AAFP Backgrounder: Section 1115 Demonstration Waivers
...SECTION 1115 DEMONSTRATION WAIVERS What is a Section 1115 Waiver? Section 1115 of the Social Security Act provides the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services with authority to approve experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects that promote the objectives of the Medicaid...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/medicaid/BKG-Section1115Waivers.pdf
AAFP Backgrounder: Section 1135 Waivers
...SECTION 1135 WAIVERS What is a Section 1135 Waiver? Section 1135 of the Social Security Act allows the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to temporarily waive or modify certain Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) or Health Insurance...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/medicare/BKG-Section1135Waivers.pdf
AAFP Backgrounder: Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers
...SECTION 1332 WAIVERS What is a Section 1332 Waiver? Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows states to submit State Innovation Waivers for federal approval to waive certain parts of the law to improve access to high quality, affordable health insurance. Under the...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/aca/BKG-Section1332StateInnovationWaivers.pdf
AAFP Backgrounder: Sex for Money and Goods
...EXCHANGE OF SEX FOR MONEY OR GOODS The Issue The World Health Organization (WHO) defines commercial sex, otherwise known as sex work or prostitution, as the exchange of money or goods for sexual services. Sex work may involve consensual and non-consensual sexual encounters. Buyers...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/misc/BKG-SexWork.pdf
AAFP Backgrounder: Supervised Injection Sites
...SUPERVISED INJECTION SITES AAFP Position The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is committed to preventing the spread of HIV and Hepatitis B and C, as well as combatting opioid dependence and other substance use disorders. The AAFP supports syringe exchange programs, the...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/risk/BKG-SupervisedInjectionSites.pdf
AAFP Backgrounder: Sustain Primary Care
...Sustaining a Viable Primary Care System The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the fact that the fee-for-service (FFS) payment environment has left primary care system ill-equipped to fulfill its role maintaining the health and well-being of patients. As the public health emergency began,...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/campaigns/action_week/BKG-SustainPrimaryCare.pdf
AAFP Backgrounder: Teaching Health Centers
...Teaching Health Centers Background The THCGME program, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), provides funding to increase the number of primary care medical and dental residents training in community-based settings across the country. Since most...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/workforce/gme/BKG-TeachingHealthCenters.pdf
AAFP Backs Breastfeeding, Lactation for Medical Trainees
The AAFP has updated its policy supporting breastfeeding and lactation accommodations for medical trainees, which other medical organizations plan to use as model policy for their members.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190626breastfeedpolicy.html
AAFP Blogs
The AAFP offers several different blogs showcasing voices representing the specialty of family medicine.
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/about/meet-our-leadership/blogs.html
AAFP Board Accepts Recommendations on Continuing Certification
The AAFP Board recently approved recommendations by the Academy's task force on continuing board certification. John Cullen, M.D., writes in the Leader Voices Blog that the recommendations include providing guidance on how to evaluate alternative certifying organizations.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20180508lv-boardcert.html
AAFP Board of Directors Resident and Student 2020 Annual Report
...AAFP Board of Directors Resident and Student 2020 Annual Report AAFP BOARD OF DIRECTORS Resident Student Kelly Thibert, DO, MPH Margaret Miller, MD, MPH Grant Medical Center East Tennessee State University Family Medicine Residency Quillen College of Medicine Class of 2020...
Events
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/nc/congress/2020/nc20-aafp-board-3.pdf
AAFP Board of Directors: Resident Member
Bring a resident perspective to the business of the AAFP Board of Directors and benefit from relationships with established leaders in family medicine.
https://www.aafp.org/membership/welcome-center/involve/lead/students-residents/resident/elected-national-leaders/aafp-board-resident.html
AAFP Board of Directors: Student Member
Bring a student perspective to the business of the AAFP Board of Directors and benefit from relationships with established leaders in family medicine.
https://www.aafp.org/membership/welcome-center/involve/lead/students-residents/student/elected-national-aafp-leaders/aafp-board-student.html
AAFP Breaks Down 2021 MPFS Final Rule for Members
The Academy has released its summary of the 2021 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule for members, including details of evaluation and management coding improvements.
https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20201210mpfssummary.html
AAFP Calls for FDA Discretion in Compounding Guidance
The AAFP and other medical organizations warned FDA officials that proposed guidance on compounded drug products could limit patient access to necessary and timely treatments.
