Nurse practitioners fire first shots in latest battle to achieve independent practice
Advanced practice nurses are making headlines across the state as they call for lawmakers to rewrite the Medical Practice Act and allow them to practice medicine without physician supervision.
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Medicare to cut physician pay by 21.3 percent unless Congress acts
As of the deadline for this publication, Congress has not passed a measure that would avert the cut in physician fees for Medicare services by the June 1 deadline. The current legislation under consideration would postpone the cut until 2012.
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Final budget plan cuts $64 million in physician payments for Medicaid and CHIP
Texas’ top three leaders made their choices on what stays and what goes in agency-submitted budget reduction plans. They rejected one-third of the proposed cuts to provider reimbursements for state safety net programs and kept the rest.
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DFPS provides patient education materials promoting infant and toddler safety
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is reaching out to family physicians to provide materials for two new campaigns. Request your free materials for the Room to Breathe campaign and the Don’t Be in the Dark About Child Care campaign by filling out a five-question survey.
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Survey: HHSC asks physicians for feedback on Medicaid education
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission asks Medicaid providers to complete a short online survey about provider education workshops hosted by the Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership to help improve development of education for Medicaid providers. The deadline to complete the survey is Saturday, June 12. Go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/WQ958M3 to take the 15-question survey.
Large or small, new tools transform practices into patient-centered medical homes
Whether your practice has two physicians or 200, AAFP subsidiary TransforMED has the tools you need to take your practice to the next level. Read on for more on the launch of a new small practice program, and a briefing paper on the success of large medical home pilot projects.
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AAFP calls for board nominations for the Patient-Centered Research Institute
The new health care reform law forms an institute that will establish a national research agenda, set methodological standards, and disseminate information to patients and providers. AAFP seeks nominees for the new institute’s board of governors, feeling that family medicine should have representation within this organization. Find out how to put forth your name; you must send materials to AAFP by Monday, June 7.
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EDUCATION UPDATE
TAFP presents SAM workshop on asthma in San Antonio
The Academy is proud to bring another Self Assessment Module Group Study Workshop to Annual Session. If you’re a current ABFM diplomate and need to complete a SAM module for your Maintenance of Certification, sign up for TAFP’s SAM workshop on asthma, to be held Wednesday, July 21, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., in San Antonio. Annual Session registration is not required to attend this workshop. For more information, go to the Annual Session section of www.tafp.org.
Learn more about complex cases in family medicine at free CME program in Houston
Earn 7.25 CME credits at no cost at an interactive symposium sponsored by the TCL Institute. The program, Complex Cases in Primary Care, will be held Saturday, June 19 in Houston, and covers a variety of topics including: gastroesophageal reflux disease, acute coronary syndrome, diabetic neuropathic pain, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and more. Participants will discuss complex cases seen in everyday practice, and evaluate diagnostic and treatment strategies for patients presenting with multiple comorbidities. For more information and to register, go to www.TotalMedEd.com/CC.
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