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IAFP
News
AAFP
National Conference of Special Constituencies Update:
Congratulations
to IAFP New Physician board member Ravi Shah, MD of Chicago. Dr.
Shah was the Illinois GLBT representative to the AAFP National Conference
of Special Constituencies April 23-24 in Kansas City, where he was elected
as a Special Constituencies Alternate Delegate to the 2009 AAFP Congress
of Delegates and also elected as the co-convener for the GLBT caucus of
the 2010 National Conference of Special Constituencies.
Abbas
Hyderi, M.D., Asim Jaffer, M.D., and Ravi Shah, M.D. served on reference
committees for their special constituency sections.
The
following Illinois members represented you at the conference:
Women physician- Glenda Rios, MD of Chicago
New physician - Renee Poole, MD of Chicago
Minority physician - Abbas Hyderi, MD of Chicago
GLBT physician – Ravi Shah, MD of Chicago
IMG physician - Asim Jaffer, MD of Peoria
Patrick
Tranmer, M.D., IAFP president-elect, and Vince Keenan, CAE, represented
IAFP at AAFP Annual Leadership Forum.
Tar
Wars poster contest results
Courtney
Monier, a fifth-grader at LeRoy Elementary, is Illinois’ newest
tobacco-free spokesperson. She designed the winning poster in the
Family Health Foundation of Illinois Tar Wars Poster Contest, held this
morning at the Illinois State Capitol. Courtney’s “Mummy said
not to smoke” poster beat out 22 other finalists. Fifty-four
Capitol staff and visitors cast a vote, evaluating the posters on
creativity and positive message about being smoke-free.
Monier
will represent Illinois at the National Tar Wars Poster Contest July 13-14
in Washington, D.C. .
The
2009 Illinois Tar Wars Poster Contest Results: click here to view photos of
posters
WINNER: Courtney Monier, LeRoy Elementary - LeRoy
2nd Place: Madalyn Dahl, Bureau Valley North - Walnut
3rd Place: Evelin Contreras, Columbus East School - Cicero
Carolyn
Rutherford of the McLean County Health Department taught Tar Wars at LeRoy
Elementary. She and fellow health educator Jackie Lanier teach Tar
Wars to schools throughout the county. In the current school year,
over 180 healthcare professionals and medical students taught Tar Wars to
over 270 elementary schools across the state.
All
23 state poster contest finalists will receive a prize pack, including a
certificate and, Tar Wars T-shirt, along with pencils and jump ropes
donated by the Midwest Dairy Council.
Sam’s
Club offers E.H.R. package to Illinois Physicians
Illinois physicians looking for a startup electronic health records system can now order one from the same place they shop in bulk for toilet paper, granola bars and frozen appetizers! You can’t put your E.H.R. in the shopping cart at Sam’s Club, but you can order a system online through their partnership with Dell and e-ClinicalWorks. See the complete story from AAFP News Now.
If
you have purchased the Sam’s Club E.H.R., we want to hear from you.
Contact Vince Keenan at vkeenan@iafp.com
to tell us about your experience.
REMINDER
of MAY 19TH Board of directors meeting DC
The
IAFP Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, May 19th in
Washington, DC before the AAFP Family Medicine Congressional Conference.
If you have any issues to send to the board for discussion, please e-mail
them to executive vice president Vince Keenan, CAE by May 15 at vkeenan@iafp.com.
IAFP
seeks new representative to emergency medical services for children task
force
Dr.
Kathy Stewart is resigning her position on the Advisory Committee for the
Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children (Illinois EMSC).
She was representing IAFP which has a slotted seat on the Advisory
Committee.
An
historical perspective on IAFP's slotted seat. In 1994, Illinois
EMSC was established and IAFP fought for a seat to make sure that FPs
weren't squeezed out of the ER room, because they did not
"qualify". IAFP representatives (most notably Tim Vega,
M.D., and Kevin Sherin, M.D. fought hard to make sure FPs continued to be
represented.
