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March 8, 2013
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| Set the DVR or tune in live this Sunday | CNN has acquired the U.S. television broadcast rights for the documentary, "Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare". The two-hour feature-length film will debut on CNN on Sunday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m. CDT.
Immediately following the broadcast, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta will moderate a 30-minute discussion focused on how Americans can cut through the red tape to save money and increase their access to health care. AAFP President, Jeffrey J. Cain, MD, will participate in one of three panel discussions. The film is scheduled to air again on March 10 at 10:00 p.m. CDT, and on Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. CDT, also on CNN. A preview of the film can be seen on the CNN website. |
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Get Ready for Baseball Season & the Annual Foundation White Sox game!
Spring training is underway and Opening day is just weeks away! Order forms are now available for the 7th Annual Home Runs for Healthy Families White Sox game for the IAFP's Foundation. The game is July 24th vs. the Detroit Tigers. IAFP members and their friends and family can purchase LOWER BOX seats for $35 each (which is less than face value) and $15 of each ticket goes directly to support the Foundation. Link to the order form and reserve your tickets today!
FDA & AAFP Call to Action on Opioids
Recently the FDA asked the AAFP and several other key organizations to collaborate with them in their call for action, "FDA joins with health professional organizations in encouraging prescribers to seek training to safely prescribe opioid pain medicines." Working with the FDA call for action team, AAFP has joined with the FDA in this effort and will share the call for action, with AAFP members via news articles and social media.
Don't wait! Get started now with the IAFP Safe Prescriber Program!
IL AFP at the Ten State Conference (a correction!)
So here's who REALLY went to Ten State! IAFP president Carrie Nelson, MD; president-elect Michael Fessenden, MD; past presidents Ellen Brull, MD and David Hagan, MD and board member Asim Jaffer, MD. Staff attendees were executive vice president Vince Keenan CAE, deputy EVP Gordana Krkic, CAE and VP of Development Desma Rozovics. The AAFP Ten State Conference provides a regional platform for sharing best practices and exploring issues with other chapter leaders from the northeast quadrant of the U.S. and with AAFP leaders and staff. Dr. Fessenden presented on ways to "get paid for what you do" (to put it simply) and how to maximize revenue opportunities now available through our changing laws.
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Medical License Legislation Passes the General Assembly
SB 622 put forward by Senate President John J. Cullerton passed the Senate on Feb. 14th by a vote of 38-19 and just passed the House by a vote of 65-49 yesterday. It now awaits the Governor's signature.
The bill will raise doctors' license fees from $300 to $700, but the fee will drop to $500 in 2018. The license would be good for three years. The proposal also included a temporary $6.6 million transfer to the medical unit of the state's licensing agency which will allow the unit to reverse recent staff reductions in order to begin processing licenses again. Testimony on the House floor indicated that the processing delays will range from 30-45 days once the bill is signed into law.
For full details, please link to the actual legislation.
Update on Medicaid-Medicare parity payment rates:
The Affordable Care Act requires that Medicaid payment rates for Primary Care be equal to Medicare in 2013-14, with federal funds to pay the difference. The Illinois Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) finalized and posted the attestation form and provider notice. Their plan is to pay the enhanced portion of the payment as an adjustment separate from the claim and they expect initial adjustment processing, which will pay the enhanced payments back to January 1, to be done sometime this summer. After that, they will be processed on a regular basis. Link to the Provider Notice with details and links so you can get started with the Attestation process.
County Care Information
Did you know that early Medicaid expansion in Cook County is already in effect? Here are the basics on CountyCare.
CountyCare is provided for through the Affordable Care Act. CountyCare allows Cook Co. Health and Hospital Services to enroll tens of thousands of currently uninsured people into this Medicaid Program. Coverage began January 1, 2013.
This provides a great opportunity and enormous challenge for the health system to transform care by creating patient-centered medical homes rather than relying on expensive and inefficient use of emergency rooms. The focus of the program will be primary care centric with all specialty care, diagnostic and inpatient services coordinated through the medical home.
