AAFP Asks Members to Call on Congress to Pass Health Care Reform
(02/08/2010)
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The AAFP once again is rallying support for enactment of comprehensive health care reform legislation by asking its members to send a message about the need for health care reform directly to Congress. The Academy issued an Action Alert on Feb. 5, urging members to sign on to a Speak Out letter that calls on Congress to pass reform legislation that enhances access, improves quality and lowers costs.
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PricewatehouseCoopers Assesses 'Top 10' Health Issues for 2010
FPs Face Challenges, Opportunities
(02/08/2010)
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Crystal balls may be out of vogue, but PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute recently released an annual report that assesses what the new year could bring to anyone with a stake in the U.S. health care industry. Issues that may affect FPs the most include health information technology, or health IT; fraud and abuse programs; alternative health care delivery methods; accountable care organizations, or ACOs; and health care spending.
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Salmonellosis Outbreak Spreads to 42 States
Peppered Salami Blamed for More than 200 Illnesses
(02/08/2010)
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Family physicians and their patients should be aware that an outbreak of foodborne illness caused by Salmonella serotype Montevideo that has been linked to certain salami products is responsible for more than 200 reported cases in 42 states and the District of Columbia.
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Letter to the Editor
Not Everyone Is Enchanted With Electronic Health Records
(02/08/2010)
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I just saw the article in AAFP News Now about electronic health records, or EHRs ("Health IT Helps Practices Grow, Improve Patient Care"), and I wondered why you hadn't interviewed any physicians who weren't as enchanted with EHRs as the four you found.
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Q&A With the AAFP President
Heim Discusses Academy Goals, Priorities for 2010
(02/05/2010)
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The Academy will continue to fight for family physicians and their patients in 2010 because patients need better access to health care and primary care physicians deserve fair payment for their services. That's according to AAFP President Lori Heim, M.D., who currently serves as a hospitalist at Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg, N.C. Heim sat down recently with AAFP News Now to discuss what's coming down the health care pike this year.
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Surgeon General Offers Vision for Healthy, Fit Nation
Physicians Play Key Role in Goals Outlined by Nation's 'First Doctor'
(02/05/2010)
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Family physicians and the patient-centered medical home can play important roles in combating the nation's obesity epidemic, said U.S. Surgeon General and family physician Regina Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., during a Jan. 28 press event at which she and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius were joined by first lady Michelle Obama to kick off a campaign to reduce overweight and obesity among U.S. adults and children. The news conference coincided with Benjamin's first release to the nation, "The Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation 2010," in which she highlights the growing numbers of overweight and obese Americans; outlines the causes and health consequences of obesity; and offers steps that consumers, parents, schools, communities and physicians can take to reverse this trend.
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Obama Budget Makes Key Investments in Primary Care, Says AAFP President
(02/03/2010)
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The Obama administration's fiscal year 2011 budget would provide funding increases for a number of primary care-related programs and, thus, would enable the U.S. health care system to take steps toward offering a high-quality, efficient and accessible health care system, according to AAFP President Lori Heim, M.D., of Vass, N.C.
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AFMRD Survey Findings
More Limits on Resident Duty Hours Would Have 'Detrimental' Effect, Say Program Directors
(02/03/2010)
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A majority of family medicine residency program directors who participated in a recent survey do not think proposals from the Institute of Medicine, or IOM, to further restrict resident duty hours will result in improved patient safety and resident education. In fact, according to a study co-authored by an AAFP workforce expert and others involved in family medicine education, the program directors think the proposals, if implemented, would have detrimental effects in both of those areas.
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John Meigs Jr., M.D., Runs for AAFP Vice Speaker
(02/09/2010)
AAFP News Now
National Influenza Vaccination Week to Focus on H1N1 Efforts
CDC Urges Physicians to Vaccinate Against Pneumococcal Disease
AAFP to Members: Tell Congress to Pass Health Care Reform
USPSTF Updates Screening Recs for Childhood, Teen Obesity
PricewatehouseCoopers Assesses 'Top 10' Health Issues for 2010
AAFP, AAMC, Others Team Up on Primary Care Survey
Study of Physician Numbers Projects Smaller, Younger Workforce
Residency Directors Air Duty-hour Concerns in AFMRD Survey
As We See It: Voices From the AAFP (Members Only)
Guest Opinion: FP Carries Olympic Torch to Honor Colleagues (Members Only)
Letter: Not Everyone Is Enchanted With EHRs (Members Only)










