Search results for "Practice Management"
New ACP Practice Advisor Modules address advance care planning, preventing stroke in afib
Two ACP modules, eligible for CME and Maintenance of Certification Practice Assessment points, offer help for physicians to ensure that patients receive care that is consistent with their values, goals, and preferences and to identify patients with atrial fibrillation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/18/5.htm
18 Jul 2017
PCMH recognition process becoming more relevant, less burdensome
Yul D. Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com about how the recognition process for patient-centered medical homes has evolved.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/21/6.htm
21 Mar 2017
Payment parity for phone calls, COVID-19 research on remdesivir, other drugs
COVID-19-related disparities were also in the news this week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/05/1.htm
5 May 2020
How ‘seeing’ a patient has changed
Virtual visits reduce travel time to appointments, saves out-of-pocket costs, offers better access to remote patients, and even allows physicians to see more patients while enjoying more flexible schedules.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/how-seeing-a-patient-has-changed.htm
1 Oct 2020
Chronic care management codes worthwhile if done right
To ensure proper billing of the chronic care management codes, it is important that clinical staff or clinicians keep a record of time spent with participating patients and that the care coordination is appropriately documented and clinically necessary.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/06/tips.htm
1 Jun 2017
Simple conversations help strike staffing balance
A gradual shift toward value-based health care is putting a greater premium on the extra staff members who may be needed to achieve it, and there are simple ways for practices to make the staffing choices that are right for their practice and the real world.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/simple-conversations-help-strike-staffing-balance.htm
1 Apr 2019
New ACP Practice Advisor modules now available
To receive credit for continuing medical education and Maintenance of Certification, users must complete the module's Practice Biopsy, initiate quality improvement activities in their practices, and complete a second Practice Biopsy at least 30 days after the first is completed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/12/6.htm
12 Jul 2016
The ever-expanding list of reasons for a doctor's note
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com in a post about the evolution of the requests for a doctor's note.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/17/6.htm
17 May 2016
Managing patients' medications effectively
As the number of patients with chronic diseases grows, medication optimization is as important as ever to improve outcomes, decrease costs, and improve quality of life.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/managing-patients-medications-effectively.htm
1 Jan 2021
Primary care doctors may be consolidating faster than subspecialists
The proportion of physicians in groups of 9 or fewer dropped from 40.1% in 2013 to 35.3% in 2015, while the proportion of those in groups of 100 or more increased from 29.6% to 35.1% during the same time period, the study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/13/4.htm
13 Sep 2016