AAFP Statement on Regulatory and Adminstraive Reforms - January 30, 2017
...Primary care - and particularly family medicine - is foundational to continued progress in reforming our nation’s health care system. Family medicine and primary care are delivered by dedicated individual family physicians and their health care teams in urban and rural communities....
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/campaigns/ST-Reg-Admin-Reform-013117.pdf
AAFP Sustains Fight to Reduce Administrative Complexity for Family Medicine
AAFP Sustains Fight to Reduce Administrative Burden for Family Medicine
https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/kits/aafp-sustains-fight-to-reduce-administrative-burden-for-family-medicine.html
AAFP TIPS
Created specifically for family medicine teams, AAFP TIPS (Transformation in Practice Series) provides intuitive, ready-to-use tools and training in multiple formats that foster both individual and group learning.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/managing-your-practice/aafp-tips.html
AAFP to CMS: Medicare Rules Must Cut Burden, Empower FPs
In response to a proposed rule for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans, the AAFP advised CMS to focus on changes that make it easier for their patients.
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20200416partscdrule.html
AAFP to Develop Value-based Payment Model for Primary Care
Noting that family physicians are foundational to the success of value-based care in United States, the AAFP Board of Directors has approved and funded a special project to empower Academy members to partner with payers to help improve quality and control total costs of care.
https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20210107vision2025.html
AAFP to HHS: Let Physicians Transform Their Practices
In response to a request for information, the AAFP urged HHS' Office of Inspector General to confirm that any new CMS action would "allow for physician collaboration and partnerships to improve care delivery and appropriate beneficiary incentives."
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20181106hhsoigltr.html
AAFP Urges Improvements to Fledgling Patient Data Initiative
The AAFP made detailed suggestions to improve CMS' recently announced initiative to improve patients' access to and control of their electronic health data.
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20180322myhealthedata.html
AAFP Warns of More Harm in Scope-of-Practice Executive Order
In a recent letter, the AAFP said an executive order expanding scope of practice would disrupt team-based primary care in potentially harmful ways.
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20200121scopeletter.html
AAFP Working to Improve Community Health Outcomes
The AAFP played a key role in the recent release of a new framework to spark collaboration between the public health and health care sectors to improve community health outcomes.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20180703hlthframewrk.html
AAFP, Other Groups Issue Diabetes Self-management Report
The AAFP has collaborated with several other health care and diabetes organizations to publish a consensus report on the use of diabetes self-management education and support in adults with type 2 diabetes.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20200609diabetesconsensusrpt.html
AAFP, Others Criticize Bill That Interferes with Physician-Patient Relationship
...In their joint statement, the organizations point out that safety and injury prevention are crucial components of preventive medical care. The Florida measure, HB 155, which is expected to become law, would prohibit physicians from intentionally entering firearms ownership...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0701/afp20110701p13.pdf
AAFP's Annual Meeting Offers Plenty to 'Experience' in Denver
Thousands of family physicians will gather two weeks from today in Denver for an opportunity to learn, network, and have fun at the AAFP's Family Medicine Experience (FMX). AAFP Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin highlights some of what is to come ...
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_s_annual_meeting_offers.html
AAFP’s HealthLandscape Awarded $7 Million, 5-Year HRSA Contract Extension for UDS Mapper
AAFP’s HealthLandscape Awarded $7 Million, 5-Year HRSA Contract Extension for UDS Mapper
https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/more-releases/aafp-healthlandscape-awarded-seven-million-five-year-hrsa-contract-extension-for-uds-mapper.html
AAFP’s Response to COVID-19 Policy Changes - May 31, 2020
...care accessible during the public health emergency (PHE) period to achieve the many critical aims, we also look forward to working with the agency further to support the appropriate expansion of telehealth and access to care with a patient's family physician and usual source of care...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicaid/LT-CMS-IFC1andIFC2-053120.pdf
AAPF Letter to Ways and Means on Stark Law and MACRA
AAFP response to a request for information from the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees, on the topic of what modifications to the Stark Law are needed for MACRA implementation.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/LT-WaysandMeans-StarkLaw-020516.pdf
Accessibility Is the Key -- FPM
May 1, 1998 - The author offers basic tips about scheduling office hours to better meet patients' needs.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1998/0500/p78.html
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
The AAFP supports the ACO model, and promotes benchmarks, information systems, and payment regulations that protect both patients and family physicians.
