In TAFP’s monthly Products & Services e-newsletter, we highlight products and services important to family physicians. See this month’s offerings below, and access previous issues in the Products & Services section of TAFP’s website, www.tafp.org/resources/products. We want to hear from you! Tell us what you think of this member resource by e-mailing tafp@tafp.org.
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Lower your vaccine costs with Atlantic Health Partners |
TAFP vaccine purchasing partner Atlantic Health Partners, www.atlantichealthpartners.com, offers a new program that enables physicians to provide vaccines to most Medicare Part D patients. Atlantic already offers members low prices on Sanofi and Merck vaccines. Now with the TransactRx program, family physicians can provide vaccines like Zostavax (available from Merck) and Adacel (Tdap) to Medicare patients and bill directly to Part D. The program provides easy online access to patient-specific Part D vaccine coverage, real-time co-pay cost and reimbursement information, and electronic claims submission for Part D vaccines. TAFP partnered with AHP in January 2008 to save family physicians money when purchasing vaccines. There is no cost for TAFP members to enroll in the program and enrollment is voluntary. For more information, contact Jeff or Cindy at info@atlantichealthpartners.com or (800) 741-2044. |
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Looking for a new job? Try AAFP Career Link or FP Jobs Online |
AAFP and TAFP both partner with job listing services to connect members with employment opportunities. Through AAFP’s Career Link, www.aafpcareerlink.org, you can view jobs, post your resume anonymously, and create personal alerts and job seeker accounts. FP Jobs Online, TAFP’s partner in job placement, is part of HealtheCareers.com. Job seekers can browse jobs by category or location and employers can post their available positions. Go to FP Jobs Online at www.healthecareers.com/fpjo/career-portal.
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Receive hands-on procedural training with NPI in Houston, Jan. 26-29 |
Don’t miss your opportunity to get more from your practice when the National Procedures Institute makes its one stop in Texas in 2012, Jan. 26-29 in Houston. A joint investment of AAFP, TAFP, and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, NPI provides members valuable practice enhancement techniques while also providing the Academy non-dues revenue. Courses offered in Houston include Sclerotherapy, ECG Interpretation, Hospitalist Procedures, Allergy Testing and Immunotherapy, and more. To register, view the conference calendar, and more, go to www.NPInstitute.com or call 1-866-NPI-CME1.
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Earn up to six free CME credits at TotalMedEd.com |
Listed on TAFP’s Other CME Opportunities page, physicians can earn CME credit for up to six online e-cases through www.totalmeded.com. This online education presents case-based learning the participant can complete from the convenience of his or her home or office computer. Topics include diabetes, gout, Alzheimer’s disease, and obesity. Earn 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for each case completed as well as 1 AAFP Prescribed Credit. Go to the Other CME Opportunities page of TAFP’s website, www.tafp.org/education/otherCME, or access the programs at www.totalmeded.com.
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Access influenza resources at Flu.gov |
The winter months can be the most wonderful time of year … unless your holiday sharing includes communicable diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages physicians to continue vaccinating patients to prepare for the peak flu months, January and February, especially patients in high-risk groups. Physicians can educate themselves and their patients about the flu vaccine through Flu.gov, which provides comprehensive government-wide information on seasonal flu, H1N1, H5N1, and pandemic influenza. The health professional page presents guidance, checklists, and information to help physicians prepare in planning and responding to flu outbreak.
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