American Academy of Family Physicians Medical Practice Management 2024

Description

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+ Target Audience: family physicians, primary care clinicians, practice owners, physician executives, medical directors, residents, and healthcare

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+ Information:

• Course Title: Medical Practice Management

• Organizer: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

• Format: On-Demand Online Course

• Description: Providing high-quality care to patients involves more than just medical skill and knowledge—it requires synchronicity across non-clinical factors and entire medical teams. Designed to expand non-clinical business acumen and leadership capabilities, this on-demand practice management course equips clinicians with actionable strategies for launching, operating, and sustaining a modern medical practice. Coverage spans independent practice startup and enhancement, legal and regulatory compliance, contract evaluation, physician credentialing, care coordination for value-based payment, practice marketing, small-team management and leadership, local community partnerships, burnout prevention, Direct Primary Care (DPC), Street Medicine program development, direct-payer versus traditional payment models, and data-driven population health management.

Learning Objectives

1. Evaluate operational, financial, and business fundamentals required to start, maintain, and enhance an independent medical practice, including Direct Primary Care (DPC), direct-payer, and traditional reimbursement models.

2. Navigate essential legal, regulatory, and administrative processes, including physician credentialing, legal and regulatory issue spotting, and a structured checklist approach to reviewing contracts.

3. Strengthen leadership, communication, and management strategies to support small clinical teams, lead effective interprofessional teams, and foster clinician well-being while avoiding burnout.

4. Optimize care coordination services, population health data utilization, practice marketing, and local community relationships—including community-based and Street Medicine care delivery models—to improve patient access, care quality, and practice sustainability.

Target Audience

This course is designed for family physicians, primary care clinicians, practice owners, physician executives, medical directors, residents, and healthcare leaders seeking to strengthen their non-clinical practice management, business operations, and team leadership skills.

Best for Family Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Internists, Direct Primary Care (DPC) Physicians, Street Medicine and Community Health Physicians, Preventive Medicine and Population Health Specialists, Pediatricians, Geriatricians, Urgent Care Physicians, Physician Executives, and Outpatient Specialty Practice Physicians.

Topics

1. Overview of an Independent Practice

2. Getting Started as an Independent Practice

3. Legal and Regulatory Issue Spotting

4. Credentialing

5. Credentialing Basics

6. Optimizing Care Coordination Services

7. Practice Marketing

8. Managing Small Teams

9. Leading Effective Teams

10. Local Community Relationships

11. Avoiding Burnout

12. DPC Saved Me (and My Career): What is Direct Primary Care?

13. Street Medicine Development Stages

14. Direct Payer vs. Traditional Model

15. Population Care Using Data

16. Practice Management and Enhancement

17. Contracts: Checklist Approach