A tool for calculating the right-sized patient panel -- FPM
Here's a five-step method for right-sizing your patient panel.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/right_sized_patient_panel.html
A Tool for Evaluating Hypertension -- FPM
Mar 1, 2004 - The article offers an evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension, based on the seventh report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7), and includes an encounter form to aid physicians ...
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0300/p79.html
A Tool for Evaluating Patients with a Knee Injury -- FPM
Mar 1, 2005 - The article is part of the Point-of-Care Guides series and provides an evidence-based encounter form for use with patients who present with knee injury.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0300/p67.html
A Tool For Evaluating Patients With Cold Symptoms -- FPM
Oct 1, 2004 - The article describes an encounter form that can improve documentation of visits for patients with cold symptoms and reduce the amount of time spent documenting, which sometimes can take longer than the visit itself.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/1000/p53.html
A tool for more efficient Welcome to Medicare physicals -- FPM
An encounter form that details the many requirements of a Medicare Initial Preventive Physical Examination can help these visits go much more smoothly.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/welcome_to_medicare_encounter_form.html
A Tool for Safely Treating Chronic Pain -- FPM
Dec 1, 2001 - The article explains how one family practice uses a medication use agreement to prevent medication misuse while helping patients who suffer from chronic pain.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/1100/p47.html
A tool to smooth out your checkout process -- FPM
A New Mexico family physician uses checkout sheets to highlight what needs to happen before a patient leaves the office.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/checkout_process.html
A Toolbox of Resources to Simplify Your Practice -- FPM
Sep 1, 2006 - FPM’s online toolbox equips you with more than 150 practice management tools.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0900/p56.html
A Toolkit for Clinicians Rounding in Long-Term Care Facilities -- FPM
Dec 1, 2012 - A lack of appropriate bedside equipment can impede thorough clinical evaluations, but this can be easily remedied.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/1100/p14.html
A Toolkit to Improve the Treatment of CA-MRSA -- FPM
Oct 1, 2012 - This simple strategy may save time and increase awareness of care guidelines.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0900/p21.html
A virtual visit algorithm: how to differentiate and code telehealth visits, e-visits, ...
There are three options for providing virtual visits: telehealth visits, e-visits, and virtual check-ins. Here's how to tell them apart, and how to code for them.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/telehealth_algorithm.html
A Whole Issue of Doctor Tools -- FPM
Sep 1, 2006 - Your practice toolkit isn’t complete without these.
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0900/p14.html
A Whole New Format for FPM -- FPM
Aug 1, 2008 - Starting in November, you'll be able to thumb through the newest issue of FPM -- on the computer.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0700/p11.html
AAFP responds to proposed rule on 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule -- FPM
AAFP responds to proposed rule on 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/aafp_responds_to_proposed_rule.html
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/about.html
Access to Care -- FPM Topic Collection
Jul 22, 2010 - 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
Accessibility Is the Key -- FPM
May 1, 1998 - The author offers basic tips about scheduling office hours to better meet patients' needs.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0500/p78.html
Accountable care organizations and the future of physician payment -- FPM
Accountable care organizations and the future of physician payment
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/what_to_think_of_accountable.html
Achieving a More Minority-Friendly Practice -- Family Practice Management
...June 2002 ■ 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 ■ 39 Nineteen-year-old Esperanza Martinez Alfonso takes a seat inthe lobby of the Family Medi-cine Clinic. She’s pretty sure she’s pregnant, and since moving to the United States from Mexico just six...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0600/fpm20020600p39.pdf
Achieving a More Minority-Friendly Practice -- FPM
Jun 1, 2002 - How successful is your practice at meeting the needs of diverse patients? These 10 tips can help you improve.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0600/p39.html
Achieving Sustainable Increases in Childhood Immunization Rates -- FPM
Aug 1, 2014 - Analyzing and eliminating physical and procedural barriers to immunization allowed this practice to improve its performance.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0700/p13.html
ACOs Are Coming: Should You Sell Your Practice? -- FPM
Apr 1, 2012 - If a hospital or health system comes knocking, make sure you’ve considered these key issues.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0300/p15.html
ACP Immunization Advisor -- FPM
Dec 1, 2013 - The ACP Immunization Advisor app provides mobile access to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) current adult immunization schedule and adult vaccine indications and information.
