The year 2018 marked a pivotal shift in the landscape of family practice, characterized by a transition from independent ownership to institutional employment and a record-breaking surge in new physicians entering the field. While family medicine continued its mission of providing holistic, comprehensive care across all ages, the structural and regulatory environment underwent significant transformation.
If you were a patient in 2018, you likely noticed longer wait times, a shift toward team-based care, and the first mature wave of telemedicine platforms. If you were a provider, you were drowning in Electronic Health Record (EHR) optimization while trying to navigate the Quality Payment Program (QPP) under MACRA. family practice 2018
Pro-tip for your EHR: Create a 2018-specific preventive care template that flags patients still on annual cycles and prompts a shared decision-making note. The year 2018 marked a pivotal shift in
With CMS’s 2018 Quality Payment Program (MIPS), family physicians face more data entry, not less. One practical fix: If you were a provider, you were drowning
The 2016 CDC guideline remains, but 2018 added clarifications: