Seven best practices for doctors on social media -- FPM
Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter can be an effective means for professional and patient engagement, but to avoid pitfalls, make sure you follow these seven best practices.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/social_media_best_practices.html
The 30 Year Lie: How Physician Payment Inequities Began
The discrepancies between payment levels and cost values for primary care compared to surgical procedures have been recognized for decades. AAFP Senior VP Shawn Martin examines the missteps that led us to this point in this In the Trenches post.
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20200218itt-paymenthistory.html
Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Evaluation and Management - American Family ...
Feb 15, 2020 - Evaluation and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding focus on etiologies originating distally to the ligament of Treitz. Diverticular disease is the most common source, accounting for 40% of cases. Hemorrhoids, angiodysplasia, infectious colitis, and inflammatory bowel ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p206.html
Cerebral Palsy: An Overview - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2020 - Cerebral palsy, which occurs in two to three out of 1,000 live births, has multiple etiologies resulting in brain injury that affects movement, posture, and balance. The movement disorders associated with cerebral palsy are categorized as spasticity, dyskinesia, ataxia, or mixed/other. ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p213.html
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) in Primary Care - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2020 - Primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) is caused by inhaling airborne spores of the fungus Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii. Residing in or traveling to areas endemic for Coccidioides is required for the diagnosis; no person-to-person or zoonotic contagion ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p221.html
U.S. Policies and Their Effects on Immigrant Children’s Health - Editorials - American ...
Feb 15, 2020 - Immigrant children are a vulnerable group, requiring special protections under U.S. and international law. Compared with nonimmigrant children, they face additional dangers to their physical and mental health that stem directly from immigration policies, including the right to asylum, ...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p202.html
Diagnosis of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction - Point-of-Care Guides - ...
Feb 15, 2020 - Can signs, symptoms, and simple tests be used to determine the likelihood of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?
American Family Physician : Point-of-Care Guides
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p230.html
Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: ...
Feb 15, 2020 - The USPSTF recommends that primary care clinicians assess women with a personal or family history of breast, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer or who have an ancestry associated with breast cancer susceptibility 1 and 2 (BRCA1/2) gene mutations with an appropriate brief familial risk...
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p233.html
ACIP Approves 2020 Adult and Childhood/Adolescent Immunization Schedules - Practice ...
Feb 15, 2020 - The 2020 adult and childhood/adolescent immunization schedules have been approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p251.html
Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer - ...
Feb 15, 2020 - A 31-year-old woman presents to your office for a well-woman examination. She is sexually active in a monogamous relationship and has never been pregnant. She tells you that her mother was diagnosed with tubal cancer at age 40 and that her sister, who is 42 years of age, was recently ...
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p239.html
Amenorrhea, Ingrown Toenails, Chronic Neck Pain, Infantile Hemangiomas, Fluoride ...
Feb 15, 2020 - 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/2020/0215/p205.html
No Benefit, Longer Hospital Stay with Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - POEMs - ...
Feb 15, 2020 - Inappropriate treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria is common in hospitalized patients. Older patients, those with dementia or acutely altered mental status, and those with abnormal urinalysis results are more likely to be treated with antibiotics.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p248.html
Dupilumab (Dupixent) for Asthma - STEPS - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2020 - Dupilumab is an effective injectable drug that decreases asthma exacerbations and the need for an oral glucocorticoid in patients with moderate to severe asthma, particularly those with high eosinophil counts.
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p244.html
An Anatomical Cause of Dysphagia - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2020 - A man presented with worsening dysphagia, with sore throat, dyspnea, cough, heartburn, and wheezing.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p241.html
Do Not Change Antidepressant Treatment Early Based on a Lack of Response - POEMs - ...
Feb 15, 2020 - Do not be in a hurry to change treatment in patients with severe depression who do not respond to treatment within the first two weeks. Early response to treatment predicts eventual response or remission, but a lack of early response does not predict treatment failure.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p250.html
Increased Readmissions and Adverse Events with Intensification of Antihypertensive ...
Feb 15, 2020 - The intensification of antihypertensive regimens on discharge in older adults hospitalized for noncardiac conditions is associated with an increased risk of readmission (number needed to harm [NNH] = 27) and medication-related serious adverse events (NNH = 63) within 30 days.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p248a.html
Topical Interventions Improve Outcomes After Cryosurgery for Actinic Keratosis - POEMs ...
Feb 15, 2020 - Based on a review of low-quality evidence, adding a topical intervention after cryosurgery for actinic keratosis improves the likelihood of complete clearance from 46% to 79% (number needed to treat = 3).
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p249.html
The Risk of Corticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Letters to the Editor - ...
Feb 15, 2020 - << Previous article Next article >> Feb 15, 2020 Issue Letters to the Editor The Risk of Corticosteroids in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Am Fam Physician. 2020 Feb 15;101(4):197. To the Editor: A 71-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis of the knee presented with a...
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0215/p197.html
The 4Ms: Simplifying complex care decision making for older adults -- FPM
Medical training focuses on curing or treating as many of a patient's health problems as possible, but when providing complex care for older patients with multiple chronic diseases, it can be easy to lose focus on what outcomes matter most to the patient.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/4Ms_decision_making.html
What You Should Know About Valley Fever - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2020 - << Previous article Next article >> Feb 15, 2020 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/2020/0215/p221-s1.html
Advocacy, Social Determinants Must Be Part of Physician Training
Family medicine resident Kelly Thibert, D.O., M.P.H., writes in this Leader Voices Blog post that family physicians should not only be trained to screen patients for the social determinants of health, but should also know how to advocate for their patients.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20200214lv-advocacytraining.html
Three tips for being present -- FPM
When demands and distractions intrude on your patient encounters, practice these three tips for being fully present.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/be_present.html
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
Why family physicians should not just be physicians -- FPM
Beware of physician roles that focus predominantly on outpatient visits and separate physicians from most organizational innovation and strategy, as well as the colleagues, staff, and communities they serve.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/physician_role.html
A three-step guide to coding for multiple skin procedures in a single visit -- FPM
Follow these three steps to bill correctly, avoid denials, and make sure you’re not leaving revenue on the table when you perform skin biopsies and lesion removals.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/skin_procedure_coding.html