Family Practice Management : SPPACES: App Reviews
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/1100/p30.html
Act now to get prebooking benefits for next influenza season -- FPM
Act now to get prebooking benefits for next influenza season
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/act_now_to_get_pre.html
Acting now to avoid a PQRS payment adjustment in 2016 -- FPM
Acting now to avoid a PQRS payment adjustment in 2016
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/acting_now_to_avoid_a.html
Acute Knee Injury Encounter Form
...1 of 2 ACUTE KNEE INJURY ENCOUNTER FORM Patient’s name: ___________________________________________________ Age: Medical record #: History of present illness __________________________________________________________ ___________________________...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0300/fpm20050300p67-rt1.pdf
Acute Otitis Media Encounter Form
...1 of 2 ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA ENCOUNTER FORM Patient’s name: _____________________________ Age/Date of birth: / Medical record #: ____________________________________________ History of Present Illness _________________________________________________________________________...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0600/fpm20040600p52-rt1.pdf
Acute Otitis Media in Children -- FPM
Jun 1, 2004 - The article presents an evidence-based approach to diagnosing and treating otitis media and provides an encounter form.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0600/p52.html
acutekneeinjury.pdf
...Acute Knee Injury encounter Form Patient’s name: Age: Medical record #: History of present illness Physical Examination General examination: Left knee: Right knee: Comments: Effusion l Yes l No l NE l Yes l No l NE Erythema l Yes l No l NE l Yes l No l NE Warmth...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0900/acutekneeinjury.pdf
acuteotitismedia.pdf
...Acute Otitis MediA (AOM) encOunter FOrM Patient’s name: Age/Date of birth: / Medical record #: History of present illness Physical examination Blood pressure: Heart rate: Temperature: General: Alert, appropriate Other: Eyes: Conjunctiva not injected Other: Nose: ...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0900/acuteotitismedia.pdf
Add some fun to your practice -- FPM
Patients often come to your practice feeling anxious, hurt, or afraid. Adding some levity can help put them at ease, and it can help your stressed-out colleagues as well.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/workplace_fun.html
Adding a Dose of Levity to Practice -- FPM
Jun 1, 2002 - A little levity and a sense of humor may help prevent burnout and give physicians the perspective they need to deal with the difficulties of practicing medicine today.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0600/p70.html
Adding Health Education Specialists to Your Practice -- FPM
Apr 1, 2014 - These multifaceted employees can improve patient care, generate additional net revenue, and prepare your practice for the future.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0300/p10.html
Additional Documentation Requests: Don't ignore them -- FPM
Additional Documentation Requests: Don't ignore them
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/adr_s_require_attention.html
Addressing Ambulatory Patient Safety in Your Practice -- FPM
Oct 1, 2015 - Reducing errors in care requires establishing a culture of safety, systematic reporting, consistent follow-up, and sustained commitment.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0900/p23.html
Addressing Common Ineffeciencies in Office Practice
...28 | FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT | www.aafp.org/fpm | November/December 2010 C H R IS T IN E S C H N E ID E R ADDRESSING COMMON INEFFICIENCIES IN OFFICE PRACTICE A well-organized workflow will save you time, money and aggravation. JILL YOUNG, CPC, CEDC, CIMC...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/1100/fpm20101100p28.pdf
Addressing Common Inefficiencies in Office Practice -- FPM
Dec 1, 2010 - A well-organized workflow will save you time, money and aggravation.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/1100/p28.html
AdlerSurveyAlone.indd
...FPM Electronic Health Record (EHR) User-Satisfaction Survey - 2007 Your name: Your 7-digit AAFP membership number: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Your e-mail address (optional): Your age: ________ years EHR product name: EHR version number: Did you help select this...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0400/fpm20070400p27-rt1.pdf
Administrative Simplification -- FPM Topic Collection
Feb 13, 2020 - 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
Adolescent Vaccination: Protect Their Future
...AAFP Organizational Supplement PROTECT THEIR FUTURE Strategies to improve your adolescent patients’ immunizations. One of the most effective ways to control and prevent disease is through vaccinations. Over the past century, morbidity and mortality rates for most diseases that...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0700/fpm20190700p9.pdf
Adolescent Vaccination: Protect Their Future -- FPM
Aug 1, 2019 - Strategies to improve your adolescent patients’ immunizations.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0700/p9.html
Adult Hypertension Treatment Algorithm
...1 of 1 FPM Toolbox To find more practice resources, visit https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolbox. Developed by Scripps Health through its participation in the Measure Up/Pressure Down initiative. Copyright © 2016 American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians may duplicate or adapt...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0500/fpm20160500p23-rt1.pdf
Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage
Original Medicare Beneficiary Liability Notice
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0900/fpm20020900p19-rt1.pdf
Advance Care Planning: How to Have the Conversation You Want With Your Patients
...18 | FPM | November/December 2019 www.aafp.org/fpm CME JEN BRULL, MD, FAAFP Advance Care Planning: How to Have the Conversation You Want With Your Patients ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Brull is a family physician and owner of Prairie Star Family Practice in Plainville, Kan....
