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Meet Lloyd Van Winkle, M.D., 2010-2011 Texas Family Physician of the Year
Man about town
Meet Lloyd Van Winkle, M.D., 2010-2011 Texas Family Physician of the Year
By Jonathan Nelson
Twenty-five miles west of San Antonio alongside the Medina River is the quaint … more
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Members work to advance family medicine and TAFP’s strategic initiatives
By Melissa Gerdes, M.D.
TAFP President, 2010-2011I devote this column to our Academy members and friends. The Texas Academy of Family Physicians is, after all, only as good as our membership.
As you will recall, TAFP held a strategic planning retreat in August 2010. We began with the anticipation that we would design a three-year plan, but it soon became a one-year plan. The group identified so many items needing urgent attention that the timeframe necessarily shortened. A physician champion paired with a TAFP staff person to design and implement each action item. Now, seven months later at Interim Session, we are well on our way to accomplishing our goals. The entire strategic plan can be viewed on www.tafp.org.
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Work to support family medicine in new health care reform environment is just beginning
By Roland Goertz, M.D., M.B.A.
AAFP President, 2010-2011Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—commonly known as the Affordable Care Act, or simply PPACA—was an important step toward establishing primary care as the foundation of America’s health care system. The law will have a far-reaching impact on family medicine as the nation begins to rebalance our health care system with more appropriate emphasis on primary care. Once fully implemented, it will focus more on health care and place a greater emphasis on prevention, primary care, and improved health outcomes instead of a predominately sickness care model which has focused on paying for procedures and volume.
The final vote and the signing of the PPACA was a first step. Now the task is implementation. And this is where the real work—and the real debate—begin Since its passage, the AAFP has focused on filling in the holes in the Affordable Care Act, preserving its primary care-friendly provisions, and ensuring support for primary care education that will help increase the number of future family physicians.
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AAFP chart details increases in primary care CPT codes for 2011
AAFP chart details increases in primary care CPT codes for 2011
Declining conversion factor should have little effect on family physicians
AAFP News Staff
CMS’s release of the final 2011 … more
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San Antonio residency program receives federal grant to improve chronic care
San Antonio residency program receives federal grant to improve chronic care
The Christus Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program in San Antonio has been awarded a five-year, million-dollar … more
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Two TAFP members appointed to AAFP commissions
Two TAFP members appointed to AAFP commissions
Two TAFP members were appointed to AAFP commissions this fall. Rebecca Gladu, M.D., has been appointed to the Commission on Health of the Public and … more
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PCC to Legislature: Support collaborative care model, maintain scope of practice
PCC to Legislature: Support collaborative care model, maintain scope of practice
The Primary Care Coalition released its latest advocacy resource: a set of three policy briefing papers describing … more
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TAFP’s political arm celebrates 20 years
TAFP’s political arm celebrates 20 years
Martin, Lambert reflect on TAFPPAC’s beginning and progress
As the Academy ramps up for the 82nd Texas Legislative Session, TAFP celebrates a milestone in … more
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TAFP launches new blog: TXFamilyDocs.org
TAFP launches new blog: TXFamilyDocs.org
In a post-health-reform era of rapid changes to the practice of medicine, your Academy has opened a new forum to explore the topics most important to the … more
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Six opportunities to raise your practice revenue
Six opportunities to raise your practice revenue
By Bradley K. ReinerPractice Management Consultant, Reiner Consulting and Associates
How often do you find yourself wondering how to maximize … more