Michigan Family Medicine Conference & Expo
Thank you attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors for a successful 2017 Michigan Family Medicine Conference & Expo held July 9-13 at beautiful Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Click here to access a photo album showcasing the conference highlights. In order for MAFP to report CME credit to AAFP, credit evaluations are due no later than Friday, August 4. Mark your calendar to attend next year's conference, July 12-15, at Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center!
Aloff for AAFP Vice Speaker
MAFP proudly supports the candidacy of Jennifer R. Aloff, MD, FAAFP for Vice Speaker of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Aloff has been a dynamic Academy member since her first year of medical school in 1994, serving in many national and state leadership positions over the past 23 years, including Resident Member of the AAFP Board of Directors, Chair of the National Congress of Family Practice Residents, Parliamentarian of the MAFP Congress, and Speaker and Past President of MAFP. Learn more about Dr. Aloff and the #Aloff4ViceSpeaker campaign.
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!
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.
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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
Perspective of a Student on Fragmentation of Care
Fourth-year medical student Donya Hosseinian writes of her observations about the fragmentation of care and how much better the healthcare system would be if if all electronic medial records talked to each other.
Resources Available: Value-based Reimbursement and HIT Specific to Michigan
Michigan Primary Care Consortium, of which MAFP is a member, recently contracted with Altarum Institute to produce fact sheets, a white paper and a webinar detailing Value-based Reimbursement and Health Information Technology specific to Michigan.
Get MACRA-Ready: Shifting to Value-based Payment
Since 2017 participation in MACRA's Quality Payment Program (QPP) will impact Medicare payments when QPP payment adjustments take effect in 2019, NOW is the time begin collecting and reporting your quality measures, if you haven't done so already, to get MACRA Ready. October 2, 2017, is the deadline to start collecting data in order to partially or fully participate in the QPP's Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) track--the track that most AAFP/MAFP members will initially participate. Be sure to frequently visit AAFP's MACRA Ready web portal, as new resources are continually added.
House Passes Medical Liability Reform Legislation
On June 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017, which would limit medical malpractice lawsuits by instituting a three-year statute of limitations on medical malpractice claims, capping noneconomic damages at $250,000 for patients whose coverage is provided by the federal government, among other things.
Upcoming Events
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Michigan Reception at the 2017 AAFP National Conference
July 28, 2017
Kansas City, MO
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Oct
19
2017 Eat, Sleep, Rock & Roll to Vitality
October 19, 2017
New Hudson, MI
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