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20190821fdacompounding.html
AAFP Calls for Lasting Fix to Territorial Medicaid Funding
In a recent letter, the AAFP again urged Congress to adopt a long-term plan for funding Medicaid in the U.S. territories.
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20210401medicaidterritories.html
AAFP Calls for Wide-ranging Approach to Lowering Drug Prices
The AAFP offered multiple suggestions, as well as some cautionary advice, in response to an HHS request for information on ways to lower drug prices.
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20180724hhsdrugsltr.html
AAFP Calls on HHS to Halt Proposed SUNSET Rule
In a Dec. 2 letter, the Academy called on HHS to rescind its proposed SUNSET rule, warning that it would hamper ongoing federal response to COVID-19.
https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20201203sunsetrule.html
AAFP Center for Diversity and Health Equity
Learn about the AAFP's Center for Diversity and Health Equity, and the impact of social determinants on health outcomes.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/the-everyone-project/aafp-center-for-diversity-and-health-equity.html
AAFP Chapter Health Equity Planning Grants
This project will support health equity planning by six AAFP chapters. The recipients will receive a $5,000 grant to support planning activities starting June 1, 2019 and ending May 31, 2020. Recipients will also receive technical assistance from the AAFP’s Population Health Department ...
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/prevention-wellness/social-determinants/health-equity-grants.html
AAFP Chapter Letter in Support of THCGME Reauthorization - February 11, 2020
...February 11, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi The Honorable Mitch McConnell Speaker Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader Minority Leader U.S. House of...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/workforce/gme/LT-HouseSenLeaderships-ChapterSupportLetterTHCGME-021120.pdf
AAFP Childhood Immunization Update - Special Medical Reports - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 1998 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Jan 1, 1998 Issue Special Medical Reports AAFP Childhood Immunization Update From the AAFP Commission on Clinical Policies and Research Am Fam Physician. 1998 Jan 1;57(1):158. This revised statement provides information from the...
American Family Physician : Special Medical Reports
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0101/p158.html
AAFP Chronic Care Management Toolkit
Have you been hesitant to implement chronic care management (CCM) within your practice? This CCM toolkit—designed with you mind—includes easy-to-use customizable templates, resources and a step-by-step implementation process to integrate into your practice.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/getting-paid/coding/chronic-care-management/toolkit.html
AAFP Chronic Pain Management Toolkit
Access exclusive tools and resources to help your patients manage pain and combat opioid abuse.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/care-resources/pain-management/aafp-chronic-pain-management-toolkit.html
AAFP Chronic Pain Toolkit
...AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS7 OVERVIEW In addition to pain itself, a comprehensive assessment of chronic pain should cover other domains, including function, impact on daily activities, quality of life, mental health, and comorbidities and conditions that may require...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/cpm-toolkit-functional.pdf
AAFP Chronic Pain Toolkit
...PAIN ASSESSMENT | Section 1 AAFP Chronic Pain Toolkit OVERVIEW Assessment of chronic pain should be multidimensional. Consideration should be given to several domains, including the physiological features of pain and its contributing factors, with physicians and other clinicians...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/cpm-toolkit-pain-assessment.pdf
AAFP Chronic Pain Toolkit
...AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS19 OVERVIEW Pain management is determined primarily by whether pain is acute or chronic. Management of chronic pain should be individualized, patient-centered, and based on shared decision making and goals of treatment. Considerations for...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/cpm-toolkit-pain-mgmt.pdf
AAFP Chronic Pain Toolkit
...AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS25 OVERVIEW While opioids are not recommended for first-line treatment of chronic pain, there are instances when opioids should be considered based on patient preferences. These include effects of pain on function and quality of life, tolerance of...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/cpm-toolkit-prescribing.pdf
AAFP Chronic Pain Toolkit
...AAFP Chronic Pain Toolkit HOP20012003 * External tools or resources included in this toolkit do not constitute or imply an endorsement by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Views and opinions expressed in external websites or documents do not necessarily reflect...
Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/pain_management/cpm-toolkit.pdf
AAFP Clerkship Directory
Use the AAFP's clerkship directory to find rotations and electives in your state.
https://www.aafp.org/students-residents/medical-students/begin-your-medical-education/rotations-and-electives/clerkships.html
AAFP Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations
Access information on the AAFP's review of Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
|AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/clinical-recommendations/aafp-cps.html
AAFP CME by Format
Browse AAFP CME activities by format including livestream, audio, subscription, print, and online.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/browse/formats.html
AAFP CME by Month
View all AAFP CME activities by month.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/browse/by-month.html
AAFP CME Credit System Eligibility Requirements
Learn more about AAFP's policy on AAFP CME credit system eligibility requirements.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/aafp-cme-credit-system-eligibility-requirements.html
AAFP CME Faculty
Share your passion for family medicine with others -- learn how to get involved as an AAFP CME faculty member.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/faculty.html
AAFP CME in Print + Media
View all AAFP CME activities with a physical option including, syllabus, audio CDs, flash drive, and online access to educational content.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/browse/all-formats/physical.html
AAFP CME Livestream Events
View all AAFP CME livestream courses.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/browse/livestream.html
AAFP CME Livestream Events
View all AAFP CME livestream courses.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/browse/all-locations/livestream.html
AAFP CME on Adult Medicine
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on Adult Medicine and earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/adult-medicine.html
AAFP CME on Emergency and Urgent Care
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on Emergency and Urgent Care plus earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/emergency.html
AAFP CME on Endocrinology
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on endocrinology and earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/endocrinology.html
AAFP CME on Flash Drive
View all AAFP CME activities on flash drive.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/browse/all-formats/flash-drive.html
AAFP CME on Hospice and Palliative Care
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on Hospice and Palliative Care and earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/hospice-palliative-care.html
AAFP CME on Infectious Diseases
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on infectious diseases and earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/infectious-diseases.html
AAFP CME on Maternity and ALSO Program
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on maternity and ALSO plus earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/maternity.html
AAFP CME on Mental Health and Behavior
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on mental health and behavior plus earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/mental-health-and-behavior.html
AAFP CME on Neurologic Disorders
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on neurologic disorders and earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/neurologic-disorders.html
AAFP CME on Pain Management
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on pain management and earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/pain.html
AAFP CME on Physician Well-being
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on physician well-being and earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/physician-well-being.html
AAFP CME on Procedural Skills
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on procedural skills and earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/procedural-skills.html
AAFP CME on Skin/Dermatology Conditions
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on skin conditions and diseases plus earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/skin.html
AAFP CME on Sports Medicine.
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on sports medicine and earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/sports.html
AAFP CME on Wellness/Preventive Care
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on wellness and preventive care plus earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/wellness-preventive-care.html
AAFP CME on Women's Health
View all AAFP Continuing Medical Education on women's health and earn CME credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/womens-health.html
AAFP_CME_Overview.pdf
...Reach primary care physicians in the #1 journals for CME1 There is no better place to connect with primary care physicians who are interested in earning CME than in the pages of American Family Physician and FPM, the journals of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)....
