IAFP e-News for April 25

IAFP NEWS

** ONE MONTH LEFT TO SEND YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR 2008 IAFP AWARDS

Nominations for all the IAFP annual awards are due May 31st. Award winners will be honored at the IAFP Annual Meeting in December in St. Louis. 
It’s easy to access award information and nomination forms on the IAFP Web site
- Family Physician of the Year http://www.iafp.com/PR/FPOY2008.htm  
- Family Medicine Teachers of the Year (full time and part time nominees) http://www.iafp.com/PR/FPOY2008.htm  

You can learn about the 2007 award recipients at http://www.iafp.com/PR/2007AwardWinners.htm  

** APRIL/MAY FAMILY PHYSICIAN IS NOW ONLINE
Link to the bi-monthly recap of all things IAFP at 
http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/aprilmay08.pdf  

**SEND YOUR IDEAS OR CONCERNS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
You can contact your IAFP Board of Directors through the IAFP website at http://www.iafp.com/about/officers.htm.  The Board would love to hear from you!
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State Government Relations Activities
The General Assembly was on break the week of April 21. Before adjourning on April 17th, the House and Senate both extended bill deadlines. The House will continue to consider house bills until May 9th and the Senate extended their deadline for specific bills until May 31st.

Both chambers return on Tuesday, April 29th - Here’s a look at what happened last week in Springfield. 

**SENATE SAYS NO TO SMOKING IN CASINOS
On April 16th the Smoke-Free exemption for casinos was defeated on the Senate floor by a 35-15 vote. Opponents of the exemption argued that second-hand smoke is a serious public health problem and that all workers deserve equal protection under the law. Thanks to everyone who took quick action in urging your Senator to oppose the casino exemption. 
**UPDATES ON OTHER NOTEWORTHY BILLS 
View the bill status and full text at http://www.ilga.gov  and plug in the bill number in the search engine on the left side of the home page. 

SB 1925 
IAFP supports this medical home bill for the very poor. SB 1925 expands Medical Assistance (under Article V of the Public Aid Code) to adults in Illinois whose income is below 100% FPL ($10,210 per year for a single individual; $13,690 for a family of two) and who are not categorically eligible for Medicaid -- primarily childless non-disabled adults. Even though these individuals are the most vulnerable uninsured residents, since they do not meet a specific categorical requirements (like age or disability or parental status), they are not eligible for any current public health care coverage under the Medicaid program. Without health insurance, poor adults have less access to regular medical care. They are more likely to be hospitalized for avoidable health problems and often rely on the emergency room and hospitals for uncompensated or charity care. 

*SB 1925 will pay providers, such as hospitals, physicians and pharmacies for services for which they would otherwise receive little or no payment. . 
*SB 1925 will provide a true safety net for the most vulnerable Illinois residents. 
*SB 1925 will provide a medical home for uninsured adults to receive their medical care through a primary care case management program.
*SB 1925 will save money on expensive emergency room treatment through a redirection to primary care.

The bill passed the Senate on April 16th. Sen. Jeff Schoenberg, chief sponsor of the bill, offered persuasive comments on the Senate floor before the vote which included recognition of the IAFP among those organizations who advocated on behalf of the patients in this population. The bill has been picked up in the House by sponsors Rep. Beth Coulson (R-Glenview) and Rep. Kathleen Ryg (D-Vernon Hills). Please call you state representative and urge their support in the House.

HB 5595/SB2499 
Authored by ICAAP, this bill would remedy a discrepancy by requiring health insurers cover habilitative services, providing children with disorders such as cerebral palsy and autism access to necessary therapies.
• State programs currently provide habilitative therapies to most Medicaid patients. 
• Experience in other states has shown the cost for this therapy is small, less than 0.1% of the average annual insurance premium.
• Providing these children with therapeutic services now will generate significant cost savings to society.
Both bills passed out of their chamber of origin and await committee assignment in their new chamber.


HB 5954
This is the Bare Bones bill which would harm consumers and health care providers, allowing insurance plans to exclude any health services or benefits that the State has required under the Insurance Code and raising out-of-pocket costs for many consumers. Many consumers will not have a choice in accepting such bare-bones, limited coverage because their employers may only offer a high-deductible health plan. This bill has passed the House and awaits action in the Senate Rules committee.

