A tool for calculating the right-sized patient panel -- FPM
Here's a five-step method for right-sizing your patient panel.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
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.
Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home
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
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/aafp_responds_to_proposed_rule.html
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Family Practice Management
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
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
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
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
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
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/acting_now_to_avoid_a.html