Here
is a link to the Advisory Committee website http://www.luhs.org/depts/emsc/stndrd_info_board.htm
IAFP
at the e-Rx Stakeholders Summit
Thanks
to board member Dennon Davis, MD (West Frankfort) and executive vice
president Vince Keenan, CAE for representing the IAFP at the Illinois e-Rx
(electronic prescribing) Statkeholders Summit held April 14th
in Chicago.
Nomination
forms are now available on the IAFP web site
Family Physician of the Year http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/FPOY09.pdf
Teachers of the Year http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/TOY09.pdf
Nominations are due to IAFP by May 31, 2009.
State Government Relations
SB 212 PASSES HOUSE HUMAN
SERICES COMMITTEE
An IAFP-supported bill
that would enable expedited partner therapy in treating STDs passed the
House Human Services committee by a 6-1 vote on Wednesday April 22.
IAFP Public Health chair Rashmi Chugh, MD testified in support before the
committee in her role with DuPage County health department. IAFP
successfully lobbied for his bill to pass through the Senate during our
five Spring into Action days in March and early April.
ILLINOIS HEALTH CONNECT
SATISFACTION SURVEY
Illinois
Health Connect is performing a statewide survey to assess physician and
provider satisfaction with the Illinois Health Connect program and
establish goals for potential quality improvement. This year’s survey
also assesses PCP’s perception of access to specialty care for their
patients. Your answers are important in assessing the effectiveness
of the IHC program. The survey has been mailed to all IHC PCPs.
Please complete the mailed survey and fax the completed survey to
847-995-1021 or you can complete the same survey online at Survey Monkey
web address listed below. A live link to the Survey monkey address
is posted on the Illinois Health Connect website (www.illinoishealthconnect.com)
under Provider Information in the Important Announcements section.
If you have any questions about the survey or about the IHC program,
please contact the Provider Helpdesk at 1-877-912-1999. Thank you. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=aZRwH9_2ff3ILJA4csDiaSKg_3d_3d
Federal Government Relations
FDA
BILL to regulate tobacco
The
House of Representatives passed HR 1256 on April 2. The bill would
finally grant the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products.
Every Illinois representative voted for the bill (except for Rep. Luis
Gutierrez, who was not present for the vote). The public
health community has advocated for this legislation for years and getting
it out of the House is a huge step. The bill has more than enough
supporters in the Senate and also had the support of President Barack
Obama when he served in the US Senate.
Sebelius
confirmed as HHS Secretary
After
a tough start and a delay by Senate Republicans, former Kansas governor
Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed as the Secretary of Health and Human
Services. She will lead the federal agency that oversees both
Medicare and Medicaid.
CME
Information
**NEXT
EGYPTIAN CHAPTER MEETING AND CME
May
14 6-8:30pm
Kokopelli Golf Club
1401 Champions Drive
Marion IL 62959
ph. 618.997.5656
6:00 - 6:30 Appetizers
6:30 - 6:45 Short intro by IAFP leaders
6:45 - 7:30 Dinner and Speaker - Dr. Lori Guyton from Herrin will be able
to speak at the meeting and the topic of the discussion will be treatment
of Parkinson’s Disease with dopamine agonist therapy
7:30 - 8:30 Wrap up Dinner Concluding Remarks, IAFP leaders
RSVP to Kristen Jackson at kjackson@iafp.com
Supported by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
**NATIONAL PROCEDURES INSTITUTE
August 6-10 at the Avenue
Hotel in Chicago - 160 E. Huron (near Michigan Ave.)
For more information http://www.npinstitute.com/facilities.asp?FacId=28
**IAFP
ONLINE FREE CME
With
the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) CME Website, http://www.IAFP.com/education (registration
required), you will be able to track which CME courses you have completed
and obtain your CME certificates - simply with the click of a button at
the end of each completed online course.