HB311 
For the first time in recent memory, a single payer bill passed out of a House committee with Speaker Madigan signed on as a co-chief sponsor. Politics will prevail in this debate as health care reform continues to be front and center on the Governor’s agenda. Although the bill passed out of Committee, it may not receive a full vote on the House floor, thus prohibiting its advancement to the Senate.

** RENEW YOUR ILLINOIS LICENSE BY JULY 31
You should have received a postcard from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announcing your opportunity to renew your medical license online. To renew go to the IDFPR web site http://www.IDFPR.com  and enter the PIN provided on your postcard. 
Physicians’ licenses MUST be renewed by July 31, 2008. Before a license is renewed, physicians must provide the information for their profiles. You can do that at https://www.idfpr.com/applications/ProfessionProfile/ProfileUpdateMain.aspx  
The state launched a physician profile feature available to the public at http://www.IDFPR.com  the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s website. The new feature allows health care consumers to review important information about the professional and disciplinary background of 44,000 physicians and surgeons licensed to practice in Illinois. 

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Federal Government Relations 

**LEGISLATION TO FIX MEDICARE COULD BE ON THE WAY
Two members of the US Senate Finance Committee are working on new legislation to address Medicare payment issues for primary care physicians. One measure would correct inequities that penalize physicians in rural areas, and the other would increase Medicare payments specifically for primary care physicians. 
The Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2008 (Sen. Charles Grassley – R, Iowa), seeks to reduce Medicare physician payment disparities between rural and urban areas that result from use of the Geographic Practice Cost Indices, or GPCIs.
LINK TO AAFP NEWS NOW FOR MORE: http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/news/news-now/government-medicine/20080423financecmtebills.html 

Dr. Steve Knight, IAFP president, reviews the situation family physicians now face and urges members to utilize AAFP resources in a late March interview, http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/sknightmedicare2.mp3  

MEDICARE: KEEP THE DOOR OPEN
Act now to stop the Medicare pay cut! Unless Congress stops the Medicare payment cut scheduled to take place in July, family physicians will be hit with a decrease of more than 10 percent in Medicare payments. Go to http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/policy/federal/medicarecut.html  or more information and to take a stand!
FINANCING MEDICARE - AN ISSUE BRIEF FROM AAFP
This brief provides an overview of Medicare's financing and the fiscal challenges the program faces in the coming decades. To view, http://chapters.aafp.org/online/execs/home/news/archives/march08news/finanmed.html.  


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CME Information
** Have you looked at the free resources at www.YHPlus.com  yet?

If not, why not? It’s convenient, offers free CME and is quality improvement education at its best. These online, easy-to-use CME activities are timely and relevant to your profession. Your Healthcare Plus (YHPlus) has been developed in partnership by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and McKesson Health Solutions.
Your Healthcare Plus’ CME activities can be viewed and completed through the http://www.YHPlus.com  Web site. Activities can also be downloaded to listen to at your convenience.
The Quality Improvement programs include 
-How to Conduct a Quality Improvement Program in Primary Care Practice,
- Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care, 
-Managing Adult Depression in Primary Care,
-Managing Childhood Asthma in Primary Care...with more topics on the way.
In addition, through IAFP’s Web site, 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.
Your Healthcare Plus includes:
* Education – View slideshow presentations, download audio and other files, review documents and access QI tools
* Workflow Training Modules to help you efficiently and effectively implement quality improvement tools
* Clinical Training Modules to help you evaluate and manage common chronic conditions, such as pediatric asthma and adult depression
* Forums – Post questions, participate in polls, and engage in discussions
* And, more! Answers to FAQs, how to apply for CME and additional links to other CME activities. 
This valuable resource is absolutely free. Check it out today at http://www.YHPlus.com  

** CME CASE STUDIES ON HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES

IAFP is offering free online CME case studies on “Hypertension in Primary Care Practice” and "Diabetes in Primary Care Practice" at http://www.IAFP.com\education.  Each study takes about 45-60 minutes to complete. 

