Family Practice 2018 [patched] Now

Medical historians, current residents trying to understand the evolution of guidelines, and clinicians looking to refresh their knowledge on the 2018 protocol shifts.

By 2018, almost every family practice had an EHR (thanks to HITECH Act incentives). But satisfaction was rock bottom. Epic and Cerner dominated large systems, while eClinicalWorks and athenahealth ruled small practices. The complaint in 2018 was "pajama time"—physicians charting at home after dinner. Voice recognition (Dragon Medical) was improving but still clunky. family practice 2018

The "collaborative care model" went mainstream in 2018. Family practices began embedding therapists and psychiatric consultants directly into their clinics. This was driven by a severe shortage of psychiatrists and new reimbursement codes (CPT 99492-99494) introduced to support depression screening and management. The "collaborative care model" went mainstream in 2018

Several major guidelines were released or reaffirmed in 2018 that shaped clinical practice: Epic and Cerner dominated large systems