Check
out any of the IAFP FREE online CME programs and you could earn up to nine
credits by completing all of the case studies.
**YOUR HEALTHCARE PLUS FREE CME Visit http://www.yhplus.com
Earning
CME credit could not be any easier - thanks to Your Healthcare Plus (YHP),
Illinois’ disease management program. Just log on to http://www.YHPlus.com.
Each topic contains valuable resources, including disease management tips,
clinical education, QI worksheets and reference materials, as well as
audio files for people on the go.
Access
FREE CME and earn credit with easy-to-use education activities on:
·
Quality
Improvement
·
Depression
·
Pediatric
Asthma
·
COPD
·
Substance
Abuse
·
Heart
Failure
·
Diabetes
This CME is FREE for all registrants. To participate or
for more information, visit http://www.yhplus.com/Content.asp?CID=188
All CME modules on this website, except QI, have been approved for
AMA Cat 1 credit, AAFP prescribed credit, nursing contact hours, and
asthma and depression have been approved for ABFM MC-FP Part IV credit.
**PRI-MED
CME INFORMATION
http://www.pri-med.com
*
Pri-Med Updates
St. Louis – Thursday & Friday, May 28-29, 2009
http://www.pri-med.com/30STL09A/r12
A
local, two-day, CME program that keeps you current on the latest in
primary care.
Chicago, IL – Tuesday and Wednesday, June 9-10, 2009
http://www.pri-med.com/26CHI09A
(Please note: This program is designed for actively practicing Primary
Care Physicians.)
*
Pri-Med Online
Earn
high-quality physician-authored eCME anytime at http://www.pri-med.com/onlineCME.
New
AAFP LearningLink Activity
Practical
Aspects of Chronic Pain Management: A Case-based Approach,
the fifth activity in the AAFPlearninglink.org Chronic Pain series
includes 3 case vignettes that are used to demonstrate and reinforce
issues and challenges family physicians often encounter when treating
patients with chronic pain: 1) managing a new patient requesting a refill
of pain medication, 2) negotiating treatment goals and managing residual
pain, and 3) caring for elderly patients with chronic pain.
Approved
for 1 Prescribed Credit. AAFP LearningLink activities are free. Register now.
(For hard-copy communications: the URL is www.aafplearninglink.org).
Family
Health Foundation of Illinois
GET
YOUR TICKETS NOW - TAR WARS NIGHT WITH THE WHITE SOX
IAFP
members, friends and patients – set aside Wednesday, July 8, 2009 for
the Chicago White Sox vs. the Cleveland Indians. Game time is
7:11pm. Every ticket you purchase from IAFP for that game will mean
a tax-deductible donation to the Family Health Foundation of Illinois’
Tar Wars program.
Tickets
are only $33 each ($2 less than last year!) and our LOWER BOX seats are in
sections 115 and 116, right up the first base line. The best seats
will go to the early birds who get their orders in first. An order
form is on our web site at http://www.iafp.com/tarwars/SoxTickets09.pdf.
Questions? Contact Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com.
** NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE FAMILY
MEDICINE TEACHER
IAFP is seeking the best
in family medicine education. We will honor one employed family
medicine teacher and one volunteer family medicine teacher. Nominees
can come from medical schools, residency programs or community preceptors.
Simply submit a nomination
form and a support letter from someone who has directly benefitted from
that doctor’s instruction. Nominations are due May 31.
LINK
to the nomination form at http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/TOY09.pdf
News
You Can Use
From AAFP: Identity Theft
Red Flags Rule
Deadline Extended to August 1
On April 30, the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) voted to delay implementation of the Red Flags Rule until August
1, 2009.
Last fall, the FTC ruled that if physicians
defer payment for services, they become "creditors" simply by
billing patients after their services are completed. Accordingly,
these physician practices are required to implement identity theft
prevention programs that comply with a regulation known as the Red Flags
Rule.
The 90-day extension of the Red Flags deadline
gives physicians additional time to prepare for compliance.