*Hypertension in Primary Care Practice: a case study with coding

1 Prescribed Credit or 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit ™ for each case study
A program for Bridging Health Care sponsored by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians

Links to the Hypertension case studies:
 
Hypertension case study 1: Ed http://www.iafp.com/education/CourseListing_Detail.asp?CourseID=45 
Hypertension case study 2: Gayle http://www.iafp.com/education/CourseListing_Detail.asp?CourseID=46  
Hypertension case study 3: Jim http://www.iafp.com/education/CourseListing_Detail.asp?CourseID=44  

**DIABETES IN PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE: A CASE STUDY WITH CODING

1 Prescribed Credit or 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit ™ for each case study. A program for Bridging Health Care sponsored by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians

Links to the Diabetes Case Studies:

Diabetes case study 1: Isabella http://www.iafp.com/education/CourseListing_Detail.asp?CourseID=47  
Diabetes case study 2: John http://www.iafp.com/education/CourseListing_Detail.asp?CourseID=48  
Diabetes case study 3: Sam http://www.iafp.com/education/CourseListing_Detail.asp?CourseID=49 

**PRI-MED CME INFORMATION 
Partnering with the IAFP, Pri-Med Updates offers world-class CME programs in your area. Taught by leading experts, you can earn Continuing Medical Education credits at no cost. All activities listed are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Application for AAFP Prescribed credit has been submitted. 

*Pri-Med Update 
Two-day continuing medical education programs designed for Primary Care Physicians currently engaged in patient care. This program features new and emerging guidelines, therapies, and evidence- based information on multiple therapeutic areas encountered in primary care. 

Chicago, IL – Tuesday & Wednesday, June 10-11, 2008 
http://www.pri-med.com/pmo/ViewEvent.aspx?EventCode=30chi08a&CCODE=r12  

*Pri-Med Online 
Pri-Med.com offers over 200 primary care focused eCME activities at no-cost in 15 key Condition Resource Centers including: ADHD, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy, Cancer in Primary Care, Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Hypertension, Infectious Disease, Sleep Disorders and more. Plus, four eCME activity types are offered so you can thoroughly examine a topic, including: Patient case studies, Clinical reviews, Expert perspectives and Multi-media slide lecture series. Earn high-quality physician-authored eCME anytime at http://www.pri-med.com/onlineCME  . 

**HEALTH LITERACY: NEW METHODS FOR PATIENT EDUCATION AND SELF-MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
May 28, 2008

The Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care is paying the enrollment fee for one telephone line. Any interested family medicine practice can go to the ILFQHC office.

To sign up your practice, contact:
Mary N. Gerard, M.D.
Quality Improvement Director - Physician Office
Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care
2625 Butterfield Road, Suite 102E
Oakbrook, IL 60523-1234
630-928-5870
mgerard@ilqui.sdps.org  

IHI's new Web&ACTION, Health Literacy: New Methods for Patient Education and Self-Management Support, will help participants develop their expertise in health literacy through process diagnostics and test-of-change exercises with patients and families in their care. 

Upon completion of this Web&ACTION series, participants will be able to: 
-Describe the relationship between health literacy and improving quality and safety of care, managing chronic disease, eliminating health disparities, and focusing on the patient 
-Discover how their current patient education materials and processes may underachieve and test improvements 
-Identify, test, and evaluate tools and techniques for supporting all members of the health care team in helping patients and families understand medical instructions and information. 

**FIND IAFP EVENTS AND OTHER CME OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY PHYSICIANS ANY TIME AT http://www.iafp.com/education/ 
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Members in the News

DEANNA ST. GERMAIN, MD of Belleville led a seminar on the health care provider’s role in identifying and reporting suspected child abuse. The program was announced in the April 16th Belleville News Democrat
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News You Can Use 

**2008 PHYSICIAN QUALITY REPORTING INITIATIVE (PQRI) NATIONAL PROVIDER CALL 

Registration will close at 1:30 p.m. EDT on April 29, 2008, or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to this time.

