Practice Tools & Resources
The following resources are provided for members to find information on practice management issues. If you have a practice-specific question, please contact the OAFP Payer and Practice Issues Committee.
Payment for Physicians
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Primary Care Models
- Coding
- Evaluation & Management Services
- “Coding ‘Routine’ Office Visits: 99213 or 99214?”
- Group Visits
- Hierarchical Condition Category
- Medicare Wellness and Care Coordination
- Newborn Care Services
- Vaccine Administration
- Direct Primary Care
- Quality Payment Program
- Ohio Comprehensive Primary Care Program
- Patient Centered Medical Home
Regulatory
- Affordable Care Act
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
- Compliance
- Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)
Practice Ownership, Administration, and Staffing
- 2025 Fee Schedule for Copying Medical Records
- Credentials and Privileges for Family Physicians
- Starting, Closing, or Selling a Practice Resources
- Finances and Your Practice
- Immunization Resources & Schedules
- Limited English Proficiency Information for Providers
- OAFP Partnership with Atlantic Health Partners for Vaccine Savings and Advocacy
- Ohio Administrative Code: Termination of the Physician-Patient Relationship
- Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System Resources
- Prior Authorization Reform Requirements (effective January 2017)
- Terminal Distributor of Dangerous Drugs License
Physician Resources
- A Must-Do List for the Departing Physician (Family Practice Management, October 2005)
- Acute Pain Prescriber Resources
- Behavioral Health Treatment Insights and Provider Support (BH-TIPS)
- Better Mental Health Patient Care Communication Form
- Beyond the Surface: A Proactive Guide Series on Screening for Social Determinants of Health
- Blood Pressure Resources
- Career Resources
- Chronic Pain Management Toolkit
- Count the Kicks
- Community Resources Connection: United Way 2-1-1
- Employment Contracting Resources
- Early Pregnancy Loss: Confirmation of Miscarriage and Notice of Right to Fetal Death Certificate
- Medicaid Provider Complaint Form
- Medical Clearance to Return to Play after a Suspected Concussion Form
- Medicine Assistance Tool
- Neighborhood Navigator
- Nursing Home Quality Navigator
- Ohio Rules Regarding Terminating a Patient from Your Practice
- Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
- Parental Informed Consent Form for Prescribing Opioids to Minors
- Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning Resources
- Public Health Integration
- Responding to Medical Board CME Audits
- Safe Storage and Disposal of Opioids and all Medications
- School-Based Health Care Support Toolkit
- Starting, Closing, or Selling a Practice Resources
- Store it Safe
- Talking with Your Older Patient
- The Anti-Racist Family Physician: A Guide to Making A Difference
- The Good Health Project
- Ask and Act Tobacco Cessation Program
Patient Resources
- Blood Pressure Resources
- Breastfeeding Support and Resources Toolkit
- Community Resources Connection: United Way 2-1-1
- Count the Kicks
- Down Syndrome Fact Sheet
- From Coverage to Care
- Medicine Assistance Tool
- Neighborhood Navigator
- Nursing Home Quality Navigator
- Rethink Your Drink
- Safe Storage and Disposal of Opioids and all Medications
- Store it Safe
- Ask and Act Tobacco Cessation Program
