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Nov. 4, 2015 | Issue 125 |
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Government Affairs and Practice Advocacy
Advocacy Updates Exclusively on the PAFP Community
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The PAFP Community is a secure portal for PAFP legal and government affairs updates. The community allows for detailed information sharing and your input on government affairs issues. View legislation, government documents, issue-specific news articles, and the actions of the Legal and Government Affairs Commission (LGAC). All PAFP members have a pre-made account. Simply login using your name and AAFP account number and submit a request to join the Legal and Governmental Affairs Commission group – it is open to all members. Join today.
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Education
Allentown CME Conference Coming This Weekend
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We’re looking forward to seeing many members this coming weekend at the Renaissance in Allentown for an outstanding CME program – the Allentown CME Conference! Online registration is closed; please be aware of the $70 additional fee for all on-site registrations. Can’t make it? Your next opportunity for outstanding live PAFP CME comes to you in partnership with our UPMC colleagues, March 10-13 at the Marriott City Center, Pittsburgh. Registration opens this month! Check back at http://www.pafp.com.
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Public Health
Final Opportunity for Pa. Immunization Education Program
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There is one final opportunity to enjoy a lunchtime webcast from the Pa. Chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics, delivering a comprehensive immunization update. Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IEPwebinars. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 12:15-1:20 p.m.
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Quality Improvement
CMS Releases Final Rule on Physician Fee Schedule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a final rule updating payment policies, rates, and quality provisions for services under the Medicare Physician Fee Scheduled (MPFS). Provisions include modifications to the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and Physician Compare. Click here for more from CMS.
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Residents and Students
FMIG Funding Application Deadline
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Are You or a Friend 'Family Physician of the Year' Material?
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You are a family physician – the person patients trust most when they’re not feeling well, when they have questions about their health, when they need everything from vaccinations to prescriptions. There are thousands of excellent family physicians in Pennsylvania, and we want to hear why you think you or a colleague is the best of all – maybe you’ll be chosen as the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians’ 2016 Family Physician of the Year!
Jan. 15, 2016 is the deadline for entries to the PAFP’s 2016 Family Physician of the Year contest – be sure to read the contest rules on www.pafp.com/topdoc.
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