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American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter Conference Committee Reaches Funding Decisions on Key Health Programs... Foundation Urges Enrollment of Children in Insurance Programs... A National Summit on Medical Errors Is Announced... Thimerosal-Free Vaccines for Infants Are Recommended... |
American Family Physician November 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter AAFP Selects New Officers and Board Members for Upcoming Year... AAFP Chooses 2005 Family Physician of the Year... Physicians in Shortage Areas Will Get Bonus Fee Payment in 2005... etc. |
American Family Physician March 15, 2001 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter AAFP Seeks Physicians to be Key Legislative Contacts... Online Site Offers Latest Health News... HRSA Awards $42.3 Million for Early HIV Treatment... President's Prescription Drug Proposal at Issue... NRHA Issues Legislative Agenda for 2001... U.S. Registry Created for Alopecia Areata... AHRQ Awards $5.5 Million for Domestic Violence Research... |
American Family Physician December 1, 2000 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter KFF Foundation Creates AIDS Briefing Series for Lawmakers... AAFP Network to Participate in Practice-Based Research... AFP Offers E-mail Notification of Contents... Advocates Launch Web Site on Neurologic Disorders... etc. |
American Family Physician February 15, 2003 |
Newsletter House Bill May Reclaim Title VII Family Practice Training Funds... Health Care Spending in the United States Increased by 8.7 Percent in 2001... Two Surveys Demonstrate Negative Economic Impact of Medicaid Reductions... AHRQ Releases Fact Book on Women's Health Care in U.S. Hospitals... FDA Establishes Task Force on Consumer Nutrition Health Information... |
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter Groups Push for 'Getting to School Safely' Program... Surgeon General's Report Urges Promotion of Breast-Feeding... AHRQ Awards Grants Aimed at Improving Patient Safety... Watchdog Group Warns of Dangerous Toys... |
American Family Physician April 15, 2005 |
Newsletter Demand for Subspecialists May Jeopardize Public Health... CDC Survey Reveals Limited Use of Electronic Health Records Systems... SAMHSA Offers $12.4 Million in Grants for Child Trauma Initiative... etc. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter NRHA Names Rural Health Practitioner of the Year... Hotline Connecting Parents with Health Insurance for Children... U.S. Hospitals Receive Medication Safety Assessment Tool... One Half of Consumers Report Problems with Health Plans... Study Reports Medicaid Enrollment on the Rise... |
American Family Physician November 15, 2000 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter Coalition Report Focuses on Care at the End of Life... AHRQ Urges Research on Bioterrorism Threat... AAFP Members Deliver Care Packages to Azerbaijan... HHS Creates Organ Transplant Advisory Panel... Healthy People Encouraged to Wait for Influenza Vaccine... |
American Family Physician May 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter CMS to Cover Shortfalls in States' Children's Health Insurance Funds... Reports Find Costs Restrict Health Technology Implementation... Family Physician Gives Invited Testimony on EHR Difficulties... etc. |
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Sarah J. Evans |
Newsletter AAFP Survey Shows Increased Use of EHR Systems by FPs... AHRQ Launches New Health Care Program... AAFP Asks Members to Join Title VII Campaign... AHRQ Rewards Over $22.3 Million for Health Information Technology... etc. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter Foundation Releases Data on Prescription Drug Trends... ISMP Pushing for Passage of Bills Dealing with Medical Errors... Officials Discuss Potential of Studying Agent Orange in Vietnam... WONCA Holds Rural Health Conference in Calgary... AMA's Tobacco Prevention Program Announces Expansion... |
American Family Physician December 15, 2005 Sarah J. Evans |
Newsletter AAFP, ACP, AOA Urge Congress to Stop Medicare Payment Cuts... HHS Awards Emergency Health Care Aid to Louisiana Katrina Victims... HHS Grants Contracts for Nationwide Health Information Network... etc. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2003 Matthew Neff |
Newsletter AAFP Launches Initiative to Strengthen Patients' Voices in Congress... New Guide Available Online to Help Physicians Counsel Older Drivers... Fact Sheet Outlines Health Issues for Patients to Address with Physicians... etc. |