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/1100/fpm20191100p18.pdf
Advance Care Planning: How to Have the Conversation You Want With Your Patients -- FPM
Dec 1, 2019 - More patients are receiving intensive care in their last days of life, even though studies show that most don’t want it. Family physicians are uniquely positioned to make sure patients’ wishes are recorded and respected.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/1100/p18.html
Advancing Multidisciplinary Team Care -- FPM
Aug 1, 2013 - A novel approach to treating patients with eating disorders may be a model for those with other complex conditions.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/0700/p8.html
Agenda-Setting Algorithm
...1 of 1 AGENDA-SETTING ALGORITHM FPM Toolbox To find more practice resources, visit https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolbox. Developed by Thomas R. Egnew, EdD, LICSW. Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians may duplicate or adapt for use in their own...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0700/fpm20140700p25-rt1.pdf
Agreement to Receive Medicare Chronic Care Management Services
...1 of 1 AGREEMENT TO RECEIVE MEDICARE CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES As of Jan. 1, 2015, Medicare covers chronic care management services provided by physician practices per calendar month. I understand that my primary care physician, named below, is willing to provide such...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0100/fpm20150100p7-rt2.pdf
Aiding the Wounded Among Us -- FPM
Dec 1, 2007 - When facing the pain of a malpractice lawsuit, physicians need the compassion and support of their colleagues.
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/1100/p52.html
Alcohol Prescreening Questionnaire
...1 of 1 FPM Toolbox To find more practice resources, visit https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolbox. Developed by Roger Zoorob, MD, and Sandra Gonzalez. Copyright © 2017 American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians may duplicate or adapt for use in their own practices; all other...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0500/fpm20170500p12-rt1.pdf
Altruism in Practice Management: Caring for Your Staff -- FPM
Oct 1, 1998 - This article argues that FPs should put their altruistic values into practice as they interact with staff and manage their practices, not just in treating patients.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/1000/p58.html
Ambulatory Patient Checklist for MAs
...1 of 1 AMBULATORY PATIENT CHECKLIST FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS This checklist was designed to help medical assistants remember key steps in a patient’s visit. The steps are color-coded to show which influence efficiency (blue), which influence reimbursement (green), and which...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/0900/fpm20130900p18-rt1.pdf
An Alarming Case of Viagra Abuse -- FPM
Sep 1, 1999 - A letter of protest to a managed care company that protested his patient's use of 8 Viagra tablets in a single month when the average is 5.9
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0900/p10.html
An Average Workload -- FPM
Sep 1, 1998 - Family physicians average 52 hours per week in practice, according to a recent AAFP survey.
