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Aug. 26, 2015 | Issue 120 |
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Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
CHIP Enrollees to See Additional Benefits in 2015
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Children enrolled in Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, will see additional benefits like preventive health care services and unlimited essential benefits by the end of this year. WITF reports that these changes will bring CHIP plans up to the standards of the Affordable Care Act.
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Education
Mark Your Calendar, Register for Allentown CME Conference
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Soon it will be time to start thinking about autumn leaves falling, and that means fall CME in Allentown, bringing to you an array of exceptional local faculty from the Lehigh Valley area! Join us at the new Renaissance Allentown, November 6-8. Registration and agenda now available at www.pafp.com. Enjoy a SAM study group on Early Childhood Illnesses, 18 CME hours including 15 patient safety sessions, a Paint Nite fundraiser and PAFP trivia: test your knowledge of the PAFP while networking with leaders, colleagues, and new friends at Friday night’s welcome reception. Single-day and full conference rates available!
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Public Health
Quality Improvement in Hypertension Webinar Available
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Begin quality improvement in your clinic and earn CME by viewing the PAFP’s “Strategies for Quality Improvement in Hypertension” webinar. Receive up to 1 credit for continuing medical education while focusing on your hypertensive patients and learning the importance of data in quality improvement, to assess the gaps in your practice, and to set goals while using quality improvement interventions to achieve them. Quality improvement is an essential part of better patient care and better reimbursement from payers. Click here to get started!
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Quality Improvement
Takeaways from PAFP's Pain Management Project Workshop
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The PAFP’s Pain Management Project is a quality improvement study for family medicine practices from counties with high rates of opioid overdose hospitalizations and death. Here are some takeaways from their workshop last week
- PDSAs (plan-do-study-act cycles) and measurement are critical; change requires process.
- Consider behavioral strategies too. (Example: Ask the patient to suck on an Altoids mint when they want a pain pill; if they still want the pill when the Altoids is gone, they can take it.)
- Patients at higher risk for misuse need more structure and strict parameters.
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Residents and Students
AAFP Needs Leaders; Primary Care Career Fairs
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Residents and Students: AAFP Needs YOU to Lead!
Interested in getting involved at the national level? Throw your hat in for an AAFP appointed position or commission appointments. Peruse the list of opportunities for students and residents, take note of time and travel commitment, deadlines and supporting info required and email Molly Talley for the support you need from your state chapter. September deadlines!
Residents: Register for Primary Care Career Fair
Philadelphia, September 3 | Pittsburgh, September 11
Updated list of exhibitors - the health center practice teams you want to meet!
Qualify for loan repayment, visa waiver programs!
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PAFP Member Survey Results Now Available
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The PAFP is eager to reveal the results of its 2015 Member Survey. The feedback helps us to identify what you desire from this organization. Thanks for participating! Congratulations to Michael Brown, MD of Temple University, who was randomly selected out of all survey respondents as the winner of an iPad Mini!
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