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July 12, 2018 | Issue 192
The Latest News
Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
Election season to bring changes of consequence to PAFP
Pennsylvania has the largest full-time legislature in the nation, with 253 representatives and senators, as well as one of the most active, having passed and seeing enacted 76 pieces of legislation so far in 2018.There are plenty of highly competitive races under way around the Commonwealth enhanced by nearly 30 retirements in the House and Senate. Given the number of committee chairs and legislative leaders leaving the General Assembly, post-election caucus elections and appointments will bring many changes of consequence for the PAFP. Citizens of Pennsylvania have until Oct. 9 to register to vote in the November election.
Education
Special Friday the 13th CME pricing!
Join us at the PAFP's 2nd Annual Procedures and Clinical Dermatology event Sept. 6-7 at the Penn Stater Conference Center in State College. Register this Friday, July 13 and save 13 percent on your full registration fee - use promo code FRIDAY13 at checkout! Sign up for the social Thursday night at the Mount Nittany Winery for wine tastings and a CME session; contact Janine or Lindsey with any questions.
Congratulations to Valerie Wislo, MD from UPMC St. Margaret, winner of a Nemacolin goodie bag! Dr. Wislo’s name was drawn from all Nemacolin registrations received by midnight, June 30.
Public Health
Pa. Dept. of Health launches prescriber education initiative
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health has just launched a prescriber education initiative called Evidence-Based Prescribing: Tools You Can Use to Fight the Opioid Epidemic. The curriculum teaches best practices for using the state's prescription drug monitoring database. All courses are free and qualify for 1 CME credit each; they're available on the TRAIN PA website.
Residents and Students
AAFPNC just 3 weeks away; helpful hints from AAFP
AAFPNC is THREE weeks away! If you’re making the trip, please notify mtalley@pafp.com to connect to the PAFP pre-conference communications and conference calls.
Great news for students: The AAFP App now includes a feature designed to help you manage your residency search. Download and click “For Students” to find the search and research functions there. For a great overview of Pennsylvania family medicine residencies, see our Google Map and directory.
Comb through AAFP’s helpful hints for your residency search, selection and interviews, including managing finances, ERAs and “The Match.” Download your FREE copy of AAFP’s “Strolling through the Match” guide!
Other News
Welcome New PAFP Members!
- Marla Osborne, DO
- Danielle Peters, DO
- Sylvia Maniscalco, MD
Pa. Dept. of Health launches prescriber education initiative
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health has just launched a prescriber education initiative called Evidence-Based Prescribing: Tools You Can Use to Fight the Opioid Epidemic. The curriculum teaches best practices for using the state's prescription drug monitoring database. All courses are free and qualify for 1 CME credit each; they're available on the TRAIN PA website.
Enroll in ABFM PRIME Registry free for 3 years
The ABFM invites board-certified family physicians to enroll in its PRIME Registry free for the first three years! PRIME Registry is a practice and population data tool developed by the ABFM that safely extracts patient data from your electronic health records (EHRs) and turns it into actionable measures, presented in an easy-to-use, personalized dashboard, maintaining its full confidentiality.
PRIME not only simplifies quality reporting for payment programs such as MIPS and CPC+, but also allows you to better evaluate aspects of your practice, patient groups, and individual patients, illuminating gaps or successes in patient care. Click here for full details!
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