Eligible people must:
- Live in Cook County
- Be 19-64 years old
- Have income at or below 133% FPL
- Not be eligible for the current Illinois Medicaid plan
- Not be eligible for Medicare
- Be either a legal immigrant for five years of more or a US citizen
- Have a social security number of have applied for one
People can apply by phone 312-864-8200 or toll free at 855-671-8883.
Register Now for Spring into Action
IAFP's Spring Into Action days will be April 16, 17, and 18
Come to Springfield and help us introduce family medicine to the many new faces of the Illinois General Assembly! Set aside one day (either April 16, 17, or 18) and meet us in Springfield. We'll provide the background and education on issues winding their way through the process and then take you to the Statehouse to meet with your state representative and senator. You get CME and you'll still be home in time for dinner! Link to a flyer with more information. You can register by sending an email to Gordana Krkic, CAE gkrkic@iafp.com with your contact information (please use your home/voting address) and the date you'd like to attend.
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| Develop or Present CME with IAFP | | Is there a topic area that you would be interested in presenting/developing for the IAFP? We are looking for subject matter experts and speakers to assist with curriculum development and to present at our Annual Meeting, webinars, or other conferences. Our Call for Speakers is now open! Please fill out our online form to indicate your preferred topics and content format.
At this time, we are working on planning CME for the 2013 IAFP Annual Meeting. We are looking for clinical presentations or hands on workshops. In addition, we are also looking for experts to present quick (15 minute) updates on the latest news regarding hot topics in family medicine. If you are interested in presenting, don't hesitate, fill out the form today! The deadline for Annual Meeting submissions is June 1, 2013.
Submit your abstract for Family Medicine Midwest 2013 - the call for abstracts is also open for the 2nd annual Family Medicine Midwest conference. There are many opportunities to present seminars, panels and research in tracks dedicated to faculty, residents, students and all of the family medicine community. Read the instructions and then submit your abstract by May 10!
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Grab your staff, grab some lunch and join us once a month!
IAFP Lunch and Learn CME Webinar
Preparing for Transition to ICD-10-CM
Barbara J. Hohenstein, RN, CCS, CCS-P, FCS, PCS, CPT, President, Owner, Medical Management Resources
Thursday, March 28, 2013, 12:00-1:00pm CST
CMS announced that the shift to ICD-10 codes will continue without additional delays, meaning providers must begin using the new codes Oct. 1, 2014. "Many in the health industry are under way with the necessary system changes to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Halting this progress midstream would be costly, burdensome, and would eliminate the impending benefits of these investments," said acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. American Medical News (free content)
Get ahead of the process and log-in to our webinar to:
- Understand how to assess and prepare practices for the transition to ICD-10-CM.
- Discover how to use strategic planning to prepare a less than 2 year implementation plan.
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Health Information Exchange webinars from HITREC
All events are complimentary
Thursday, March 14, 2013
**Illinois Health Information Exchange Sponsored Event**
Mental Health Triage in Emergency Departments Webinar
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CST
Join the Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE) in an event that is part of their educational series for behavioral health programs. The webinar will feature the Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois to introduce electronic data sharing for psych assessments in the emergency department.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Privacy & Security Best Practices Webinar
Time: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. CST
Listen in on an upcoming webinar with CHITREC's privacy and security officer, Alex Cohn, CISSP and hear more about ways to protect your health care records. Our webinar takes a close look at Privacy & Security in the EHR industry and describes best practices that attendees can use in securing patient data.
Thursday, March 27, 2013 Stage 2 Meaningful Use: Core Measures Webinar
Time: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. CST
Our Stage 2 webinar offers attendees supportive information to help them prepare for the second stage in Meaningful Use. We believe it is never too early to get started, and we have the details to give you a head start in preparing to be successful.