2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
National Provider Conference Call with Question & Answer Session 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Provider Communications Group will host the second in a series of national provider conference calls on the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). 
TIME: 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., CDT
DATE: Wednesday, April 30, 2008. 

In 2008, eligible professionals may earn an incentive payment of 1.5 percent of their total allowed charges for physician fee schedule covered professional services furnished during the respective alternative reporting periods based on data submitted via these mechanisms. There is no cap on incentive payments under MMSEA for 2008 and 2009. 

A PowerPoint slide presentation will be posted to the PQRI webpage at, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI/30_EducationalResources.asp#TopOfPage , on the CMS website for you to download prior to the call so that you can follow along with the presenters. Following the presentation, callers will have an opportunity to ask questions of CMS subject matter experts. 

To register for the call participants need to go to: 
http://www2.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/event/2f7d0cda539b41dfb0fa57ad119b2ba9 

Fill in all required data. 
Verify your time zone is displayed correctly the drop down box. 
Click "Register". 
You will receive a confirmation email shortly thereafter. Note: Please print and save registration page, in the event that your server blocks the confirmation e-mails. 

For those who will be unable to attend, a replay option will be available shortly following the end of the call. This replay will be accessible from 3:30 p.m. EDT 4/30/2008 until 11:59 p.m. EDT 5/07/2008. The call in data for the replay is (800) 642-1687 and the passcode is 42860144.

**May 27: WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY AND CHICAGO’S QUIT DAY
If only the entire world would quit smoking! The Chicago 2nd Wind Collaboration (of which IAFP is a member) is hosting a Chicagoland “Quit Day” in conjunction with World No Tobacco Day on May 27th. 

If you are based in the Chicago area, would you like to hold a quit day at your practice? You can request FREE Quit Day Kits from the Chicago 2nd Wind campaign and then put them to use with EVERY patient who smokes. Just contact Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com  with the number of kits you would like and where they should be sent. 

If you can’t dedicate that day, you can always go to AAFP’s Ask and Act program and make your plans to make any day and every day a Quit Day for your patients. Just go to http://www.askandact.org . 

** LYME DISEASE AND TICKBORNE DISEASE INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS

Lyme disease information for physicians and a map of the known geographic distribution of the blacklegged tick in Illinois is provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) via their Web site http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/infect/LymeDiseaseHlthProviderInfo.pdf  . The IDPH information includes details on clinical presentation, diagnosis, prophylaxis, treatment, reporting, and transmission of the Lyme disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, as well as information about general preventive measures against tickborne diseases.

** CDC ISSUES MEASLES ALERT
In the United States from January 1 through March 28, 2008, 24 confirmed cases of measles resulting from importations from endemic countries have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
An outbreak of measles has been reported in Arizona and California, with suspected cases in Colorado and many more under investigation. To that end the CDC has issued and alert along with information on appropriate management of suspected measles cases. The IAFP public health committee suggests that all IAFP members be aware and prepared. The alert is located at:
http://www2a.cdc.gov/HAN/ArchiveSys/ViewMsgV.asp?AlertNum=00273 

** REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS
Sundays in August of 2008 for "Special Needs" Summer Camp

The Spina Bifida Association of Illinois (SBAIL) is seeking two to three volunteer physicians per weekend, across each of the first three Sundays in August of 2008. They require assistance with check-in physicals at a summer overnight camp for children, teens, and adults with spina bifida. Children 7-12 arrive on 8/3, teens 13-17 arrive on 8/10, and adults 18+ arrive on 8/17. 

Physicians would sign-up for one (or more) Sunday(s), August 3rd, 10th, and/or 17th of 2008, with a time commitment from around noon till the early evening (i.e., 5-6 pm) at the camp in Ingleside, Illinois, which is in northern Lake County. 

