What Family Physicians Need to Know About the Wave of 2024 HCC Changes

VINITA MAGOON, JAMES DOMDERA

The coming HCC overhaul will increase the importance of accurate and precise diagnosis coding to fully capture patients' health risks.

The Weight-Prioritized Visit: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

ERIK SETH KRAMER, BRANDY DEFFENBACHER, ELIZABETH W. STATON, PETER C. SMITH, JODI SUMMERS HOLTROP

Patients want weight management in primary care, but regular office visits tend to focus on comorbidities, leaving little time to talk about weight.

Practical Patient-Centered Goal Setting

CHESTER H. FOX

These four steps can make the principles of motivational interviewing doable during brief office visits.

A Dashboard for Problem-Solving Patient Access and Physician Staffing Issues

ANNE C. JONES, MEAGAN VERMEULEN

Tracking four key metrics can help practices identify the root causes of their access problems while addressing physician overload.

Can AI Solve Our Bigger Problem?

JAMES DOMDERA

Even time-saving technology feels inadequate if you're bound to the nonclinical workload of primary care.

Coding & Documentation

CINDY HUGHES

INCIDENT-TO BILLING FOR CLINICAL PHARMACIST SERVICES | REMOTE MONITORING OF MORE THAN ONE CONDITION | E/M SERVICES REQUIRING AN INTERPRETER | SCREENING FOR COVID-19 BEFORE SURGERY

Practice Pearls

IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN YOUR OFFICE | SCHEDULE LONGER APPOINTMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH TRAUMA | USE COMMON SENSE TO EASE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION

The Myth of the “Difficult Patient”

JOAN NAIDORF

Patients won't always follow our advice or behave the way we prefer. Making peace with that is better for us and them.

AAFP's Health Plan Advocacy and Engagement

BRENNAN CANTRELL, KATE FREEMAN, MPH

Most AAFP members contract with 10 or more payers. The AAFP’s advocacy with health plans is critical to addressing this complex and unsustainable approach to coverage, payment, and reporting.

A Guide to Relieving Administrative Burden: Prior Authorization

STEVEN WALDREN, EDMUND BILLINGS

This AAFP supplement describes key advocacy efforts as well as techniques, technologies, and transformations to help reduce your prior authorization burden without compromising patient care.

Family Medicine Is the Key to Driving Equitable Vaccinations

LAURA LEE HALL, WARREN A. JONES

The previous flu season saw significant racial and ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination rates. Family physicians can be instrumental in closing those gaps this season.