Putting the Pieces Together: Patient & Physician Wellness
In today's fast-paced world, it is imperative that we make conscious decisions toward achieving balance and overall wellness. Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan is hosting this one-day conference to help Family Physicians identify how they may better practice, diagnose and consult on clinical issues correlated to eating, sleeping and general activity, while developing a healthy path to follow. Register by September 19 to save!
Michigan Future of Family Medicine Conference
This fourth annual conference provides an unparalleled opportunity for medical students to explore the Family Medicine specialty, learn about residency programs in Michigan, and build relationships to last a career. Participate in interactive educational sessions and outpatient clinical procedures workshops, and network with your peers from across the state, practicing Family Physicians, and representatives from residency programs in Michigan. Register before early-bird pricing ends September 30.
Get Your KSA On
Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan has opened registration for the Knowledge Self-Assessment on Asthma, Saturday, December 9, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Attend in-person or via live webcast; either way, you will work collaboratively in a distraction-free, group setting to complete the 60-question assessment. REGISTER TODAY
Pick Your Pace to Value-based Payment Success
Start now to avoid a negative payment adjustment in 2019. Let AAFP guide you down the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) path of the Quality Payment (QPP)—created under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). October 2 is the last day to begin gathering data in order to fully or partially participate in MIPS. Access AAFP 'Pick Your Pace' Resources.
Having a Family Doctor is Good for YOUR Health
Family Physicians are doctors who practice the specialty of Family Medicine. They provide preventive, comprehensive, coordinated, chronic and ongoing care. They also go beyond medical care to connect patients with local resources and services that can positively impact health. Click here to download a handout that explains more about how having a Family Physician is good for YOUR health.
Better Health is a Click Away
FamilyDoctor.org is an award-winning patient education website operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians. It features Family Physician-supported health and wellness information in English and Spanish, including basic diagnosis and treatment information, an interactive symptom checker, tips for managing daily stress and establishing lasting fitness habits, and more.
Advancing
Family Medicine
The Michigan Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) is the state’s largest specialty physician association. With more than 4,200 members, MAFP is dedicated to assisting Family Physicians and their practices as they work to ensure high-quality, cost-effective healthcare for patients of all ages.
News & Announcements
Michigan Delegation Gearing Up for 70th Meeting of AAFP Congress
When the 70th AAFP Congress of Delegates convenes in San Antonio, September 11-13, Michigan will have a strong presence, and the election of AAFP Vice Speaker, for which Michigan's own Dr. Jennifer Aloff is a candidate, will be held.
Uncertainty Over the Fate of Health Insurance Exchanges Looms Over DC, Michigan
As the September 27 deadline looms for insurers to sign contracts committing them to offer health plans on the individual marketplace in 2018, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee began hearings this week on stabilizing the individual marketplace by, among other things, funding cost-sharing reduction payments.
Final MIPS 90-day Reporting Period for 2017 Starts October 3
As the first performance year of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Quality Payment Program (QPP) moves into September, the last 90-day period for partial year reporting is approaching quickly. Clinicians who want to participate for a partial year and possibly earn a positive Medicare payment adjustment in 2019 need to begin taking steps now and prepare to capture data starting no later than October 3. (90 days left till year-end.)
House C.A.R.E.S. Task Force Continues to Gather Input to Help Shape Mental Health Policy Reforms
House Speaker Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) created the bipartisan House C.A.R.E.S. (Community, Access, Resources, Education and Safety) Task Force to gather input from individuals and professionals on how to improve mental health services in Michigan. The information collected will help develop legislation to reform mental health services across the state to address veterans’ care, substance abuse treatment, mental health courts, and training for law enforcement.
Upcoming Events
Oct
19
2017 Eat, Sleep, Rock & Roll to Vitality
October 19, 2017
New Hudson, MI
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Oct
28
2017 MI Future of Family Medicine Conference
October 28, 2017
Troy, MI
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Dec
9
2017 KSA Study Group: Asthma
December 9, 2017
Okemos, MI
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