Seeing Friends and Family

Seeing Friends and Family as a physician. Fam Pract Manag. 2017 Jul-Aug;24(4):44. https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0700/p44.html https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/friends_and_family.html

Quality Metrics in Primary Care

Quality Metrics are currently being tracked nationally for all providers and it follows the provider for the rest of their lives. Tenet gets Quality Metrics from a company called Tableau for their providers. Link to quality measures on cms.gov (the centers for...

M-CHAT Scoring Template

Items 2, 5, and 12 are NO. All other items are YES. If a response agrees with the above, assign a score of 0. If response does not agree with the above, assign a score of 1. Score is 0-2: LOW RISK: No further action; re-screen if < 24 month old Score is 3-7: MEDIUM...

Well Child Checks – What MAs should do

VITALS: All ages: Height, weight, Temp, Resp, Pulse,  Head circumference ( < 2- 3 years) 3 years and up: Blood pressure. 12  years and up:  Depression screening (Every 3 months) 13 years and up: Teen PMH (once a year) Asthma visit: Peak flow (per provider...

Labs and Lab Vendors

Lab Corp Quest IEHP EMPG (Empire Physicians) UNITED HEALTH CARE LaSalle Health Net Mercy Insurance LEGION Desert Oasis Design Benefits Administration Administrative Concepts Inc Vantage Tricare West Alpha Care Humana SFS (Sliding Fee Scale) CARE 1st CIGNA BLUE CROSS /...

What Medical Assistants Do

Ask preventive medical history questions and put them in the EHR  e.g. an MA in my clinic (A-Rod) does for his provider (Dr. R) for preventive/establish care visits. Enter meds into the EHR. When patient is getting checked in, ask what meds they are taking and add...