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July 16, 2010 MAFP E-BULLETIN, July, 2010, VOL.4, NO.7 In this issue: Call for Editors: “The Maryland Family Doctor” Publication
Family Physician Sought for MBP Physician Assistant Advisory Committee
Baltimore Ravens Tickets: 2 Pre-Season Game Sets for Sale!
Participate in AAFP Tobacco Cessation Office Champions Pilot Project
Primary Health Care Professionals: A Comparison Environmental Scan and News You Can Use Call for Editors: “The Maryland Family Doctor” Publication
Do you like to write? Are you good at it? Do you have ideas for or specific areas of interest which you feel could translate into themes for a Family Medicine-focused publication? Do you enjoy short-term projects which produce tangible, measurable results? MAFP Editor-in-Chief Richard Colgan, M.D. announces vacancies on the MAFP Editorial Board, the charge of which is to produce editions of “The Maryland Family Doctor (MFD),” MAFP’s official quarterly-produced publication. The award-winning, CME-approved MFD offers 8-10 credits annually to readers. Current and past editions may be viewed at www.mdafp.org. The board meets in-person bi-annually to plan themes and assign editors for upcoming editions. The next in-person meeting will be in the Fall of 2011. MFD Edition Editor Responsibilities:
Please contact Dr. Colgan or Managing Editor Esther Rae Barr (info@mdafp.org or 410-747-1980) with questions or expressions of interest. We look forward to hearing from you. Family Physician Sought for MBP Physician Assistant Advisory Committee The Maryland Board of Physicians (the Board) is looking to fill a vacant physician member position on the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee (the Committee). The Committee consists of three physician assistants, three physicians with specialties in surgery and a primary care specialty (internal medicine, family practice, etc.) and one consumer member. Two of the physician members are required to have previously served or is currently serving as a supervising physician of a physician assistant under a Board-approved delegation agreement. The Committee is responsible for reviewing and making recommendations to the Board about each delegation agreement between a physician assistant and supervising physicians, changes in regulation or procedures relating to physician assistants; and advising the Board on matters pertaining to the practice of physician assistants. Meetings are held at the Board’s offices in the Metro Executive Building, 4201 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, on the first Wednesday of each month at 4 pm. Committee members are appointed to 3-year terms and may be appointed for a second term; however, an individual cannot serve more than two consecutive terms.
Beginning October 1, 2010, when the new physician assistant law
goes into effect, the role of the Committee will change. The
Committee will not be required to review every delegation
agreement and it may not be necessary to meet every month.
Baltimore Ravens Tickets: 2 Pre-Season Game Sets for Sale!
recent years, the tickets have been offered for bid on eBay with enough success to keep the project going. The MAFP Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the project and has decided this year to offer for outright sale at face value ($70 per upper level ticket) two pairs of tickets for the following pre-season games:
Why not treat yourself or purchase a set as a gift? If interested, contact the MAFP office at info@mdafp.org or 410-747-1980. You could also share this with others in your email or FB networks, etc. Deadline for response is Friday July 30. In-person pick-up is preferred but will ship (shipping fee will be added to the cost).
Participate in AAFP Tobacco Cessation Office Champions Pilot Project
The AAFP is recruiting 50 Family Medicine offices for a pilot
project that encourages and teaches office champions to
implement system changes to integrate tobacco cessation
activities into daily office routines. Practices that
participate in the pilot will designate an Office Champion to
lead the project and communicate results to the AAFP. Office
Champions will be required to complete a training program,
submit an implementation plan and track and report results.
Primary Health Care Professionals: A Comparison Primary care is the foundation of a high quality, efficient health care system. Key to that foundation is the primary care physician, whose medical expertise ensures accurate diagnoses, appropriate referrals to allied health professionals and subspecialists, and comprehensive treatment plans for patients. As America moves forward with health care reform, communities and policy makers have asked whether our primary care workforce will meet anticipated demand. The nation is grappling with a primary care physician shortage and some analysts suggest nurse practitioners can fill the gap. Such an answer, however, would not resolve the underlying issues. This information kit clarifies the education, training and clinical expertise that the family physician and the nurse practitioner bring to patient care and helps explain why one professional cannot substitute for another. Overview of Family Physician and Nurse Practitioner Training Education and Training: Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners Education and Training: Family Physicians and Doctors of Nursing Practice American Academy of Family Physicians Policies: Non-physician Health Professionals Supervision of Certified Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Letter Supporting the “Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2010” -- The AAFP joined 13 other medical organizations in support of House Resolution 5295, the "Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2010," which helps patients understand their health care professional's credentials and training.
House Resolution 5295 -- The "Healthcare Truth and
Transparency Act of 2010" ensures that patients receive accurate
health care information by prohibiting misleading and deceptive
advertising or representation of health care professionals'
credentials and training.
Environmental Scan and News You Can Us
Recently posted on MAFP website www.mdafp.org Summer, 2010 edition of “The Maryland Family Doctor” with the theme of Patient Satisfaction. Edition offers 2 CME credits. Faculty Presentations from the MAFP 2010 Annual CME Assembly taking place June 23-26 in Annapolis, Maryland. Presentations will be posted through August 31.
“Medical Home” Legislation: As of July 6, 2010, 200 bills in
37 states make at least a mention of the term “medical home,”
during the 2009-2010 legislative sessions. Some 51 bills in 23
states go further and attempt to define the medical home and/or
provide for a demonstration/pilot program to begin implementing,
or expanding, the concept in their respective states. Fifteen
medical home bills in 14 states—Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode
Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and
Wisconsin—became law. Maryland enacted two bills. Also, be
advised of an article from the May-June issue of the “Journal of
the American Board of Family Medicine” regarding State PCMH
Policy. For summary and article please respond to this message
or send a request to
info@mdafp.org. “Health
and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that
the federal government has targeted $250 million to bolster the
nation's primary care workforce. The funding represents the
first allocation from the $500 million Prevention and Public
Health fund for fiscal 2010, created by the Affordable Care Act.
Half of the fund—$250 million—will attempt to boost the number
of primary care providers in the United States.”
Expert explains why small providers are reluctant to adopt HIT “Many
small practices serving Medicaid patients have resisted
implementing electronic health records and other health
information technology systems, a trend that could lead to
greater disparities in health care, says expert Dianne Hasselman.
Their reluctance is because most of these providers are already
busy grappling with issues such as providing basic health
services and managing their own practices, Hasselman says.” “Physician
Scott Eden's primary care practice is a model for the reforms
that President Obama is hoping to unleash with the health care
legislation he signed this year. Eden’s Annapolis, Md., office
has added an online medical record system and adopted new
procedures to oversee and coordinate his patients' care. That,
in turn, has allowed him to shift clerical work and basic
patient interactions to new staff he's added.”
MGMA: Recession meant mixed bag for 2009 physician compensation
“The
Medical Group Management Association has released its annual
Physician Compensation and Production Survey. This year's 2010
Report Based on 2009 Data reveals that while the recession and
other factors have certainly affected medical practices, the
particulars vary greatly among specialties.” “In the June issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, Fitzhugh Mullan, Candice Chen, Stephen Petterson, Gretchen Kolsky, and Michael Spagnola, mostly from the Department of Health Policy at the George Washington University (and one from the Robert Graham Center) report on “The social mission of medical education: ranking the schools”. This study, sponsored by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation as part of the Medical Education Futures Study (MEFS) is the first report to look at this area, and should be eye-opening to those who assume that “good” medical schools are “good” at everything.”
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