Attention family physicians: Are you interested in participating in a project that could revitalize your practice and help lead the specialty into the future?
TransforMED Inc., an AAFP subsidiary, is looking for 20 family medicine practices to embrace practice redesign as part of a 30-month national demonstration project. There's no time to waste -- the online application must be completed and submitted by January 31.
Call for Applications
TransforMED Inc. Needs 20 Practices for Demonstration Project
By Sheri Porter
12/23/2005
"The national demonstration project will be a 'learning lab' analyzed on a real-time basis by an independent evaluator to see what works and what doesn't when it comes to implementing change in different practice environments," said TransforMED President and CEO Terry McGeeney, M.D., M.B.A.
Interest in the project is running high, McGeeney said, noting that more than 100 applications were received within days of a recent e-mail notification sent to all active AAFP members. FPs who missed the e-mail should watch their regular mail for information about the project, said McGeeney. "We wanted to make every effort to reach all practices that might be interested in submitting an application," he said.
McGeeney stressed the importance of amassing a diverse group of practices for the demo project. "We're looking for a variety of practice sizes and locations; we also want to include two recently established practices and two residency programs," he said. The selection of practices should be finalized in May; the project is expected to commence in early summer.
Applicants should exhibit a strong commitment to implementation of all aspects of the new model of care as described in the 2004 Future of Family Medicine report, said McGeeney. TransforMED was created early in 2005 to provide support and consultation first to family physicians -- and ultimately to all primary care physicians -- as they make the transition to that model, he said.
Interest in the project is running high, McGeeney said, noting that more than 100 applications were received within days of a recent e-mail notification sent to all active AAFP members. FPs who missed the e-mail should watch their regular mail for information about the project, said McGeeney. "We wanted to make every effort to reach all practices that might be interested in submitting an application," he said.
McGeeney stressed the importance of amassing a diverse group of practices for the demo project. "We're looking for a variety of practice sizes and locations; we also want to include two recently established practices and two residency programs," he said. The selection of practices should be finalized in May; the project is expected to commence in early summer.
Applicants should exhibit a strong commitment to implementation of all aspects of the new model of care as described in the 2004 Future of Family Medicine report, said McGeeney. TransforMED was created early in 2005 to provide support and consultation first to family physicians -- and ultimately to all primary care physicians -- as they make the transition to that model, he said.
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