American Family Physician February 15, 2007 |
Newsletter Health Care Alliance Announces Proposal to Cover Uninsured... Health Coverage, Physician Payment Are Priorities for AAFP Chapters... Supreme Court Refuses to Hear NRMP Antitrust Lawsuit... etc. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2005 Carrie Morantz |
Newsletter AMA, AAFP Act to Protect Patients' Access to Prescriptions... AHRQ Releases Updated Guide to Clinical Preventive Services... HHS Awards $80.5 Million in Grants to Reduce Infant Mortality Rates... etc. |
American Family Physician October 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter Physician Leaders, Congress Discuss Medicare Physician Payment Cuts... Insurance Data May Build Pressure for Overhaul of Health Care System... IOM Finds Investment of Resources Inadequate to Address Obesity Crisis... etc. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2002 |
Newsletter CDC Web Site Provides Current Information on West Nile Virus... AHRQ Survey Details Use of Health Care for Chronic Conditions... HHS Approves Nevada Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer... HRSA Grants Almost $49 Million to Improve Health Care Facilities... etc. |
American Family Physician January 15, 2007 |
Newsletter Congress Passes Legislation That Prevents Medicare Payment Cut... Congress Approves Extension of Physicians for Underserved Areas Act... HHS Unveils Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care System... etc. |
American Family Physician October 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter Vaccine Manufacturer Expecting Delays in Distribution of Fluvirin... U.S. Census Bureau Report Confirms Rising Number of Uninsured Americans... CDC Reminds Physicians to Consider West Nile Virus in Pregnant Women... etc. |
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 |
Newsletter AAFP Congress of Delegates Changes Name of Specialty to Family Medicine... HHS Report Shows Increases in Life Expectancy, Incidence of Diabetes... CDC, AAFP to Work Together on Immunization Project... etc. |
American Family Physician March 15, 2004 |
Newsletter A recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) urges educators and other groups to focus more attention on strategies for reducing barriers that deny minorities access to careers in the health professions. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2005 Carrie Morantz |
Newsletter AAFP Web Resource Answers Questions About Medicare Part D ... Ambulatory Care Quality Standards Endorsed by NQF... NIGMS Allocates $9 Million to Centers for Stem Cell Research... etc. |
American Family Physician June 15, 2005 Carrie A. Morantz |
Newsletter Medicaid Expected to Top States' Health Care Agendas in 2005... NRMP Rules Out Second Residency Match... CMS Proposes New Rule on Hospice Care for Medicare Patients... Congressional Bill Encourages Use of Health Information Technology... etc. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Jennifer Devoe, M.D., M.Phil. |
Resident and Student Voice My Experiences at an 'Orphan' School: The Importance of Finding 'Parents' |
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Monica Preboth |
Clinical Briefs ISMP Warning on Heparin/Hespan Mix-ups... Increase in Vaccination Coverage Levels... Therapies for the Prevention of Breast Cancer... Online Service to Provide Hospital Statistics... Office Spirometry for the Detection of COPD... AAFP Annual Scientific Assembly... etc. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 |
AFP 50 Years Ago Report on Internships and Residency Training for General Practice |
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 Carrie Morantz |
Newsletter Hurricane Katrina May Stall Pay-for-Performance Legislation... Medicare Deadline Flexible for Patients With 'Creditable Coverage'... Research Finds Low EHR Adoption Rates for Physician Groups... etc. |
American Family Physician August 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter IOM Report Finds Medication Errors Injure 1.5 Million Persons Annually... CCHIT Completes First Round of Ambulatory EHR Product Certification... AAFP Study Examines Reasons for Family Medicine Residency Closures... etc. |
American Family Physician February 15, 2005 Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter AAFP Launches Online Quality Improvement Program... NIH Issues New Guidelines for Managing Asthma During Pregnancy... ABFM Extends Deadline for 2004 Self-Assessment Module... etc. |
American Family Physician May 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter NIH Announces New National Diabetes Education Program Resources... Journals Publish Robert Graham Center Research Articles... etc. |