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/journals/afp/AAFP_CME_Overview.pdf
AAFP Commences Search for Next CEO/EVP
The AAFP is actively engaged in the process of finding a successor to outgoing CEO/EVP Douglas Henley, M.D., who officially steps down in August 2020.
https://www.aafp.org/news/inside-aafp/20190823ceosearch.html
AAFP Comment Letter on 2019 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - December 28, 2018
...December 28, 2018 Seema Verma, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1693-IFC P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), which...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/medicare/LT-CMS-2019FinalMPFS-122818.pdf
AAFP Comments on 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - September 28, 2020
...September 28, 2020 Seema Verma, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1734-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), which...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/feesched/LT-CMS-Response2021MPFSProposedRule-092820.pdf
AAFP Comments on Interim Final Rule Implementing COVID Vaccine Coverage and Other ...
AAFP comments on the 4th COVID Interim Final Rule, including supporting the coverage of COVID-19 vaccines without cost sharing, ensuring equitable vaccine access via increasing immunization Medicare payment rates, and opposing policies that result in loss of benefits, allow for prior ...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/vaccines/LT-HHSDoTDoL-4thCOVIDIFRComments-121620.pdf
AAFP Comments on IRS Proposed Rule on Direct Primary Care Arrangements - August 10, 2020
...August 10, 2020 The Honorable Charles P. Rettig Commissioner Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20224 RE: REG-109755-19 (RIN: 1545-BP31) Dear Commissioner Rettig: On behalf of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), which represents 136,700...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/dpc/LT-IRS-ProposedDPCRule-081020.pdf
AAFP Comments ONC Regulation Delaying Information Blocking Provisions - December 17, 2020
• The AAFP strongly supports delaying the effective date for information blocking requirements - we urge ONC to extend this delay until July 31, 2021 or the end of the PHE, whichever is later. • Improving interoperability is essential for reducing family physicians’ administrative ...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/LT-ONC-IFRInfoBlockingCOCDelay-121720.pdf
AAFP Comments to CMS on CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Interim Final Rules - ...
AAFP comment to CMS on priorities to consider for the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Interim Final Rule.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/medicare/feesched/LT-CMS-CommentsCY2021MPFSInterim-012921.pdf
AAFP Comments to CMS on MSSP/ACO Proposed Rule - October 15, 2018
...October 15, 2018 Seema Verma, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1701-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), which...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/payment/apms/LT-CMS-ACO-MSSP-101518.pdf
AAFP Comments to CMS on the 2018 Inpatient Proposed Rule
...June 8, 2017 Seema Verma, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Room 445-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201 Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Academy of Family...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/legal/administrative/LT-CMS-IPPSProposedRule-060817.pdf
AAFP Comments to DEA on MAT Interim Final Rule - December 23, 2020
AAFP comments on the DEA Medication-Assisted treatment interim final rule.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/risk/LT-DEA-MATFinalRule-122320.pdf
AAFP Comments to DHS on Proposal to Eliminate the H-1B Visa Lottery - December 1, 2020
...December 1, 2020 Chad F. Wolf Acting Secretary Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Dear Acting Secretary Wolf: On behalf of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), which represents 136,700 family physicians and medical students across the country, I write in...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/workforce/gme/LT-DHS-H1BLotteryProposedRule-120120.pdf
AAFP Comments to HHS on Notice of Benefit Payment Parameters Plan Year 2022 Proposed ...
The AAFP is committed to building on the successes of the ACA and ensuring that all individuals have access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage. The AAFP strongly opposes finalizing this regulation as proposed.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/aca/LT-HHS-Comments2022NBPP-122320.pdf
AAFP Comments to HHS on Proposed Rule to Automate Prior Authorizations - December 23, 2020
The AAFP is in favor of requirements for payers to automate and respond to prior authorization requests in a timely manner, so we are concerned that this proposal will not have a meaningful impact on reducing administrative burden, since it does not include Medicare Advantage plans or ...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/legal/administrative/LT-HHS-PriorAuthProposedRule-122320.pdf
AAFP Comments to HHS on SUNSET Proposal - December 2, 2020
...December 2, 2020 Alex M. Azar II Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Azar: On behalf of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), which represents more than 136,700 family physicians and medical students...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/legal/administrative/LT-HHS-CommentsSUNSETProposal-120220.pdf
AAFP Comments to HHS Responding to RFI on Artificial Intelligence in Health Care - ...