https://www.aafp.org/advocacy/advocacy-topics/health-care-delivery/acos.html
Achieving a More Minority-Friendly Practice -- FPM
Jun 1, 2002 - How successful is your practice at meeting the needs of diverse patients? These 10 tips can help you improve.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0600/p39.html
Achieving Sustainable Increases in Childhood Immunization Rates -- FPM
Aug 1, 2014 - Analyzing and eliminating physical and procedural barriers to immunization allowed this practice to improve its performance.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0700/p13.html
ACOs Are Coming: Should You Sell Your Practice? -- FPM
Apr 1, 2012 - If a hospital or health system comes knocking, make sure you’ve considered these key issues.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0300/p15.html
ACP Immunization Advisor -- FPM
Dec 1, 2013 - The ACP Immunization Advisor app provides mobile access to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) current adult immunization schedule and adult vaccine indications and information.
Family Practice Management : SPPACES: App Reviews
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/1100/p30.html
Acute Kidney Injury: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management
...kidney injury is two to three cases per 1,000 persons.3 Seven percent of hospitalized patients and about two-thirds of patients in intensive care units develop acute kidney injury,2 often as part of the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.4 Acute kidney injury is associated with...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1001/afp20121001p631.pdf
Acute Kidney Injury: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2012 - Acute kidney injury is characterized by abrupt deterioration in kidney function, manifested by an increase in serum creatinine level with or without reduced urine output. The spectrum of injury ranges from mild to advanced, sometimes requiring renal replacement therapy. The diagnostic ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1001/p631.html
Acute Otitis Media in Children -- FPM
Jun 1, 2004 - The article presents an evidence-based approach to diagnosing and treating otitis media and provides an encounter form.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0600/p52.html
Adding a Dose of Levity to Practice -- FPM
Jun 1, 2002 - A little levity and a sense of humor may help prevent burnout and give physicians the perspective they need to deal with the difficulties of practicing medicine today.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0600/p70.html
Adding Health Education Specialists to Your Practice -- FPM
Apr 1, 2014 - These multifaceted employees can improve patient care, generate additional net revenue, and prepare your practice for the future.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/0300/p10.html
Addressing Ambulatory Patient Safety in Your Practice -- FPM
Oct 1, 2015 - Reducing errors in care requires establishing a culture of safety, systematic reporting, consistent follow-up, and sustained commitment.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0900/p23.html
Addressing Common Inefficiencies in Office Practice -- FPM
Dec 1, 2010 - A well-organized workflow will save you time, money and aggravation.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/1100/p28.html
admin-simplification-principles.pdf
...Principles for Administrative Simplification The regulatory framework with which primary care physicians must comply is daunting and often demoralizing. Standardization is not required among public or private payers, and many physicians participate with 10 or more payers. Physicians are...
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/policies/admin-simplification-principles.pdf
Adolescent Vaccination: Protect Their Future -- FPM
Aug 1, 2019 - Strategies to improve your adolescent patients’ immunizations.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/0700/p9.html
Advance Care Planning: How to Have the Conversation You Want With Your Patients -- FPM
Dec 1, 2019 - More patients are receiving intensive care in their last days of life, even though studies show that most don’t want it. Family physicians are uniquely positioned to make sure patients’ wishes are recorded and respected.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2019/1100/p18.html
Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)
AAFP's Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) is an evidence-based multidisciplinary training program that prepares maternity health care providers to better manage obstetric emergencies.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/also.html
Advancing Multidisciplinary Team Care -- FPM
Aug 1, 2013 - A novel approach to treating patients with eating disorders may be a model for those with other complex conditions.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2013/0700/p8.html
AFP and FPM Media Kits
...The Most Trusted Brands in Primary Care Table of Contents About American Family Physician (AFP) ............................. 3-5 AFP Print Advertising Rates ...................................................6-7 AFP Premium Visibility Targeted Programs/ Advertising Discount...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/journals/afp/2021-AFP-and-FPM-Media-Kit.pdf
AFP Clerkship 2012-2013
... Care of Special Pop CHD COPD Dementia Depression Diabetes DVT Dyspepsia End of Life Care Eye Family Planning Gastroenteritis Genetics Geriatric Care Headache Health Maintenance Heart Failure ...