American Family Physician March 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter CDC Recommends Increased Influenza Vaccination in Health Care Staff... Health Initiative to Improve Cancer Therapy with Biomarker Evaluation... Pharmaceutical Association Supports Lower Priced Drugs Act... etc. |
American Family Physician February 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter FDA Announces New Prescription Drug Information Format... ASTM International Develops Continuity of Care Record... HHS Launches Project to Test Electronic Prescribing for Medicare Part D... etc. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 |
Policy Center One-Pager The Effect of Accredited Rural Training Tracks on Physician Placement |
American Family Physician November 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter AAFP adopts new physician workforce policy to counter family physicians shortage... Medicare and Medicaid services propose allowing use of part D data for research initiatives... etc. |
Managed Care March 2000 Michael Levin-Epstein |
Medical Errors, D.C.'s New Cause - Will Result Be Action, or Just Talk? ...In its landmark study, "To Err Is Human," the Institute of Medicine embarrassed health care by labeling it at least a decade behind other high-risk industries in protecting its customers.... |
American Family Physician December 15, 2001 Rosemarie Sweeney & Matthew Neff |
Newsletter Framingham Heart Study Will Research the 'Third Generation'... 'Patient and Physician Safety Act of 2001' Is Introduced to House of Representatives... Senate Passes 'Teaching Children To Save Lives Act'... |
Managed Care August 2000 Carey Lee Straetz |
Managing Medicaid Rolls Often State-by-State Affair Despite the strong economy, Medicaid enrollment may be slowly rising after a three-year decline. The challenges for serving this population are huge. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter AFMO Launches Web Site for Family Medicine Research... CMS Eliminates Grace Period for Expired Codes... AAFP Publishes Resource for Starting a Medical Practice... AAFP Board Approves Recommendation to Double EB CME Credit... etc. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2003 Matthew Neff |
Newsletter CDC Web Page Provides Up-To-Date Information on Monkeypox... HHS Streamlines FDA Regulations for Generic Drug Approvals... AHRQ Releases Men's Health Brochure for Screening Tests and Staying Healthy... Coalition Announces Agenda for Addressing the Issue of Low Health Literacy... etc. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 |
Newsletter Awards Are Available to Increase Numbers of Nurses and Quality of Nursing Services... AHRQ Partnership Will Help Turn Research into Improved Care... CDC Report Reveals Significant Decline in Prevalence of Teenaged Smoking... etc. |
Managed Care May 2000 |
Physicians Fudge Insurance Forms To Help Patients A study confirms what has long been considered common but is rarely discussed: Physicians often lie about patients' conditions to gain or improve coverage for their treatment. |
Managed Care June 2005 Martin Sipkoff |
The Re-Emergence of the Primary Care Physician A new model of care developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians places primary care physicians back at the center of care delivery. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter FDA Warns Against Using Domperidone to Increase Breast Milk Production... AAFP Members Visit Lawmakers in Washington, D.C... CDC Reports Data on Suicide Behaviors, Risk Factors, and Prevention... etc. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter Medicare Beneficiaries Advised to Review Drug Plan Changes for 2007... AAFP Federal Advocacy Efforts Will Focus on Physician Payment Reform... Pay-for-Performance Incentives Used by One Half of Surveyed HMOs... etc. |
Managed Care February 2007 |
Managed Care Outlook Coverage for children leads policy debate. |
Managed Care February 2007 |
Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage Rates Falling A new report says that that 61 percent of non-elderly Americans had employer-sponsored insurance in 2004, compared to 66 percent in 2000. |
American Family Physician April 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter Medicaid Cost Sharing and Premiums May Reduce Physician Revenues... AMA Supports Amendment on Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments... Increase in Candidates Matched into Family Medicine Residencies... etc. |