The Spina Bifida Association of Illinois (SBAIL) is a not-for-profit organization, located in Chicago, and is one of the leading Spina Bifida Association chapters in the country. For more information: Contact Matt Richmond, M.A., Member of the Board of Directors of SBAIL, at (847) 421-0122, or via e-mail at joie1112@aol.com .
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Foundation Tar Wars/Resident and Students
**TAR WARS POSTER CONTEST RESULTS
The winning student will get a surprise announcement at her school on May 7th. So you can take a look at the winning posters on the IAFP web site, but keep the results to yourself until after May 7th when IAFP and Tar Wars Presenter Dr. Paige Murray deliver the good news in a surprise visit to Peoria Academy. 
LINK to Poster Contest results and photos at: http://www.iafp.com/tarwars/Poster%20winner%202008/2008winner.htm  

**WHITE SOX GAME FUNDRAISER FOR TAR WARS 

BASEBALL SEASON IS HERE!! The White Sox are off to a great start. Mark your calendars now for this summer’s best fundraiser—Tar Wars at the White Sox! Doesn’t matter if you’re a Sox fan or a Cubs fan, we’re all fans of family medicine. This one fundraising event ensures our state poster winner can attend the National Tar Wars poster contest in Washington, DC and that all the poster contest entrants are honored for their work. 

Each ticket = $15 tax-deductible donation to Tar Wars!
Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7:11 p.m. at US Cellular Field, the White Sox vs. the Detroit Tigers. For ticket information, go to http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/sox08.pdf  
 
**RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS: APPLY NOW FOR AAFP NATIONAL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS. 
The Deadline to apply is MAY 1, and AAFP has many different scholarships offered for both residents and students. Visit http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/cme/aafpcourses/conferences/nc/scholarships.htm l for more information. 

**STUDENTS – If you are a third year and couldn’t make it to IAFP’s “Preparing for Residency” event on April 19th, you missed some great information. IAFP has a limited number of AAFP’s “Strolling through the MATCH” books. To request a copy to be mailed to you, please e-mail Ginnie Flynn at gflynn@iafp.com . 
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News from AAFP and its Foundation

** PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: THE NEW REALITY 
August 7-9, 2008 
San Antonio, Texas 
Hyatt Regency 
Managing for today. Preparing for tomorrow. A conference for physicians, practice managers, and front office staff. With featured speakers, new pre-conference and evening events. 
Register before July 1 to save $100. http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/cme/aafpcourses/pracmgmtcourses/21stcentury.html  

**RECEIVE A FREE E-PRESCRIBING READINESS ASSESSMENT
AAFP is offering a free assessment on the way you prescribe. The changes to Medicare regulations most likely will impact you. Will you be in compliance? Go to http://www.getrxconnected.com/AAFP/site.aspx  for information and assessment.
**2008 PFIZER TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS PROGRAM
This program has been developed to honor 15 outstanding, community-based family physicians who are part-time teachers of family medicine. The award is $1,500 scholarship to an educational event of each winner’s choice. For requirements and application go to http://www.aafpfoundation.org/ptda.xm  The deadline to apply is May 9. Contact Sondra at sgoodman@aafp.org  with further questions.
**AAFP OFFERS CODING TUTORIALS ONLINE

AAFP is offering a series of coding tutorials with CME credit. Each tutorial consists of a short pretest; a brief discussion of coding elements, each followed by case studies; case study answers revealed upon selection of an answer choice, and a link to an online post-test and evaluation Tutorials currently available include:
*Inpatient E/M Coding: Selecting a Level of Service 
*Outpatient E/M Coding: Selecting a Level of Service
*Introduction to Evaluation and Management Services Coding
Find them all at http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/practicemgt/codingresources/tutorials.printerview.html#Parsys9752#Parsys9752 

** AAFP SEEKS MEMBERS WHO STARTED AS OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL BEFORE MEDICAL SCHOOL

State legislators say the most compelling testimony against scope expansion presented in committee hearings comes from former non-physician providers who later did go to medical school, obtained the MD/DO degree and now practice medicine. AAFP Government Relations would like to gather these personal stories from members, turn them into testimony, and provide this testimony to constituent chapters as another legislative tool that can be used to combat state legislation that expands non-physician provider scope of practice. 

If you can help, take a few moments to answer the questions below, AAFP can use this as a basis to build testimony. You would have the opportunity to review the testimony and we will share with you when and where it used. Contact Ginnie Flynn directly at gflynn@iafp.com  if you meet the criteria.