• The AAFP is supportive of advancing the use of AI/ML solutions in health care as long as they are used in partnership with the user and are implemented in an equitable manner.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/health_it/emr/LT-HHS-TechnologyChronicDiseaseManagementAgingUnderservedPopulations-121820.pdf
AAFP Committed to Addressing the Social Determinants of Health, Striving for Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health Media Kit.
https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/kits/social-determinants-of-health.html
AAFP Condemns All Forms of Racism
AAFP Condemns All Forms of Racism.
https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/statements/aafp-condemns-all-forms-of-racism.html
AAFP Condemns Rise in Violence Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
AAFP Condemns Rise in Violence Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/statements/aafp-condemns-rise-in-violence-against-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders.html
AAFP Congress of Delegates Resident and Student 2020 Annual Report
...AAFP Congress of Delegates Resident and Student 2020 Annual Report AAFP CONGRESS OF DELEGATES (COD) Residents Students Derek Baughman, MD Sydney Doe, MD WellSpan FMR at Northwestern University Good Samaritan Hospital Feinberg School of Medicine Lebanon, PA Chicago, IL Class of...
Events
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/nc/congress/2020/nc20-cod-4.pdf
AAFP Congressional Testimony on Territory Medicaid Funding - March 17, 2021
The AAFP submits testimony to the House Energy and Commerce hearing regarding funding for Medicaid in the U.S. territories. The AAFP strongly urges Congress to adopt a long-term plan for funding Medicaid in the territories.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/coverage/medicaid/TS-EC-TerritoryMedicaidFunding-031721.pdf
AAFP Continues Working for Racial Equity
AAFP Commission on Health of the Public and Science Chair Scott Hartman, M.D., outlines the work the commission has undertaken regarding racial equity at the direction of the Academy's Congress of Delegates.
https://www.aafp.org/news/opinion/20200922guested-equality.html
AAFP COVID-19 Advocacy Toolkit
...COVID-19 Toolkit Congress approved an emergency coronavirus (COVID-19) spending bill and is both working on another proposal to address additional health and economic issues and planning a third package. The AAFP supported the supplemental funding bill and issued recommendations for...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/misc/COVID19-AdvocacyToolkit.pdf
AAFP COVID-19 CME Opportunities
View all AAFP CME activities on Coronavirus (COVID-19).
https://www.aafp.org/cme/topic/covid-19.html
AAFP COVID-19 CME Webinar Series On Demand
Watch AAFP’s CME webinar series on COVID-19 anytime, anywhere on demand. Get the latest clinical topic updates and perspectives with the ongoing pandemic crisis.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/all/covid-19/webinar-series-on-demand.html
AAFP COVID-19 Related Loss Calculator
...Instructions Projected Revenue Inputs Projected Revenue Inputs Step 1: Enter the top 3 payers into "Payer Mix" table (includes commercial and Medicare Advantage) - light blue cells Step 2: Enter the percentage of patients covered by each payer listed in the "Payer...
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/crisis/AAFP-COVID-19-Related-LossCalculator.xlsx
AAFP COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Requirements and Preliminary Payment Guidance
In this document, the AAFP outlnes the COVID-19 vaccine coverage requirements and provides preliminary payment guidance.
