The right (and wrong) way to make sure patients understand your instructions -- FPM
An estimated 50 percent of patients leave their medical visits without understanding what their physician told them. The teach-back technique can help.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/teach_back_the_right_way.html
How to establish yourself as a physician leader -- FPM
Because of their medical authority, every physician is a leader in their organization to some extent. Those who expand their leadership potential tend to have four characteristics.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/physician_leadership_tips.html
Risk Stratification: A Two-Step Process for Identifying Your Sickest Patients -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - Assessing the health risk of your patients can yield improvements in efficiency and use of resources.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p21.html
Seven Habits for Reducing Work After Clinic -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - Imagine shutting your office door at the end of the day and not having any work that you need to take home. These shifts in practice can help you reclaim your time.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p10.html
Transitional Care Management: Practical Processes for Your Practice -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - Helping patients safely bridge the gap from acute care to ambulatory care is good for patients and practices too.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p27.html
A Practical Approach to Reducing Patients' Prescription Costs -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - A single screening question and an arsenal of cost-reducing strategies can help you help your patients afford their medications.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p5.html
Practice Pearls - May-Jun 2019 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - Create annual visit plans for your patients | Use your EHR to close care gaps | Use passwords to practice mindfulness
Family Practice Management : Practice Pearls
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p32.html
A New Lexicon for Physicians: A Poem for Physicians Who Care -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - What if EHRs, MIPS, and MACRA all stood for something else--something truly meaningful?
Family Practice Management : The Last Word
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p36.html
Improving Vaccination Rates for the 2018-2019 Influenza Season -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - This organizational supplement summarizes information and resources the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) develops, utilizes, and disseminates to family physicians and their health care teams to increase influenza vaccination rates.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p17.html
Coding & Documentation - May-Jun 2019 -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - Same-day return visit | Modifier for incident-to services | Inpatient care billing by teaching physician | Biopsy of the outer ear | Multiple X-rays
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p31.html
Rethinking Roles: Your Colleagues’ and Your Own -- FPM
Jun 1, 2019 - How can you foster teamwork when you aren’t the boss?
Family Practice Management : From the Editor
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0500/p4.html
Seven ways your medical assistant can help you provide patient-centered care -- FPM
Need new resources to provide better patient care? How about following these seven strategies to better use the medical assistants you already have?
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/medical_assistants.html
Transitional care management: four areas to improve -- FPM
Patients sometimes fall through the gaps when moving from an acute care environment to home. Improve these four areas to prevent that from happening.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/transitional_care_management.html
How to encourage more appropriate quality measures -- FPM
Many quality measure do not help patients or are out of the physician's control. If facing such measures, here are two things physicians can do.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/appropriate_quality_measures.html
The first step to changing your practice culture -- FPM
If your practice's culture isn't inspiring you and your colleagues to do their best work, change it. Start by sitting down and answering this key question.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/practice_culture_change.html
How to create simple annual visit plans for your patients -- FPM
Family physicians often have to think through a patient's future care needs during a visit, which can hurt efficiency and allow things to go unaddressed. Creating annual visit plans with each patient may help.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/annual_visit_planning.html
Five problems with clinic design -- FPM
The success of a clinic is often tied to how it is laid out and operated. If your practice has any of these five features, you could have a problem.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/clinic_design.html
Are your patients taking their medications? Seven questions to help you find out -- FPM
Asking your patients directly if they are taking their prescribed medication may not give you an accurate answer. Use these more specific questions to get a better feel for their adherence.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/improving_medication_adherence.html
Three practical ways to assign risk levels to your patients -- FPM
Determining who your sickest patients are ahead of time can help you more proactively manage them and make better use of limited resources. Here's how.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/risk_stratification.html
How to legally provide free transportation to patients -- FPM
Federal rules allow physicians to provide free transportation to Medicare and Medicaid patients. But the rules are strict. Here's how to stay out of trouble.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/patient_inducements.html
Coding and Documentation -- FPM Toolbox
May 14, 2019 - 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
Care Management -- FPM Toolbox
May 14, 2019 - 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
Electronic Health Records -- FPM Toolbox
May 14, 2019 - Download tools to help you evaluate, select, and optimize your electronic health record system.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox : Electronic Health Records
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=7
Disease Management: Diabetes -- FPM Toolbox
May 14, 2019 - Download encounter forms, patient agreements, and flow sheets to help you manage diabetes care.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox : Disease Management: Diabetes
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=10
CMS clarifies documentation for teaching physicians' E/M services -- FPM
Physicians who bill for E/M services while teaching medical students may face some changes under newly clarified federal guidelines.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/teaching_physician_services.html