management topics and resources
Tobacco Addiction Treatment as a Lifestyle Medicine Professional
Tobacco treatment is a great example of real Lifestyle Medicine practice -- both clinically and operationally. It is not business as usual healthcare. We trust you will find this useful for your own practice, as well as a good example and description of the "Lifestyle Medicine" difference.
Tobacco treatment is a great example of real Lifestyle Medicine practice -- both clinically and operationally. It is not business as usual healthcare. We trust you will find this useful for your own practice, as well as a good example and description of the "Lifestyle Medicine" difference.
PatientPop's "The Healthy Practice" Blog
We dig up some unknown jewels for you. Forget the product PatientPop sells for a moment. There is some pretty high quality free content here for bringing modern methods to management of a medical practice - emphasis on marketing.
We dig up some unknown jewels for you. Forget the product PatientPop sells for a moment. There is some pretty high quality free content here for bringing modern methods to management of a medical practice - emphasis on marketing.
How Much Does Medicare Pay?
It just so happens that CMS.gov has a 'Physician Fee Schedule Search' so you can find out. Fair warning though -- it is built for coding wonks and nerds. The default settings for a search are usually OK, except that most will probably want to specify the MAC for their specific area.
It just so happens that CMS.gov has a 'Physician Fee Schedule Search' so you can find out. Fair warning though -- it is built for coding wonks and nerds. The default settings for a search are usually OK, except that most will probably want to specify the MAC for their specific area.
Free ICD-10 Lookup
Google is great for first steps of a code search but you can't trust much of what you find. Options for nailing down a diagnosis code from trustable sources include your EHR's built in code base, smart phone apps, and this free online resource.
Google is great for first steps of a code search but you can't trust much of what you find. Options for nailing down a diagnosis code from trustable sources include your EHR's built in code base, smart phone apps, and this free online resource.
"Patients First" Nutritional Supplements Policy
How should you handle nutritional supplements in your lifestyle medicine practice? What is ethical? Professional? What if we put patients interests first? What would we want as a patient? What would most help us? To be honest, we disagree with ACLM's hardline, black-and-white policy position. Here is a sample of what we think is the right thing to do. Members are licensed to use this policy as is (in nicer formats, members-only section). We hope it provides ideas and the right direction for non-members.
How should you handle nutritional supplements in your lifestyle medicine practice? What is ethical? Professional? What if we put patients interests first? What would we want as a patient? What would most help us? To be honest, we disagree with ACLM's hardline, black-and-white policy position. Here is a sample of what we think is the right thing to do. Members are licensed to use this policy as is (in nicer formats, members-only section). We hope it provides ideas and the right direction for non-members.
