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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AAFP National Research Network brings physicians together to study primary care |
Are you interested in participating in practice-based research? The AAFP National Research Network brings together more than 2,200 primary care clinician members in 600 offices to collaborate on studies to describe and improve primary care practice. Membership is free and voluntary. Over the past 12 years, the AAFP NRN has facilitated 55 studies and 59 articles, providing primary care physicians with evidence-based research to help improve the health of their patients and communities. There are two sub-networks: the Collaborative Care Research Network, which investigates mental health services in primary care settings, and the Electronic National Quality Improvement Network, which works to build a national collection of EHR data. For more information on how to get involved, go to the AAFP NRN section of AAFP’s website. |
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Free AAFP webinar: Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative – Qualification Requirements and How You Can Benefit |
AAFP and TransforMed present a free webinar, “Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative – Qualification Requirements and How You Can Benefit,” Feb. 1, 2012, at 1 p.m. Led by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, this initiative offers a blended payment model from public and private purchasers to primary care practices that provide “comprehensive primary care.” The webinar will present information on the CPCI, what it means for primary care, and how it can benefit you and your practice. Participants will get a detailed understanding of the practice requirements for participating in the CPCI, learn about the community infrastructure requirements, and find out how AAFP is helping members transform. Register here through AAFP’s website.
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Texas RECs present free monthly webinar on HIT topics |
Texas’ regional extension centers present a free webinar series for physicians and office staff interested in current health information technology topics. The RECs provide technical guidance and onsite help to physicians implementing new technology or updating current systems. Webinars are available each month to the general public. Upcoming topics include ICD-10; privacy, security, and risk assessment; patient safety; workflow redesign; and quality improvement. Three archived webinars are available to REC members only on legal issues for EHR contracting and meaningful use, public health reporting, and HIPAA 5010. For more information about the Texas RECs and to register for upcoming webinars, go to the Texas RECs website, www.txrecs.org.
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Connect with Partnership for Patients to prevent hospital-acquired conditions |
The Partnership for Patients is a public-private partnership that aims to improve the quality, safety, and affordability of health care for all Americans by engaging physicians and hospitals to address some of the most common and preventable types of adverse events that affect patients in hospitals. Lists of links are available on the Partnership for Patients website that connect you to the most up-to-date information available on hospital-acquired conditions, adverse drug events, injuries from falls and immobility, pressure ulcers, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and more.
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