Med School and Residency
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/medical_education_residency/fmig/AFPClerkship.pdf
AFP Documents with Keyword: Cancer Complications - American Family Physician
...May 1, 2020 Issue Megestrol for Palliative Care in Patients with Cancer [FPIN's Clinical Inquiries] Megestrol may be considered as a component of palliative care nutritional support in patients with cancer. Jun 1, 2018 Issue Oncologic Emergencies: Recognition and Initial...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/viewRelatedDocumentsByKeyword.htm?keywordId=2257
afp20100701p43.pdf
...Care of the Returning Veteran JEFFREY D. QUINLAN, MD, Navy Medicine Support Command, Jacksonville, Florida MICHAEL R. GAURON, MD, Mike O’Callaghan Federal Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada BRUCE R. DESCHERE, MD, Naval Hospital Pensacola...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0701/afp20100701p43.pdf
afp20101215p1437.pdf
...Primary Care Groups Release Joint ACO Principles, AMA Adopts Related Principles In response to language in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that encourages physicians to orga- nize as accountable care organizations (ACOs), the nation’s top primary care medical...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1215/afp20101215p1437.pdf
afp20110115p113.pdf
...AAFP, Other Primary Care Organizations Adopt Joint Principles for Medical Education The AAFP and three other primary care professional organizations have released a new policy to guide the edu- cation of U.S. medical school students in an era of health care reform that promotes...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0115/afp20110115p113.pdf
afp20120315p553.pdf
...Practices, the differences in coverage rates can be attributed to several factors, includ- ing cost, adult patient beliefs, and fragmented care. For more information, visit http://www.aafp.org/news-now/ health-of-the-public/20120215adultvaccs.html. RAND Report Identifies...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0315/afp20120315p553.pdf
afp20130315p400.pdf
...to care for Medi- care beneficiaries. The bill would leave 2013 Medicare payment levels in place through 2014, and then provide annual updates of 0.5 percent for physician services for the next four years. It also includes a 2.5 percent increase in payments for primary care...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0315/afp20130315p400.pdf
afp20130715p83.pdf
...and expanding the role of primary care in the nation’s Medicare system. Dr. Stream outlined several recommen- dations, including the creation of a new category of evalu- ation and management codes to reflect the complexity of primary care visits, and incentives to encourage adop-...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0715/afp20130715p83.pdf
afp20140615p936.pdf
...tive payment system for federally qualified health centers. The rule is expected to increase payments and poten- tially improve access to care for an estimated 21 million patients. Beginning October 1, 2014, federally qualified health centers will receive a single payment for all...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0615/afp20140615p936.pdf
afp20160515p820.pdf
...aimed at improving how primary care is delivered and how primary care physicians are paid. The Com- prehensive Primary Care Plus model is a five-year test that will begin in January 2017. The initiative, which will build on the Comprehensive Primary Care initiative that launched in...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0515/afp20160515p820.pdf
afp20180315p368.pdf
...Underutilization of Team-Based Care Linked to Burnout in Primary Care Physicians The challenges that come with undergoing significant prac- tice change, such as transitioning to a team-based model of care, may have unintentionally created new stresses for primary care physicians,...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0315/afp20180315p368.pdf
afp20180315p372.pdf
...Academy of Family Physicians. Clinical practice guidelines: hypertension in adults over 60. January 2017. https://www.aafp.org/ patient-care/clinical-recommendations/all/hypertension-over-60. html. Accessed January 18, 2018. 11. Qaseem A, Wilt TJ, Rich R, et al. Pharmacologic...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0315/afp20180315p372.pdf
afp20180501p558.pdf
...EveryONE Project Unveils Team-Based Tools To help family physicians modify their practices to better address patients’ social determinants of health, the Every- ONE Project from the AAFP has released a toolkit and implementation guide that focus on a team-based approach. Social...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0501/afp20180501p558.pdf
afp20180601p700.pdf
...Original Article: Preventive Health Care for Women Who Have Sex with Women Issue Date: March 1, 2017 Available online at: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0301/p314. html To the Editor: I appreciated this timely article, but the authors neglect to mention a crucial element of...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0601/afp20180601p700.pdf
afp20180601p702a.pdf
...Original Article: Preventive Health Care for Women Who Have Sex with Women Issue Date: March 1, 2017 Available online at: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0301/p314. html To the Editor: I appreciated this timely article, but the authors neglect to mention a crucial element of...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0601/afp20180601p702a.pdf
afp20180601p703.pdf
...Original Article: Preventive Health Care for Women Who Have Sex with Women Issue Date: March 1, 2017 Available online at: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0301/p314. html To the Editor: I appreciated this timely article, but the authors neglect to mention a crucial element of...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0601/afp20180601p703.pdf