Issues: March 31, 2020
Use AAFP SpeakOut to Implore State Legislators to Support Primary Care Infrastructure; Telemedicine Payment Parity
SpeakOut is quick and easy to use. Please act now to send a pre-written message to your legislators. Read More
CMS Announces Accelerated/Advance Medicare Payments
For family physicians who qualify, Medicare will start accepting and processing the accelerated/advance payment requests immediately. View the fact sheet and apply through your regional contractor. Read More
Message from a Frontline Family Physician
As I watched the thunderstorms roil the skies last night, I thought that it was a perfect ending to a stormy day of dealing with consequences of the pandemic. There is a palpable fear in our community as we deal with the spread of the virus. Read More
AAFP Summarizes CARES Act
The CARES Act provides $2 trillion in economic stimulus and financial assistance to address the current public health emergency and includes several provisions that are important for family medicine. Read AAFP’s summary of the CARES Act. Read More
ABFM Certification Update during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The ABFM recognizes that these are truly unprecedented times and wants to do everything it can to allow you to focus on what is most important: your patients and your families. The ABFM’s commitment is that no family physician will lose their ABFM certification because of the extraordinary patient care pressures associated with this pandemic. Read More
OAFP Contacts State Legislators; Asks for Support of Telemedicine Payment Parity
On March 27, OAFP President Anna McMaster, MD and OAFP Public Policy Commission Chair Sarah Sams, MD, wrote to Governor DeWine, ODH Director Amy Acton, MD, and all 132 members of the Ohio General Assembly in support of telemedicine payment parity and the need for infusing cash into the primary care system. Read More
AAFP Issues Statement on PPE
View AAFP’s official statement supporting on personal protective equipment. Read More
New Telehealth Webinar Available on Conducting Electronic Patient Visits
OSMA, in partnership with CliniSync, developed a recorded webinar, Ohio Physicians: How to Conduct a Patient Visit Electronically, to explain telehealth options, consent and security issues, and documentation and coding considerations. Read More