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Aug. 8, 2019 | Issue 219
The Latest News
Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
PAFP continues opposition to buprenorphine registration/fee bill
At the end of June with most eyes on the budget process, the PAFP, along with many other stakeholders, helped delay further movement of Senate Bill 675. PAFP President Dr. Mary Stock Keister issued this letter to the House Human Services Committee, which tabled the bill until September. Last week, the committee announced that the bill will be voted on September 18. The PAFP will continue to oppose the bill in its current form that would likely dissuade family physicians from obtaining or continuing their DEA prescribing certification.
Education
Reward Points discontinued; online store opening
The PAFP is discontinuing its membership Reward Points* program as of Aug, 30, 2019. Members will have until March 30, 2020 to redeem their current point balance. To help members utilize their current Reward Points balance, the PAFP will be offering various discounts and opportunities to members to redeem their points. One opportunity is a new PAFP online apparel store coming soon! The PAFP will email information and instructions on how to place orders through the new online store. If you are unsure of your current reward point balance, please email Lindsey Killian to confirm your balance.
*NOTE: PAFP reward points are not transferable for cash and may only be used for PAFP Foundation CME programs or PAFP apparel.
Public Health
Wolf administration shares Pa. opioid update
Gov. Tom Wolf has announced the number of overdose deaths in Pennsylvania was 18 percent lower in 2018 than in 2017. However, he said, the increase in overdose deaths from other drugs means that Pennsylvania must continue fighting the substance abuse epidemic. The administration also announced additional naloxone giveaway events to take place in September.
Residents and Students
Mark your calendar for fall events!
Pa. Primary Care Career Night
Thursday, Sept. 19, 6-8 p.m.
Sheraton University City, Philadelphia
and
Thursday, Nov. 14, 5:30-8 p.m.
Olive or Twist, Pittsburgh
Click through above links for details and FREE registration
State and national loan repayment programs, networking with clinicians and employers. Lots of food and prizes, too!
Save the date: AAFP FMX
Philadelphia, Sept. 24-28
FREE registration student members, a special clinical track and social/networking events!
Registration rebates for resident members
Details TBA
FMEC Annual Meeting
Lancaster, Nov. 1-3
Residency programs: Residency Fair
Students: apply TODAY for student scholarships (includes hotel, conference meals, registration)
Other News
Still time to register | 2019 AAFP FMX in Philadelphia
Don’t miss your chance to take part in the AAFP’s largest annual family medicine event! The 2019 AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX) will be held in Philadelphia, September 24-28. You and your peers will earn CME, be inspired by dynamic keynote presentations, and find patient care solutions to implement when you return to practice. Learn more and register soon to secure your spot.
Time to vaccinate? Atlantic Health Partners can help!
Whether it’s a toddler getting scheduled vaccines, children and teens going back to school or off to college, adults needing boosters, or flu season - Atlantic Health Partners is a strong resource for PAFP members to strengthen their immunization efforts by offering most favorable vaccine prices, purchasing support and program management assistance.
Key benefits include:
- Most favorable pricing for Sanofi, Merck, Pfizer (Trumenba®), Dynavax and Seqirus vaccines
- No minimum quantity requirements to always receive most favorable pricing and terms
- Excellent and timely customer service including reimbursement support and advocacy
- One stop shopping for most vaccines
- No cost to join!
For information about the program please contact Jeff or Cindy at 800-741-2044 or info@atlantichealthpartners.com.
www.atlantichealthpartners.com
PRIME Registry: Building the future of primary care
The PRIME Registry is unleashing the potential of patient and community data to build better primary care, helping shift the focus beyond individual disease diagnoses to measuring what really matters to patients and clinicians. Join PRIME Registry, and help shape the future of primary care.
PRIME Includes:
- More Measures that Matter—through PRIME’s improved array of high-value primary care measures with demonstrated connection to improved outcomes and quality of life.
Doctors and patients agree that Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) is meaningful. The PRO pilot launched in PRIME in April 2019 gives patients a voice, while giving clinicians valuable feedback. The PRO will roll out to all of PRIME later in 2019.
- Improved Health for Communities:
PRIME’s quality dashboard helps identify patients with quality gaps and helps practices see how they are doing compared to their peers.
The PHATE tool helps identify patients at risk due to social determinants and provides an in-clinic connection to resources in the patient’s community, while also illuminating areas where resources are needed. PHATE has the potential to help guide more personalized risk-assessment and access to patient resources.
- Reduced Burden for Clinicians:
PRIME’s quality data tracking and benchmarking, paired with the implementation of more “measures that matter” (comprehensiveness, continuity, PRO, low-value care) enables participating physicians to demonstrate high value in practice which has the potential for a positive affect on payments from both CMS and private payers.
Learn more:
email PRIME@theabfm.org
visit www.primeregistry.org
The project described was supported by Funding Opportunity Number CMS-1L1-15-002 from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The contents provided are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS or any of its agencies.
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