Last Chance to Submit Family Medicine Photos

We need your best photos of family medicine for the 2013 Annual Report to the Membership in February!  Your photo could be on the cover! E-mail your photos along with permission to use them and the names of any IAFP members in the photo to Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com by January 14, 2014.

Keeping you informed:  Final Member Briefing on the ACA:  FAQs.  

IAFP took the questions posed by members at our annual meeting and delivers answers to you in this simple document.  You can also find all four briefings on our web site www.iafp.com.

Member Briefing #3: Serving patients who gain coverage Jan. 2014 via the Affordable Care Act.

Briefing #2 addresses Medicaid expansion, which is processed through ABE (Application for Benefits Eligibility). 

Briefing #1 addresses the Health Insurance Marketplace, called GetCoveredIllinois. 

All four member briefings will be mailed to active members as part of the IAFP Annual Report in February.

  Keeping Pace:  Attend one of two PCMH conferences

Co-sponsored with ISMS, ICAAP and IOMS.  Learn and grow with your Illinois physician colleagues in a half day seminar dedicated to maximizing your practice with the medical home model.

Friday, Feb. 28 in Oak Brook

Or

Wednesday, March 12 in Springfield (IAFP president-elect Janet Albers, MD will be a panelist here)

5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits.  Only $99 for members

Link to the brochure - Link to Registration  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Define emerging reimbursement structures and their effects on care coordination and physician payment

Identify areas for patient and work flow improvement within their medical practices

Explain how electronic health record systems are used to identify areas for improvement with regards to quality and efficiency in healthcare

Implement realistic approaches to the medical home model of care within their practices

Discuss the role that collaboration plays on the success of care coordination for the patient

SAVE THE DATE:  White Sox game Foundation Fundraiser is August 15

The weather may be frightful now, but imagine a warm summer night at the Chicago White Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays game with your IAFP friends!  Save the date now!  We have a Friday night game this time and tickets will be available in both Lower Box and Outfield Reserve sections. 

State Update:

The Illinois General Assembly returns for the 2^nd year of session on January 29 and Gov. Pat Quinn will give his state of the state address at noon.

Medicaid Expansion Update: About 131,000 Illinois adults are those who qualify as newly eligible in Medicaid expansion, reports HFS director, Julie Hamos.  Included in that figure are 69,000 who have been participating in the Cook County Cares program, started earlier in 2013.  Director Hamos estimated about another 100,000 are being processed.  The total exceeds earlier estimates.

Federal Update

Want to know and get paid for everything under the ACA?

AAFPs ready reference is your resource

The AAFP has developed Affordable Care Act (ACA)/clinical preventive services resources to assist members in helping their patients take full advantage of the 2014 changes coming to preventive health care coverage benefits under the ACA.

Influenza Update

CDC issued a recent Health Alert online and the guidance includes recommendations for early treatment for influenza.

Chicago DPH released the weekly influenza surveillance report showing 64 flu-associated ICU hospitalizations reported since September 29, including 24 cases positive for 2009 H1N1. While it's not possible to predict which influenza viruses will predominate through the entire flu season, if the 2009 H1N1 virus continues to circulate widely, young and middle-aged adults may be disproportionately impacted by influenza.

Reaching Meaningful Use with I-CARE Registry

Meaningful use requires the electronic submission of public health data. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has adopted a simplified process to submit immunization data to I-CARE that satisfies meaningful use criteria. Eligible Professionals (EP's) can now submit Immunization records to I-CARE by sending a Direct Message.

Here are the 5 simple steps:

1. Email the Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE) to express your interest in public health reporting through ILHIE Direct.
2. Register for an ILHIE Direct address.
3. Register with I-CARE.
4. Register your intent to submit public health data for meaningful use
5. Send a test message (using your new Direct address) to IDPH.

For details on completing each step: ILHIE Services - Public Health Direct 

Questions or concerns? Please contact: HFS.PHMU@illinois.gov or call 224-401-6986.

Access all our FREE self-study CME that meets your needs! Log on at with www.iafp.com/education

IAFP Seeks FP's to serve as Speakers for upcoming DOT medical examiners training programs 

The IAFP will be holding training courses throughout Illinois in the spring (Chicago western suburbs, Peoria or Springfield, Rockford, & Carbondale) and are looking for 2-3 physicians per site that could serve as speakers.  The training course is already developed.  If you have already completed a DOT training course and/ or are part of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners and are interested in teaching please contact Kate Valentine at kvalentine@iafp.com

Need to complete a training course to become a Certified Medical Examiner?  Watch for upcoming training dates!

