KAFP Thank you to all who participated in the Kansas Family Medicine Pneumococcal Immunization Office Champions (KFMPIOC) Program Webinar last week. If you missed the webinar and would like more information about the program and the webinar slides and video recording, go to the KFMPIOC web page. The practice application and agreement deadline is December 12, […]
AAFP Foundation With one click, you can support the work of the AAFP Foundation when you renew your Academy dues. The Foundation Dues Check-Off campaign asks members to give a one-time $50 gift that will help advance the work of the philanthropic arm of the Academy. Go to the AAFP website to pay your dues. Your […]
KAFP Nominate a colleague for one of KAFP’s annual awards: Family Physician of the Year, Exemplary Teaching Award, or Humanitarian Award. Do you have a colleague who inspires you; one whom you feel is the “best of the best?” If so, please consider nominating him or her for one of KAFP’s annual awards: Kansas Family […]
KAFP Good news! Registration is looking healthy for Advocacy Day! If you haven’t registered yet, do it today! Sign up at 2019 Advocacy Day! Join us on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 for an update on legislative issues expected to arise in the 2019 session and presentations on important topics such as Tobacco 21, Primary Care Spend, […]
NAMI For patients enrolled in KanCare, a newly expanded benefit for tobacco cessation is now available! KanCare now covers medications and counseling for tobacco users to make multiple quit attempts per year. The expanded benefit will help physicians and staff work with patients to find the right combination of treatments to quit for good. Expanded […]
AAFP/IAC Express Influenza season is now under way. This week is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), December 2–8. Check out the NIVW toolkit which includes videos, communication hints, matte articles to submit to newspapers, animated graphics, and more! This flu season, Familydoctor.org is setting out to serve you and help patients by providing an impressive library of […]
Rural Policy Research Institute The Quality Payment Program (QPP) was established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The QPP consolidates existing Medicare pay-for-performance programs – the Physician Quality Reporting System, the Physician Value-based Payment Modifier, and the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals – into a unified, […]
KAFP A special message from your KAFP President Jeremy Presley, MD, FAAFP of Dodge City: If you have already completed the membership satisfaction survey, thank you for your feedback. We thank each of you for your membership!
KAFP What better way to support and advocate for your specialty than by attending 2019 Advocacy Day? Please join us on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 for an update on legislative issues expected to arise in the 2019 session and presentations on important topics such as Tobacco 21, Primary Care Spend, and a special training on how […]
RUPRI A new rural policy brief is available from the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis: Trends in Hospital System Affiliation, 2007-2016 Previous work by the RUPRI Center showed significant growth in hospital system membership among non-metropolitan hospitals from 2007 to 2012. Re-examining data from the American Hospital Association through 2016 shows continued growth in […]