The same medications and treatments are not universally effective for every patient. How do physicians better prescribe medication and treatments to patients? Is there a way to determine which medication will work better for a specific patient? This course will…
When sharing PGx information with patients and other health care providers, the electronic health record (EHR) can serve as an active or passive support for clinicians in addition to assisting in clinical decision making surrounding PGx. While there are benefits…
Pharmacogenomics (or PGx) is a multidisciplinary aspect of health care that can provide more personalized treatment for patients. This approach to health care, while gaining interest at the provider level, requires the support of one’s institution to be a successful…
Discover what updates are being made to the AMA Guides® to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment for 2022. This course will take you through the specific 2022 updates to the Conceptual Foundations and Philosophy and Practical Application of the AMA…
Discover what mental and behavioral health updates are being made to the AMA Guides® to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment in 2021. This course will review why these updates are important and how they effect you. We will dive into…
In advanced team-based care models, clinical assistants, such as medical assistants (MA) and nurses, often perform both documentation and other clinical tasks in the course of patient care. For example, a nurse may obtain and record a patient’s vital signs…
With the 2021 revisions to the E/M office visit coding documentation requirements, there exists conflicting information regarding how physicians and other qualified health professionals are required to document the time spent on each specific task associated with an outpatient visit…
Numerous websites provide information about clinicians and organizations from which patients seek health care. Some of these sites provide user-submitted reviews about practices and clinicians from patients or members of the public. Unfortunately, patient reviews are not always positive, and…
When a patient is seen for a physical or preventive/wellness visit, and also has acute complaints or chronic problems that require additional evaluation, some physicians encounter challenges when coding and billing for both services. There is confusion about whether it…
The module outlines how personal and professional identities can inform clinical decision making, and how to balance professional integrity and patient expectations in these types of scenarios. This is accomplished by exploring eight key considerations that physicians must evaluate when…
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