SAMs workshop on Asthma

Co-hosted by the IAFP and the Rush-Copley Family Medicine Residency Program

Wednesday February 26, 2014 from 9am - 1pm

Rush-Copley Medical Center Rush Copley Medical Center

Alumni Conference Center

2000 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, IL 60504

Cost:  $200 physicians and $75 Residents

REGISTER NOW

Work on a number of ABFM's Self-Assessment Module (SAM's) together with your peers in a classroom-like setting and get it done more efficiently! This SAM Workshop offers a convenient and high-quality solution for your busy schedule to complete the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification (MoC) Self-Assessment Module (SAM).  This workshop takes you through the 60 core competency questions to determine the correct answers. After the session, IAFP staff will report your answers directly to the ABFM.   You will complete the second portion of the module, the Clinical Simulation, on your own.

Grand Rounds Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Peripheral Arterial Disease: Evaluation and Endovascular Treatment

Anish J. Thomas, MD - Interventional Cardiologist, SSM Heart Institute

Wednesday, January 15^th at 7:30 am

SSM St. Mary's Health Center Kohler Auditorium - 2nd Floor

For more information, contact:

Cathy Lee Jung, Program Coordinator

Saint Louis University Family Medicine Residency
Phone:  314-951-7230 Email:  cjung2@slu.edu

Chicago Faculty Position
UIC /Advocate Illinois Masonic Family Medicine Residency seeks a full time Faculty Physician interested in maternity care for our 24 resident program located in a lively, diverse north-side Chicago neighborhood.Our dually accredited, community based residency in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood offers an opportunity to work with strong residents and skilled colleagues dedicated to excellence in residency education. All faculty teach and practice at our FMC and supervise the inpatient team at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Additional responsibilities include maternity care and supervision of residency deliveries. Maternity call is shared with five FM faculty who practice obstetrics.

Contact Peggy Wiedmann, MD

email: margaret.wiedmann@advocatehealth.com

or leave a  message with Christine Curry 1-773-296-8248

Are you looking for a great opportunity at a high-functioning, small practice in a great location?  Established northwest suburban Niles family practice is seeking a full or part -time family physician to join growing practice.  Patient panel is well-established, and the practice has stability along with flexibility and strong leadership.  Practice is part of Advocate ACO with meaningful use E.H.R. and in the process of NCQA PCMH recognition. The successful candidate should be Board Certified or Board-Eligible, with graduating residents considered. Start date of April 1. Compensation is negotiable. Malpractice and benefits provided; and partnership potential available.

Please respond with CV/resume to Ellen Brull, MD at esbrull1@gmail.com.

Mt. Vernon- Established Family Practice Clinic has full-time position available, with opportunity for partnership.  J1 & H1 sponsorship available. Clinic is located in Mt. Vernon, IL (family friendly community). For telephone or interview appointment, please send credentials with contact information to carefirst@sbcglobal.net

Please visit our website at www.carefirstmedicalcenter.com for information regarding the Clinic.

Medical Director- Family and Adult Medicine at Erie Family Health Center

Site Medical Director for new Erie Waukegan site opening July 2014 - Apply at www.eriefamilyhealth.org. The Site Medical Director for Waukegan will collaborate with: the Site Health Center Operations Director regarding all aspects of site management; the Medical Directors for Family and Adult Medicine, Child and Adolescent Medicine, and Women's Health to recruit, retain, and develop clinical providers; improves the quality of care of patients at the site by working with site providers, QI and Erie provider leadership to establish evidence-based best practices for the site; leads the clinical team to insure cohesive care throughout the site; maintains referral relationships with the site's hospital partners; gets to YES with Erie's patients and employees to help provide service excellence.
Requirements: MD or D.O from accredited institution, licensed physician in Illinois. Additional master's level degree in public health, management and administration or equivalent experience, preferred. Board Certified in primary care discipline. Federal DEA license, CPR certification. Two or more years of clinical primary care experience. Previous leadership experience preferred. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred, proficiency in medical Spanish required.

Private Family Practice full time position available in Evergreen Park. Offers busy practice with in house laboratory, DEXA scan, PFT, etc. Established EHR system. In professional building next to Hospital for convenient rounding. Attractive compensation and benefits. Start date January 2014. Contact Dr. Scott Hanlon: 708 423 2662, scotthanlon@sbcglobal.net.

 ABFM window is open

Are you dreaming of your April 2014 re-certification exam?  The online application for the 2014 MC-FP Examination scheduled for April 2014 is open.  Go to https://www.theabfm.org/

PCPCC Database for Interprofessional programs

The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has launched a new, free online database, Strengthening the Primary Care Workforce: A Collection of Interprofessional Training Programs,which identifies innovative primary care workforce training programs throughout the U.S. The database was a project led by the PCPCC's Education & Training Task Force, and includes 100 programs that focus on interdisciplinary, comprehensive, care team models.

Need Help with Meaningful Use?

If you have a news item to share, email it to Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com.