Certificate Program in Uses of Literature & Narrative In Health Professions Education This program is designed for people who have little experience using literature or personal writing in their teaching but would like to learn some basics about the range and methods that are being used in health professions education. It will demonstrate the skills needed for rigorous reading and writing of narratives, and it will explore how to design discussions and assignments that address instructors' particular goals. The program will be offered in one week-long and one 3-day follow-up session (all-day, intensive format) on June 17-21 and July 11-13, 2013. The program is being taught by Dr. Suzanne Poirier and IAFP member Dr. Susan Arjmand.
For more information, visit www.uic-dme.org/certificate
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| News You Can Use |
Tdap Parent letters
The Illinois Dept. of Public Health has provided a letter that providers can give to parents of school aged children outlining the Tdap requirement for students entering 6th-12th grades at any Illinois school. As a result of the recent pertussis outbreaks in Illinois and nationwide, all students in those grades must have a current Tdap booster vaccination on record. You can download and print the letter in English and Spanish.
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| Dinner Seminar on Breastfeeding | |
The Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition is pleased to invite you to the Physician and Nurse-Practitioner Dinner Seminar on April 25, 2013 at 6:00PM - 8:30Pm, on Thursday April 25th at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 W. Dempster, Park Ridge, IL 60068. The evening will include presentation of 5 CABC Breastfeeding Friendly Practitioner Awards and a presentation by Dr. Jenny Thomas on Breastfeeding Strategies for a Successful Practice. Learn how to grow your practice by providing breastfeeding friendly care. Bring your staff and receive a discount on registration. Please be sure to nominate any colleagues that are "Breastfeeding-Friendly" to receive this outstanding award.
For more information or to register please visit the website at www.ChcagoAreaBFC.org, or contact Deborah Schy at 847-940-7459.
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| Members in the News | |
If you would like a copy of any of the items below, or have a news item to share, email it to Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com.
Congratulations to Mari Egan, MD Assistant Professor of Family Medicine for receiving the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award from the University of Chicago for her leadership of the Family Medicine clerkship that has inspired countless students to pursue family medicine, and her work with community outreach projects that have made a meaningful and lasting impact on patient populations far and wide.
The Leonard Tow Humanism Award is chosen by the whole M4 class as the student most deserving and matching of the Gold Humanism award criteria, and this year FMIG president Toussaint Mears-Clarke was chosen for the honor. Toussaint and future family physician Laura Blinkhorn were also inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. All were honored at a ceremony at University of Chicago March 5.
Mitchell King, MD has been named interim Dean at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, replacing IAFP member Martin Lipsky, MD who retired.
Dawn Brunner, MD made her third appearance on WCIA-TV morning show's live segment "Ask the Family Physician on February 26.
Margaret Millar, MD of Moline was quoted in an article that ran in the Bloomington Pantagraph, Decatur Herald News and Mattoon Journal-Gazette on March 7 for her testimony in the House Human Services Committee hearing on a bill that would authorize a four-year pilot program with medical marijuana.
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| Employment Opportunity |
CHICAGO - University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) /Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Family Medicine Residency seeks a full time Family Medicine Faculty Physician for our 24 resident program located in a lively, diverse north-side Chicago neighborhood. Our community based program with dual allopathic and osteopathic accreditation offers an opportunity to work with strong residents and skilled colleagues dedicated to excellence in residency education. All faculty teach in the Family Medicine Health Center located at 4600 N. Ravenswood Chicago, IL 60640 and supervise the inpatient team at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, as well as provide medical care for their own panel of patients. Additional responsibilities include supervision of the residency home visit and nursing home program. Working with our team of dedicated physician educators, the selected candidate will be Board Certified in Family Medicine with astute clinical skills; at least two years of post residency clinical experience or fellowship are essential. Interest and experience in one of the following areas is highly desirable: geriatrics, nursing home care, inpatient care. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit cover letter and curriculum vitae to Roberta E. Renaldy, Physician Recruiter, at Roberta.Renaldy@advocatehealth.com. For additional information please visit our web site at: www.advocatehealth.com or http://amgdoctors.com/ |
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