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Physician Networking Resource Delta-Exchange Now Free to AAFP Members
By Sheri Porter
TransforMED's mission is to help primary care practices transform the way they to do business so they can meet the needs of a changing health care environment, and "Delta-Exchange puts the power of peer-to-peer learning to work for family medicine," said Terry McGeeney, M.D., M.B.A., TransforMED's president and CEO.
"The questions being asked and discussions going on in Delta-Exchange are about real-world needs and problems experienced every day in practices across the country," said McGeeney. "Participation in Delta-Exchange discussions can help family physicians get motivated, get answers and get up-to-speed quickly and efficiently."
John Frey, M.D., of Madison, Wis., discovered the benefits of Delta-Exchange many months ago and has since recommended it to a number of colleagues. "We all work in our own silos," said Frey in an interview. "The network has been a very active opportunity for me to learn what other people are thinking and to take what I read and pass it on to other people."
Opening up Delta-Exchange as a free service to all AAFP members "provides a portal for higher levels of conversations," he added.
John Bachman, M.D., of Rochester, Minn., said he had contributed to Delta-Exchange's "Ask the Experts" area on several occasions. The network "has a lot of potential to spread ideas and help clarify issues," he told AAFP News Now. For example, in response to another physician's question about scheduling same-day appointments, Bachman recently posted a comment sharing what his practice had learned about the percentage of appointment slots to leave open for these appointments. He noted that the staff tracked the daily number of unfilled slots for several months.
Frey summed up his reaction to news that the resource is now free to AAFP members by predicting a surge in usage. "The idea of offering Delta-Exchange free to (AAFP) members is terrific, and I really want to compliment the Academy and TransforMED for taking this action. I suspect that traffic on the network is going to increase dramatically in coming months," he said.
Members interested in Delta-Exchange who are not already enrolled in the service will need to provide their member identification number to get signed up.
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