Most
physician practices need to be in compliance with requirements of the
final rule entitled, "Identity Theft Red Flags and Address
Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of
2003." These final rules and guidelines implementing section 114 of
the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act) and final
rules implementing section 315 of the FACT Act were originally posted with
a compliance date of November 01, 2008. Due to questions regarding whether
physicians met the definition of creditors, this was extended pending a
now complete review
(9-page PDF file; About
PDFs)
by the Federal Trade Commission, which determined that many physicians are
creditors and subject to the rule.
The following resources are intended to assist members in understanding
the purpose of the rule, what is required in the physician practice
setting, and to provide some ideas that may make compliance program
development, implementation, and training less complex and more integrated
with other programs, such as HIPAA privacy and security programs.
Link to more info at
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/practicemgt/regulatory-compliance/id-theft.html
AAFP
seeks practices for vaccine cost study
The Verden Group, a
practice management consulting firm focused on primary care, is in the
process of recruiting practices to participate in a landmark vaccine cost
study. Practices of all shapes and sizes from across the country are
needed to participate in the study.
A representative from the Verden Group will spend a day onsite with you to
observe the many aspects involved in the vaccine delivery process and to
understand costs incurred through the entire revenue cycle. In return, the
Verden Group will provide free consulting in the form of a customized
report detailing any opportunities you may have for vaccine cost
improvement based on their visit to your practice.
If your members are interested in signing up or learning more about the
study, please visit http://www.verdenvaccinestudy.com
<http://www.verdenvaccinestudy.com/>
for more details.
If you have questions, contact Trevor Stone with AAFP at tstone@aafp.org
or 800-274-2237, ext. 4178.
Illinois
State Board of Health meeting notice
The
Illinois State Board of Health is meeting on Thursday, June 11 from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago.
IAFP President Javette C. Orgain, MD is the Board president. It is an open
meeting and Dr. Orgain encourages all interested IAFP members to attend.
Illinois
e-Rx program has six open licenses that UnitedHealthcare is offering.
If eligible, sponsored providers would receive the handheld device and a year of licensing.
Criteria for qualification:
-
not currently using an EMR
- must me a prescribing volume threshold (this is usually met very easily
by specialties that write a high volume of scripts, such as primary care)
For more information, contact
Elizabeth
Lindau
Affordability Consultant
UnitedHealthcare
Elizabeth_lindau@uhc.com
Phone: (312) 424-4415
Cook
County Physicians Association Special Event
28th Annual Daniel Hale Williams Lecture
Friday May 15, 2009 from 6 - 9pm
Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro Hotel
733 W. Madison at Halsted - Chicago
Presentation:
Margaret Kirkegaard, M.D., MPH
Medical Director, Illinois Health Connect
Daniel
Hale Williams Lecture
“At the Crossroads of Opportunity and Obstruction: Healthcare
Policy, Disparities, and Quality” Evelyn L. Lewis, M.D., MA,
FAAFP, Deputy Director, Uniformed Services University (USU) Center for
Health Disparities - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
and Director Medical Policy, World Wide Public Affairs and Policy, Pfizer,
Inc.
RSVP
to Javette C. Orgain, M.D., IAFP President at jvtorgain@aol.com.
Skin
Cancer Screening National Tour coming to Illinois
The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Road to Healthy Skin Tour presented
by AVEENO® and Rite Aid -- which provides free full body skin cancer
screenings and the latest skin cancer information -- hit the road in April
and has three stops in Illinois later this month. At each stop, people
visit the 38-foot customized RV to receive a quick, easy and potentially
life-saving full body skin cancer screening by local board-certified
dermatologists in one of two private rooms. Educational materials that
explain how to perform monthly skin checks at home and the proper ways to
protect the skin from the sun on a daily basis will be provided.