1) What profession were you before you became a family physician?
2) What were the limitations of your prior profession?
3) What compelled you to complete medical school? 
4) What are the differences in the care you provide now compared to the care you provided then?
5) Based on your educational and practical experience, why can't your former colleagues provide the same level of quality care that you currently provide as a family physician?

Worth Repeating
**SIGN UP FOR VACCINE PURCHASING 

IAFP has a strong, new partner to help members with vaccine purchase savings. This new partner – Atlantic Health Partners – can help our member practices save precious dollars and advocate on your behalf with payers and manufacturers. Atlantic, a physician purchasing program, works directly with Sanofi Pasteur and Merck and has obtained very favorable pricing and purchasing terms for a wide variety of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and travel vaccines. Members of the Atlantic program make purchases directly from Sanofi and Merck (as many of you do now) but typically receive better pricing and purchasing terms. In addition, participation is voluntary and there is no cost to enroll in the Atlantic program.

One member using the new program is Dr. Jim Cunnar, IAFP board member from Naperville. Go to http://www.iafp.com/pdfs/JCunnar.mp3  to hear about Dr. Cunnar’s office experience. 

To learn more about the vaccine purchasing program, contact Jeff Winokur, 800-741-2044 or at jwinokur@atlantichealthpartners.com  .


** NEW SEARCH ENGINE AVAILABLE TO IDENTIFY GENERIC/BRAND NAME AND PA

IL Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services has announced a drug search engine that has been incorporated into its website that will allow providers to search for drugs by both generic and brand names to immediately determine if the drug requires prior authorization (PA). This web page also contains links to information regarding the PA process, PA forms and PA requirements so that prescribing for HFS clients can be streamlined. Click: http://ilpriorauth.com/hfs/searchadv.asp 

This search engine was developed and is maintained by the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy (UIC). The Department would like to sincerely thank UIC for the hard work that they invested in the search engine. 

Classified Ads

1. ROCKFORD - The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford is seeking family physician faculty for: 1) our innovative longitudinal family medicine clerkship incorporating clinical care and medical student education in an office setting; 2) our family medicine residency program, OB desirable. Either position may be combined with responsibility for the department’s community health programs. The Department offers an on-site MPH program, faculty development, and research opportunities. Candidates should be board certified or board eligible. Rank is commensurate with qualifications. 
Please send a cover letter and resume to Eric Henley, MD, MPH; Head, Department of Family and Community Medicine; 1601 Parkview Ave, Rockford, IL 61107 or by email to ehenley@uic.edu . Call 815-395-5805 for further information. 
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. 

2. Is patient charting taking too much of your time? Try SpringCharts® Electronic Health Records, the only easy-to-use, affordable charting application available for both Macintosh and Windows computers. It’s perfect for physicians in single or group practice. SpringCharts will allow you to document office visits with little or no typing, will virtually eliminate your office’s records transcription costs, and allows you to print and electronically sign patient prescriptions. Visit http://www.woodedisleconsult.com  for examples, to download a demo, or just to see how easy it is to use SpringCharts! Or contact Wooded Isle Computer Consultants at 773-256-1099 for more information.

3. CHAMPAIGN, IL--Christie Clinic is a physician-owned multi-specialty group of 90 physicians that is recruiting for FP’s for its private practice offices in nearby Danville, Rantoul, and Tuscola. Good call schedules. No OB. Starting salary range of $175-200K. With productivity, FP incomes are well above national and regional averages. We are also looking for an experienced FP to work in our urgent care office in Champaign. Starting salary range of $150-170K. No call. Champaign is the home of the University of Illinois, with many cultural, social, and athletic amenities. 2.5 hours south of Chicago. Contact Christopher Kashnig at Christie Clinic. Phone 217-366-5374. E-mail address: ckashnig@christieclinic.com . Website: http://www.christieclinic.com  

4. IAFP’S RESOURCES FOR YOUR JOB SEARCH OR POSTING
The RIGHT job or job candidate is out there in family medicine, and we’re here to help find it! We post jobs here in e-News, in Family Physician and at our Web site http://www.iafp.com  for Jobs Online. Select “Job Listings” from the menu on the left to learn more.