Advocacy
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/prevention/vaccines/ES-COVIDVaccineCoveragePayment-5621.pdf
AAFP Creates COVID-19 Member Community, Preparation Checklist
The AAFP continues to work with the CDC and state/local health departments to disseminate the latest coronavirus disease 2019 guidance to Academy members through one resource.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20200311coronavirus4.html
AAFP Creates New MIG for Employed Physicians
Employed family physicians have a new member interest group where they can network, communicate ideas and share common interests.
https://www.aafp.org/news/inside-aafp/20191015employedmig.html
AAFP Credit Activity Types
The AAFP grants CME credit for many different activities. Learn more here.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/credit-system/activity-types.html
AAFP Credit Application Fees
View AAFP CME Credit System application fees for AAFP certification.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/credit-system/fees.html
AAFP Credit Eligibility Requirements
Learn whether your CME activity is eligible for AAFP credit.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/credit-system/eligibility-requirements.html
AAFP Credit System
You organized a CME activity. Make your activity more valuable with AAFP certification. Boost your attendance or usage, and ensure the content is relevant and valid for family physicians.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/credit-system.html
AAFP Credit System Reconsiders Functional Medicine Topics
Effective immediately, the AAFP Credit System will begin approving functional medicine topics in accordance with its eligibility requirements and topic-specific guidance from the Commission on Continuing Professional Development.
https://www.aafp.org/news/education-professional-development/20180328functionalmed.html
AAFP Credit System Unveils New Seal
The AAFP Credit System has unveiled a new seal that CME providers can use to show their education has been vetted and approved by the AAFP.
https://www.aafp.org/news/education-professional-development/20190826creditsystemseal.html
AAFP Decries 50 Percent Cut for E/M Codes with Modifier 25
The AAFP has asked a major private payer in Rhode Island to reconsider a proposed 50 percent cut for certain evaluation and management services.
https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20180821bcbsri.html
AAFP Definition: Certification/Maintenance of Certification
Read AAFP's definition of the terms certification and maintenance of certification when used in reference to physicians.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/aafp-definition-certification-maintenance.html
AAFP Definitions for Policy Statement, Position Paper and Discussion Paper
Find out the ways in which the American Academy of Family Physicians articulates its policies.
About AAFP |AAFP Policies and Recommendations
https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/aafp-policy-statement-position-paper-discussion-paper.html
AAFP Delegates Choose New Leaders for 2018-19
On Oct. 10, the AAFP Congress of Delegates elected leaders to guide the Academy through the coming year and beyond. Gary LeRoy, M.D., of Dayton, Ohio, was named the AAFP's president-elect.
https://www.aafp.org/news/2018-congress-fmx/20181010codelects.html
AAFP Delegates Choose New Leaders for 2019-20
On Sept. 25, the AAFP Congress of Delegates elected leaders to guide the Academy through the coming year. Ada Stewart, M.D., of Columbia, S.C., was named the AAFP's president-elect.
https://www.aafp.org/news/2019-congress-fmx/20190925codelections.html
AAFP Delegates Choose New Leaders for 2020-21
On Oct. 13, the AAFP Congress of Delegates elected leaders to guide the Academy through the coming year. Sterling Ransone, M.D., of Deltaville, Va., was elected the AAFP's president-elect.
https://www.aafp.org/news/2020-congress-fmx/20201013codelections.html
AAFP Delegates to the AMA
Information about becoming an AAFP delegate to the American Medical Association.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/meet-our-leadership/commissions/ama-delegates.html
AAFP Delegation Gives Family Medicine Voice at AMA Meeting
The AMA House of Delegates met last week in Chicago to discuss and debate policies aimed at improving our health care system. AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin offers an update from the perspective of the Academy's delegation.
AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/aafp_delegation_gives_family_medicine.html
AAFP Delegation Stands Up for Residency Teaching Faculty
AAFP delegates supported physicians-in-training during this year's AMA House of Delegates annual meeting as they sought to ensure that their instructors can devote adequate time to teaching duties.
https://www.aafp.org/news/education-professional-development/20190619ama-educ.html
AAFP Delivering on Maternity Care Training, Resources
In many rural communities, family physicians are the only maternity care providers. The AAFP provides training and support members need to play this vital role.
AAFP News : AAFP Leader Voices | AAFP News Blog : Blogs
https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/aafp_delivering_on_maternity_care.html