Patient Electronic Messaging: 12 Tips to Save Time

ELIZABETH BALTARO, WENDY HENDERSON, KAREN M. GOLDSTEIN

Electronic messaging has the potential to improve care and strengthen patient relationships, but without clear expectations and boundaries, it also has the potential to erode worklife balance for clinicians.

A Team-Based Approach to Electronic In-Basket Optimization

ANGELA GALLEGOS-MACIAS, MANUEL D. PINO

Shifting from an individual physician in-basket to a team-based in-basket pool can reduce physician clerical work and restore joy in practice.

Managing Long-Term Opioid Therapy With Less Stress

LEE RADOSH

Relationships with patients on long-term opioids for chronic pain can be fulfilling rather than frustrating if physicians employ these strategies.

Riding the Wave: Seven Steps to Scheduling Success

CHRISTINE A. SINSKY

Traditional scheduling can set physicians up for failure and frustration. Here’s a better way.

On Grief, Family, and Family Medicine

JAMES DOMDERA

Some of our professional skills don’t work well when it’s family.

Coding & Documentation

CINDY HUGHES

AGE-APPROPRIATE FORGETFULNESS | REPORTING NORMAL TEST RESULTS | VISION SCREENING DURING CHILD’S ROUTINE EXAM

Practice Pearls

HELP PATIENTS GET A LONGER SUPPLY OF MEDS PRE-TRAVEL | DE-ADOPT THE REVIEW OF SYSTEMS | HAVE PATIENTS COMPLETE SCREENINGS BEFORE VISITS

A Codependency Mindset in Medicine: Etiology, Manifestations, and Ways Ahead

DANIEL J. FRASCA

Those affected by codependency are often described as hard-working, determined, and selfless, which could describe most physicians.

Improving Adult Immunization Rates Within Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities

AMRISH PATEL, AMRA RESIC, DENÉE MOORE

Part 2: Communication Strategies and Overcoming Vaccine Myths, Misinformation, and Barriers