Career Management -- FPM Toolbox
Oct 28, 2019 - Download tools to help you plan and manage your career.
Family Practice Management : FPM Toolbox : Career Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=3
Medicare resolves beneficiary entitlement date errors -- FPM
Oct 28, 2019 - CMS has fixed an issue with beneficiary entitlement date errors that caused improper claim denials and is reprocessing affected claims.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/medicare_errors_fix.html
AAFP Global Health Summit
Oct 28, 2019 - Discover international family medicine activities, share your experiences and learn from others at the AAFP Global Health Summit, September 17-19, 2020
Events : Global Health Summit
https://www.aafp.org/events/global-health.html
In NFL and in Clinic, This FP Knows Teamwork Counts
Oct 28, 2019 - After injuries ended his professional football career, family physician Kip Corrington, M.D., Ph.D., switched his focus from preventing touchdowns to preventing illness.
AAFP News : Family Doc Focus
https://www.aafp.org/news/family-doc-focus/20191028fdf-corrington.html
AAFP, Other Groups Laud Promising Rural ACO Improvement Act
Oct 28, 2019 - The Academy and 14 other organizations have voiced support for a Senate bill that aims to fix a flawed formula used to measure accountable care organization performance.
AAFP News : Government and Medicine
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20191028ruralacoact.html
Four quick tips for bringing humor to your practice -- FPM
Oct 26, 2019 - Medicine is serious business. Some comic relief may be just what you and those around you need to get through a tough day.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/humor.html
ICD-10-CM vaping coding guidance -- FPM
Oct 25, 2019 - The CDC has issued supplemental ICD-10 guidance to help physicians submit claims for services provided to patients with vaping-related lung injuries.
Family Practice Management : Getting Paid Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/vaping_coding_guidance.html
Decoding the CPT midpoint rule -- FPM
Oct 25, 2019 - If the time of service listed in a CPT code descriptor exceeds the time you spend providing the service, you may still be able to bill for it.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/cpt_midpoint_rule.html
Do you know your RVUs? -- FPM
Oct 24, 2019 - Knowing how many relative value units (RVUs) you generate for each service can help improve your productivity and your payment.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/know_your_rvus.html
AFP Podcast: Episode 96 - October 15, 2019 -- American Family Physician
Oct 24, 2019 - Episode 96 includes discussions on lead screening, predicting postoperative pulmonary complications, toilet training, postpartum care, influenza vaccination, elagolix for endometriosis pain, and Where I Listen.
American Family Physician : AFP Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/explore/podcast/96.html
STI Screening Is Critical as Number of Cases Skyrockets
Oct 23, 2019 - As the number of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections continues to climb, Brent Sugimoto, M.D., M.P.H., A.A.H.I.V.S., addresses the need to screen for STIs and not shy away from difficult conversations. Read more in this Leader Voices Blog post.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20191023lv-stiscreening.html
AAFP Adds Voice to Lawsuit Calling for DACA Preservation
Oct 23, 2019 - In an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, the AAFP and 32 other medical organizations are arguing to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
AAFP News : Government and Medicine
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20191023dacaamicus.html
Survey: One in Five Young Americans Thinks Vaping Is Harmless
Oct 23, 2019 - Results of an American Society of Clinical Oncology survey reveal that more than 20% of young Americans think that e-cigarettes are not only nonaddictive -- they're actually harmless.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20191023ascovapesurvey.html
JUUL Suspends U.S. Sales of Non-tobacco, Non-menthol Flavors
Oct 23, 2019 - On Oct. 17, JUUL Labs Inc. announced that it was suspending U.S. sales of its non-tobacco, non-menthol-based flavors (mango, crème, fruit and cucumber), pending FDA review of the company's premarket tobacco product applications.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20191023juulannouncement.html
Livestream from your device AAFP Internal Medicine CME Course -- CME
Oct 22, 2019 - Earn live CME credits and maximize your patient care with the AAFP’s Adult Medicine livestream.
CME : CME by Topic
https://www.aafp.org/cme/cme-topic/all/internal-live/streaming.html
Don't Take It Personally? With Angry Patients, That's Hard
Oct 22, 2019 - In this Fresh Perspectives blog post, Lalita Abhyankar, M.D., M.H.S., ponders how physicians should react when they are the focus of a disgruntled patient's ire.
AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20191022fp-angrypatient.html
More Study Needed on Illicit Drug Use Counseling in Youth
Oct 22, 2019 - On Oct. 1, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted a draft recommendation statement and evidence review that addressed primary care-based prevention of illicit drug use among children, adolescents and young adults.
AAFP News : Health of the Public
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20191022uspstf-illicitdrugsyouth.html
Rural, Urban, OB and More: This Family Doc Does It All
Oct 21, 2019 - Joe Skariah, D.O., M.P.H., found his dream job practicing full-scope family medicine -- including obstetrics -- in both rural and urban practices and an academic setting.
AAFP News : Family Doc Focus
https://www.aafp.org/news/family-doc-focus/20191021fdf-skariah.html
AAFP to CMS: To Shrink Opioid Crisis, Grow Primary Care
Oct 21, 2019 - The AAFP told CMS that the agency can help family physicians combat the opioid misuse crisis by increasing investment in primary care physician workforce growth and reducing administrative complexity.
AAFP News : Government and Medicine
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20191021supportact.html
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The first thing to do before you see your next patient -- FPM
Oct 18, 2019 - Here's how to take a minute to calm your mind during a hectic day and refocus before you move on to your next patient.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/focus_on_next_patient.html
Family Physician Couple Returns to Rural Roots in Minnesota
Oct 18, 2019 - Two family physicians who just happen to be married give AAFP News a firsthand view of their wide scope of practice and strong community ties in their small rural town of Sleepy Eye, Minn.
AAFP News : Practice and Professional Issues
https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20191018sleepyeye.html
How to manage unrealistic antibiotic expectations -- FPM
Oct 17, 2019 - Preempt requests for unnecessary antibiotics by having this quick conversation with patients before you examine them.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/preempt_antibiotic_requests.html
End Surprise Medical Billing, AAFP Tells Lawmakers
Oct 17, 2019 - Congress must end surprise medical billing -- a practice that harms patients and damages the physician-patient relationship -- the AAFP said in a recent letter to lawmakers.
AAFP News : Government and Medicine
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20191017surprisebilling.html
Six steps to start a group visit program for chronic care -- FPM
Oct 16, 2019 - Group visits can help people with chronic conditions like obesity improve their health.
Family Practice Management : In Practice Blog : FPM Home
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/setup_group_visits.html