jan 11, 2022 - Download tools to help you optimize your coding of patient encounters.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox : Coding: CPT
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=4
Coding: ICD-10 -- FPM Toolbox
Mar 15, 2022 - Download FPM's coding guides and cheat sheets to help you understand ICD-10 coding and select the right codes.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox : Coding: ICD-10
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=30
Combatting COVID-19 Information Overload -- FPM
Dec 1, 2021 - In the digital age, patients sometimes have the same access to the latest information as family physicians. But they still need us to filter it for them.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/1100/p5.html
Combining a Wellness Visit With a Problem-Oriented Visit: a Coding Guide -- FPM
Feb 1, 2022 - In the exam room, the distinction between one type of visit and another isn’t always clear. It’s important to know when - and how - you can bill for both.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0100/p15.html
Compensation & Productivity -- FPM Topic Collection
Jan 13, 2021 - Advertisement Topic Collection Compensation & Productivity Editors' Choice of Best Available Content Categories Productivity Compensation and Incentives Last Update: 01/13/2021 Productivity 04/01/2020 Panel Size Is Just a Number: A Rubric for Opening and...
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=119
Coping With Impostor Syndrome -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - Even accomplished physicians can experience self-doubt. These tips can help you move past it.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/p40.html
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) -- FPM Topic Collection
Nov 9, 2021 - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Common symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. The ...
- Audio Content Available
- Coding & Payment
- Virtual Visits During COVID-19
- Patient Care
- Financial Relief
- Advocacy
- Physician Wellness
- Other Resources
Family Practice Management : Topic Collections
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=113
Countdown to the E/M Coding Changes -- FPM
Oct 1, 2020 - The biggest changes in coding since 1997 will take effect Jan. 1, 2021. It is time to prepare for them now.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0900/p29.html
Creating a Positive Clinic Culture -- FPM
Jun 1, 2022 - Making your clinic a place where people want to work has never been more important.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0500/p4.html
Creating Intentional Professional Connections to Reduce Loneliness, Isolation, and ...
Oct 1, 2020 - Pretending we have it together and can do it all on our own is the fastest way to professional isolation and burnout. Fortunately, there’s a better way.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0900/p20.html
Demystifying Documentation and Billing for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - Osteopathic manipulative treatment is indicated for several common ailments, but documenting and coding it can be daunting for beginners. Here’s how it’s done.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/p18.html
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