Family Practice Management : FP Stat
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0900/p86.html
An easier way to report data for QPP has arrived -- FPM
Physicians participating in the Quality Payment Program can now submit all of their MIPS data through a single platform. Here's how.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/an_easier_way_to_report_for_qpp.html
An Easy Way to Analyze E/M Coding for Group Practices -- FPM
Aug 1, 2002 - The author describes how practices can analyze their CPT coding distributions and determine whether they are billing for an appropriate range of services.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0700/p20.html
An Easy Way to Evaluate Software for Your PDA -- FPM
Jun 1, 2005 - This article describes an approach to critically evaluating PDA medical applications for practicality, applicability and usefulness in medical practices.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0600/p67.html
An efficient workflow for alcohol misuse screening -- FPM
Screening adult patients doesn’t have to be time-consuming, and the service is often billable, particularly when the results lead to a brief intervention.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/alcohol_misuse.html
An EHR User-Satisfaction Survey: Advice From 408 Family Physicians -- Family Practice ...
...Contemplating the purchase of an EHR? Results of our informal survey may help. An EHR User-Satisfaction Survey: Advice From 408 Family Physicians Robert L. Edsall and Kenneth G. Adler, MD, MMM D eciding whether to move to an electronic health record (EHR) system and which...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/1000/fpm20051000p29.pdf
An EHR User-Satisfaction Survey: Advice From 408 Family Physicians -- FPM
Oct 1, 2005 - Contemplating the purchase of an EHR? Results of our informal survey may help.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/1000/p29.html
An Example: Calculating the Cost of Providing an Adult Physical Exam
...1 of 1 FPM Toolbox To find more practice resources, visit https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolbox. Developed by Jeff Kullgren, MPH, and Maria D. Sibella, MA. Copyright © 2004 American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians may duplicate or adapt for use in their own practices; all...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0400/fpm20040400p41-rt1.pdf
An Expensive Dinner: Surviving a Failed Business Venture -- FPM
Feb 1, 1999 - There's no such thing as a free dinner when you're dealing with wanna-be medical entrepreneurs.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0200/p45.html
An Introduction to Online CME -- FPM
Mar 1, 2003 - Physicians rarely submit CME online, in spite of the large number of organizations now offering it. The author provides instructions for using online CME and offers resources for finding it on the Web.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0300/p59.html
An Introduction to Personal Health Records -- FPM
May 1, 2006 - Here's what you need to know about this growing trend to give patients access to a portable health record.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0500/p57.html
An Introduction to Tablet PCs -- Family Practice Management
...Many aspects of medical practice are being revolutionized by innova-tive technologies. The Internet, personal digital assistants (PDAs), electronic medical records (EMRs) and wire- less technology are gradually making their way into physician practices. Tablet PCs, which have just...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/1000/fpm20041000p36.pdf
An Introduction to Tablet PCs -- FPM
Oct 1, 2004 - With this technology, you can access and update electronic medical records from anywhere - with a keyboard or a pen.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/1000/p36.html
An Invitation From Your Docgtor
...1 of 1 FPM Toolbox To find more practice resources, visit https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolbox. Developed by Suzanne Houck. Copyright © 2003 American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians may duplicate or adapt for use in their own practices; all other rights reserved. Related...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0500/fpm20030500p66-rt1.pdf
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
An Open Letter to the CEO of Our Health Plan -- FPM
Oct 1, 2000 - Open letter to the CEO of United Health Care, the Academy health plan, discussing improvements and user control.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2000/1000/p11.html
An Organized Approach to Chronic Disease Care -- FPM
Jun 1, 2011 - Delivering better chronic disease care is a team sport that requires a clear game plan.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0500/p27.html
An Ounce of Prevention -- FPM
Apr 1, 1998 - The author explains the effects of the Balanced Budget Amendment of 1997 on Medicare coverage for preventive services.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0400/p10.html
An Overlooked Cause of Physician Burnout -- FPM
Feb 1, 2016 - When we cannot give patients the care they need, we all suffer. But the converse is also true.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2016/0100/p6.html
An Update on Certifying Home Health Care -- FPM
May 1, 2001 - The author explains a clarification of Medicare's definition of homebound and introduces readers to new HCPCS codes that must be used when certifying home health care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0500/p16.html
An Update on the E/M Codes and Documentation Guidelines -- FPM
May 1, 2003 - The author explains recent developments surrounding the revision of the documentation guidelines for evaluation and management services.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0500/p14.html
An Update on Tobacco Cessation Reimbursement -- Family Practice Management
...Slowly but surely, it’s getting easier to help your patients kick the habit. An Update on Tobacco Cessation Reimbursement Mary Theobald, MBA, and Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD, PhD E ven when your patients aren’t ready to quit smoking, they want you to encourage them to quit....