Saturday, May 23
10 am - 4 pm
Centennial Beach
500 W. Jackson Street
Naperville Illinois 60540
Tuesday, May 26
10 am - 4 pm
Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center
10350 Haligus Road
Huntley Illinois 60142
Wednesday, May 27
10 am - noon
Oak Brook Family Recreation Center
1450 Forest Gate Road
Oak Brook Illinois 60523
Doctors
Without Borders recruitment information session
Wednesday,
May 20, 6:30PM
Mayer Brown LLP
71 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Every day, Doctors Without Borders aid workers from around the world
provide assistance to people whose survival is threatened by violence,
neglect, or catastrophe – treating those most in need regardless of
political, religious, or economic interest. Whether an emergency involves
armed conflicts or epidemics, malnutrition or natural disasters, Doctors
Without Borders is committed to bringing quality medical care to people
caught in crisis.
On May 20, medical and nonmedical professionals are invited to join us
for a presentation to learn more about how you can join Doctors Without
Borders' pool of dedicated aid workers. Aid worker and recruiter Laura
Cobey, RN will share her experiences of "life in the field" and
discuss requirements and the application process. Registration is
required for this event.
For more information and to register, visit http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/work/field/infosessions.cfm
Coalition
for Quality and Patient Safety of Chicagoland
Coalition to Host June 3 Summit
Chicago-area
Patient safety leaders announced the establishment of the Coalition for
Quality and Patient Safety of Chicagoland (CQPS), with the implementation
of a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) dedicated to improving safety and
quality of care in the Chicago area as one of its core initiatives.
The Coalition, a program of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago (IOMC),
will be housed at the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC). Its
PSO is one of the first to be certified to operate by the federal
government, and will be dedicated solely to assisting Chicago-area
healthcare providers and the communities they serve.
The CQPS mission is to
mobilize the diverse healthcare stakeholders in metropolitan Chicago to
provide the best possible care to every patient every time by eliminating
preventable harm and implementing systemic change to ensure consistent
excellence. Ramp up of CQPS, as well as the work of the Chicago Patient
Safety Forum which CQPS succeeds, has been supported by the Otho S. A.
Sprague Institute. This important work also has received support from the
Illinois Department of Public Health and other public and private sector
sources that support the mission of advancing patient safety.
“CQPS and its PSO will provide healthcare, business, government and
consumer partners with an exciting venue to work together to improve
patient outcomes,” said Carrie E. Nelson, MD, Vice-President of
the IOMC Board of Governors. “I expect that our efforts will provide
opportunities to achieve levels of safer, more effective care never before
achievable in Chicago. Our PSO will start with hospital reporting, and
move to engage long-term care, physician groups and others who can
contribute to and benefit from the learning PSOs can foster.
Patients will be at the center of all we do.”
June 3 Summit Planned
CQPS's first large-scale effort will be a summit open to all
stakeholder groups on June 3 at the University of Illinois Medical Center
in Chicago. Co-sponsors to date include the Institute of Medicine of
Chicago, Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, University of Illinois
at Chicago Institute for Patient Safety Excellence and MacNeal Hospital.
The CQPS summit is open to the public. Summit registration material and
more information on CQPS can be found at www.chicagopatientsafety.org.
Atlantic Health Partners offers low
cost Fluzone pre-booking
Vaccine costs continue to be a major issue for many practices. As you may
know, your Academy has established a partnership with Atlantic Health
Partners to help your practice save money and manage vaccine
purchasing more effectively.
The Atlantic vaccine
program includes a Flu component that may lower the cost
of your existing Fluzone pre-booking. And if you have
not done so, this is a great time to pre-book Fluzone because Sanofi has
recently lowered prices on adolescent and adult Fluzone products.
Please note that your practice needs to be enrolled in the Atlantic
program before June 1, 2009 to ensure access to
Atlantic’s contract pricing for Fluzone.
The Atlantic vaccine
program is simple, straightforward, and available at no cost.
