The Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum will be at the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians on October 4th at 11:30am to 12:30pm to conduct a presentation and explain the CMS Electronic Health Records Demonstration that is available for Louisiana primary care practices. Read more...
Mark Your Calendar!
The 2008 Fall Board and Committee Cluster Meetings Have Been Scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the LAFP Headquarters located at 919 Tara Blvd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Read more...
LAFP Member Named Recipient of 2008 Pfizer Teacher Development Award
LAFP member Dr. Charles Humphries was recently selected as a recipient of the 2008 Pfizer Teacher Development Award. Read more...
CMS Approves ABFM Registration for Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
(Source: American Board of Family Medicine)
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its approval of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Performance in Practice Registry as one of 32 qualified registries that may submit Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) data to CMS on behalf of its Diplomates. Read more...
(Source: CMS Office of Public Affairs)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Aug. 15 a long-awaited proposed regulation that would replace the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code sets now used to report healthcare diagnoses and procedures with greatly expanded ICD-10 code sets, effective Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Read more...
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Public Relations Department recently launched a “viral” campaign to promote new online videos highlighting the dynamic role of family medicine in today’s healthcare system. Read more...
In an effort to help physicians guide patients on the path to tobacco cessation, podcasts are now available online. Read more...
Document an unfair payer practice or express frustration with a health plan's slow response to a particular problem by using the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Health Plan Grievance Registry. Read more...
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is now offering podcasting to members. Read more...
A new report released by three agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes strategies to overcome barriers associated with the reimbursement of mental health services provided in primary care settings. Read more...
Do you need financial assistance to help in the adoption and implementation of an Electronic Health Record? Up to $290,000 may ultimately be available to you and your practice over the next five years to help transform your practice into the future of health care. Read more...
2009 AAFP Commission & AMA Nominations
At the December 8-13, 2008 meeting, the Board of Directors will fill vacancies on seven commissions and five AMA Delegation positions created by expiring terms of members. There are 12 commission openings and three chapter staff openings. Read more...
