PEA Question of The Week
Billing/Coding & Practice Management

What rules do you have in place for seeing drug reps?
How To Code For FluMist?
How to hire office staff?
How often do you have staff meetings and what do you cover?
What are the best strategies to motivate office staff?
How to respond to requests for alternative therapies?
How To Bill For Pvx and Tetanus Shots, Smoking Couns & Hearing Tests?
What is your office protocol for completing special forms?
What problems are you having with pre-auths for diagnostic procedures?

Diagnosis & Treatment

Do you bring up obesity during a visit? How do you approach the subject?
Do you use the diagnosis 'metabolic syndrome' in your practice?
What viral syndromes do you see currently in your practice (7-28-2008)?
How many cases of poison ivy did you treat in the office last week (Aug)?

Medicaid & Medicare Populations

How do you do proactive outreach for Medicaid kids?
How the OHCA could improve the Medicaid program?
How do you do welcome to Medicare visits?

Medication Management

What do you do to prevent others from changing your patients' meds?
What red flags do you look foor when seeing drug seekers?
What processes do you have in place for handling patients on narcotics?

Patient Care/Involvement

Is it helpful for asthma patients to monitor their own peak-flow rates?
How to take care of patients who don't speak English?
Which patients do you test for Vitamin D deficiency?

Quality Improvement

How to get patients to bring in their meds?
How to handle flu vaccinations?
What to consider when selecting an EHR?
How to deal with late patients?
How to protect vaccines during electrical outages?
How do you track appointments for chronic patients?
What are the best ways to disseminate best practices?
What projects could a PEA help you with in your practice?
Do you use a patient registry in your practice?
Do you use appointment reminders in your practice?

Screening & Prevention

How To Screen For Cognitive Impairment?
What are the barriers to higher mammography rates in OK?
Will you screen more of your patients for vitamin D?
How do you do hearing testing if patient can't be referred?
How to get patients to exercise?
What is your policy for administering the Gardasil vaccine?
Should We Stress Test Diabetics Over 40?
What are the barriers for colorectal cancer screening in OK?
What are the barriers for cervical cancer screening in OK?
How do you decide which patients should take low dose aspirin?
How difficult is it to refer your patients for a colonoscopy?

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