As a program member, your practice orders directly from Merck and Sanofi
Pasteur and receives more favorable pricing and purchasing terms on their
full spectrum of pediatric, adult, flu, and travel vaccines, including
Sanofi’s new combination vaccine Pentacel.
Atlantic is recognized as
the leading physician vaccine program in the country and has helped
thousands of physicians save money and more effectively manage vaccine
purchasing. Contact Atlantic by phone at (800) 741-2044 or by e-mail at info@atlantichealthpartners.com
to learn more about how their vaccine program can benefit your practice.
Members
in the News
*IAFP president Javette C. Orgain, MD was one of six Chicago area health
and insurance executives whose input Crain’s Chicago Business consulted
for their April 6 feature on Obama’s plans for health care reform.
Dr. Orgain was only physician included in the article.
*Robert
Bales, MD is featured in an April 30th Rockford
Register-Star article on smoking cessation and the impact that the new
federal cigarette tax increase is having in smokers seeking to quit.
*The
Tar Wars poster contest made the April 21st Fox news in
Springfield and State poster contest winner Courtney Monier was featured
on WJBC-AM news radio on April 28th.
*Robert
Sawicki, MD, in his role as medical director for OSF Home Care Services,
was quoted in a May 5th Bloomington Pantagraph story
where he talked about the ability to manage pain in patients using
currently available therapies.
*Congratulations
to IAFP member Susan Nagele, MD who will be honored with the 2009 AAFP
Humanitarian Award. The Illinois chapter nominated Dr. Nagele for
her 24 years of service in Kenya. She received a 2008 IAFP
President’s award from then-president and SIU School of Medicine
classmate Steven D. Knight, MD at the December 2008 IAFP annual meeting.
Learn more about her at http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/presidentsAward.pdf
Dr.
Bernard Ewigman will be the double chair of Family Practice (University of
Chicago – Pritzker School of Medicine and NorthShore University
Health System).
CLASSIFIED
ADS
IAFP
members may post a classified ad in E-news free of charge for up to 4
issues. Classified ad rates for non-IAFP members are $100 per month
(2 issues per month). Contact Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com
to place your ad or you can download and print a form at http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/EnewsAd.pdf
FAMILY
MEDICINE & PEDS
Excellent opportunity exists to join several other BC/BE Family Medicine
& Pediatric physicians to work for the Lake County Heath Department
and Community Health Center in Lake County IL, a federally qualified
health center. We serve five clinic locations and three hospitals,
located about 40 miles from Downtown Chicago, 15 miles from Wisconsin,
with a large Spanish-speaking patient population.
Flex/part-time
positions are also available. Bi-lingual Spanish speaking will be helpful.
Benefits include paid malpractice insurance through FTCA, medical, dental,
life insurance and others. For more info, please call Diana at
847-377-8440. To apply, please forward resume. Fax: 847-360-6757.
Email: HealthHumanResources@co.lake.us.
Mail: Lake County Health Department, Human Resources Office, 3010 Grand
Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60085
FOR SALE – Alma Harmony Laser - $55,000. Like
new, excellent condition, used less than 25 times, approximately 3 years
old. Contact vivallury@southtownmed.com.
MacNeal Hospital Caring for Generations
MacNeal Family Medicine Residency- Associate Program Director
Interested in being part of the longest running residency program in
Illinois? MacNeal Family Residency seeks an enthusiastic family physician
to join our faculty in a leadership role and become a part of our long,
proud history of training family physicians. Our program offers strong
balanced training, stable faculty, and excellent support from our
institution. Located in a diverse urban-suburban setting in a very
near-Chicago suburb, our 12-12-12 community-based university-affiliated
program has three fellowships and is dually accredited. Practicing
obstetrics, Spanish speaking skills, or an Osteopathic degree are
desirable but not required. Become a member of an established
residency program with a proven commitment excellence in family medicine
for almost 40 years.
Confidential inquires please contact:
Donna Lawlor, M.D., Program Director
dlawlor@macneal.com
