COVID-19 spurs CMS to delay mandatory use of new noncoverage form -- FPM
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced last week it will delay a rule requiring physicians to use a new version of its Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage form.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/medicare_abn_delayed.html
Will Medicare give you a pay bump next year? Check your MIPS score -- FPM
Physicians and practices can now access their 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System feedback and final score through the Quality Payment Program website.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/2019_mips_scores.html
Medicare taking comments on 2021 physician payment proposals -- FPM
The changes are a mix of good news and bad news for family physicians, but taken as a whole CMS estimates they will result in a 13% increase in family physicians’ Medicare allowed charges in 2021.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/physician_fee_schedule_comments.html
Medicare unveils influenza vaccine payment allowances for 2020-2021 flu season -- FPM
The allowances range from about $10 to about $60.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/flu_shot_allowances.html
Ten EHR Strategies for Efficient Documentation -- FPM
Aug 1, 2020 - Applying even one of these 10 strategies can help you reduce frustration, improve productivity, and get home earlier.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p5.html
Transitioning to Direct Primary Care -- FPM
Aug 1, 2020 - Imagine practicing medicine without all the administrative burdens related to billing insurance. Here’s how one physician made the switch.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p29.html
Two Habits of a Healthy Team: Managing Conflict and Practicing Gratitude -- FPM
Aug 1, 2020 - Most teams try to avoid conflict, yet can’t stop focusing on the negative. Healthy teams do the opposite.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p11.html
Developing Your Professional Career Plan -- FPM
Aug 1, 2020 - The key to a fulfilling career is to know what’s important to you - from your mission, identity, and direction to family, fun, and finances - and then pursue that.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p21.html
Understanding Value-Based Payment: A Primer for Family Physicians -- FPM
Aug 1, 2020 - Public and private payers are transitioning away from fee-for-service and emphasizing value-based payment models. This supplement from the American Academy of Family Physicians describes what you need to know about the transition and how it may affect you and your practice.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p25.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
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p36.html
Ten Tips for Cultivating Patience During Uncertain Times -- FPM
Aug 1, 2020 - It’s easy to feel impatient with ourselves and others these days. But research suggests impatience can be bad for our health. Here’s a better way to respond.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p43.html
Maintaining Patient Relationships in the Age of Hospitalists, Urgent Care, and a ...
Aug 1, 2020 - It was already difficult to get enough face-to-face time with patients before COVID-19 hit. Bonding with them now takes even more effort.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p4.html
Increasing Pneumococcal Immunization Rates -- FPM
Aug 1, 2020 - This supplement from the American Academy of Family Physicians shares learnings from state chapter quality improvement initiatives designed to increase adult pneumococcal vaccination rates. The project was supported by a grant from Pfizer Independent Grants for Learning and Change.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p17.html
Practice Pearls - Jul-Aug 2020 -- FPM
Aug 1, 2020 - Use EHR sticky notes to connect with patients personally | Talking your team through a crisis | Get credit for pre- and post-exam work
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2020/0700/p38.html
CMS and CDC release guidance on counseling patients tested for COVID-19 -- FPM
Counseling patients about the importance of isolating, in particular, can help reduce transmission of the illness.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/covid_test_counseling.html
Two strategies to keep healthy teams healthy and get dysfunctional teams functioning --...
TCOVID-19, financial struggles, racial injustice, civil unrest - these are stressful times. If your team has navigated them successfully so far, establishing these two habits can help keep it on track. If your team is falling into backbiting and dysfunction, they can help you turn ...
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/healthy_team_habits.html
Transitional care management coding requirements -- FPM
The CPT codes for TCM require one face-to-face visit, certain non-face-to-face services, and medication reconciliation and management during the 30-day service period.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/tcm_coding_requirements.html
Three steps to improve preventive service utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic -- FPM
Patients are deferring routine office visits for chronic disease management and preventive services out of concern for their safety during COVID-19. But these visits are important, especially for patients with conditions that require close monitoring, or those who are due for ...
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/covid_preventive_services.html
Considering direct primary care? Here are five tips to get started -- FPM
Interest in DPC was growing even before the pandemic took a chunk out of fee-for-service revenues. If you’re among those interested in the model, here are five tips for making the switch.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/dpc_online_resources.html
Check your QPP participation status with updated CMS tool -- FPM
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services updated its Quality Payment Program Participation Status Tool based on new data.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/qpp_participation_update.html
HHS extends application deadline for Medicaid/CHIP Provider Relief Fund -- FPM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has extended the Medicaid/CHIP Provider Relief Fund distribution provider application deadline.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/medicaid_relief_extension.html
Six EHR documentation tips to save you time -- FPM
To reduce your work after clinic, consider ways to make the documentation process more efficient so that you can complete most (if not all) of this work during the visit. Here are six tips to get started.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/ehr_documentation_tips.html
Setting up an outdoor clinic for COVID-19: key steps -- FPM
If you haven’t treated patients with suspected COVID-19 in your parking lot yet, it may only be a matter of time. Four steps can help you get started.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/outdoor_clinic.html
How to avoid bias in patient care -- FPM
Implicit bias is the unconscious collection of stereotypes and attitudes that individuals develop toward certain groups of people. If left unchecked, it can affect patient relationships and care decisions.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/bias_in_patient_care.html
IRS says these COVID-19 relief funds are taxable -- FPM
Money that doctors receive from the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund will be subject to income tax in most cases.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/provider_relief_taxes.html