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0500/fpm20060500p75.pdf
An Update on Tobacco Cessation Reimbursement -- FPM
May 1, 2006 - Slowly but surely, it's getting easier to help your patients kick the habit.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0500/p75.html
Anatomy of the Medicare Appeals Process -- FPM
Apr 1, 2003 - The law has made significant structural and procedural changes in the Medicare appeals process. This article outlines those changes.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0400/p23.html
And so it begins ... Medicare claims pay out today, fees cut 21 percent -- FPM
And so it begins ... Medicare claims pay out today, fees cut 21 percent
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/and_the_hold_goes_on.html
Another opportunity for ICD-10 acknowledgement testing -- FPM
Another opportunity for ICD-10 acknowledgement testing
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/another_opportunity_for_icd_10.html
Another Ounce of Prevention -- FPM
Dec 1, 2002 - Slowly but surely, Medicare coverage of preventive services has grown. Here's an update.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/1100/p25.html
Another patch and another cliff -- FPM
Another patch and another cliff
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/another_patch_and_another_cliff.html
Another patch and more time to prepare for ICD-10 -- FPM
Another patch and more time to prepare for ICD-10
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/another_patch_and_more_time.html
Another PQRS option -- FPM
Another PQRS option
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/another_pqrs_option.html
Another urban myth about coding -- FPM
Another urban myth about coding
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/another_urban_coding_myth.html
Answers to Your Questions About Chronic Care Management -- FPM
Jun 1, 2015 - From what constitutes 24/7 access to how to document the 20 minutes of required monthly services, we fill in the blanks about this new Medicare benefit.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0500/p7.html
Answers to Your Questions About Medicare Annual Wellness Visits -- FPM
Apr 1, 2011 - Our previous issue described the requirements and introduced an encounter form for documenting these visits. Now we answer your questions about this newest Medicare benefit.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2011/0300/p13.html
Answers to Your Questions About Same-Day Scheduling -- Family Practice Management
...Downloaded from the Family Practice Management Web site at www.aafp.org/fpm. Copyright © 2005 American Academy of Family Physicians. For the private, noncommercial use of one individual user of the Web site. All other rights reserved.
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0300/fpm20050300p59.pdf
Answers to Your Questions About Same-Day Scheduling -- FPM
Mar 1, 2005 - The concept’s founder explains how to do today’s work today and improve patient access to your practice.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0300/p59.html
Answers to Your Questions on Solo, Idealized Practice -- Family Practice Management
...? May 2002 ■ 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 ■ 39 Office-based practice is getting amajor makeover in many partsof the country in response togrowing concerns about the quality of care and service in the current health care system. Remaking the...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0500/fpm20020500p39.pdf
Answers to Your Questions on Solo, Idealized Practice -- FPM
May 1, 2002 - How does a solo doc with no support staff manage his referrals, order his supplies and give immunizations? Gordon Moore, MD, answers those questions and more.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0500/p39.html
Anthem plans to shorten timely filing limit for claims -- FPM
Anthem is notifying practices that they may have less time to timely file patient claims.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/anthem_timely_filing_window.html
Anthem rescinds modifier 25 cuts -- FPM
Last week, Anthem, one of the nation's largest commercial health plans, notified the American Medical Association it has decided to not proceed with a policy to reduce payments by 25 percent for evaluation and management codes appropriately reported with CPT modifier 25.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/anthem_rescinds_modifier_25_cuts.html
App review: Aspirin Guide -- FPM
A mobile app developed by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital can help you quickly determine whether a patient is a good candidate for low-dose aspirin therapy.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
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Appendix to "The 2012 EHR User Satisfaction Survey: Responses From 3,088 Family ...
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