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IAFP releases case study on
Illinois Health Connect and Your Healthcare Plus medical home
programs, showing improved outcomes and cost savings. H1N1 vaccine/supply distribution ends July 31, 2010 - read more IAFP offers Print
and Post notice for your
practice. Here is an easy way to direct your patients to the
new U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services web site with
information for patients and consumers. Place them in
your waiting room and exam rooms. ICAAP offers FREE in-office trainings on the I-CARE immunization registry. Click here to learn more and sign up – free trainings are limited to 25 Illinois practices 2010 Match Results
CDC recommends providers suspend usage of GSK Rotarix (Rotavirus) vaccine. Click here Learn more about the Patient Centered Medical Home in this slide presentation by Ken Bertka, MD, AAFP board member, from the IAFP December 2009 annual meeting. Click here Visit the new Patient Centered Medical Home section on our website. Click here IAFP statement on the IL Supreme Court ruling on medical malpractice caps. Click here IAFP 2010 Award nominations are now open – nominations due June 30
Order FREE Illinois Tobacco Quitline brochures for your practice! Click here for an order form. New Video explains Illinois Health Connect Referral Program As of October 1, Illinois Health Connect began implementing Phase I of the referral program in the Northwest counties region. Illinois Health Connect worked with the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians to produce a seven minute video for PCPs to provide an overview of the referral program and the related policies.
AAFP
National Conference of Special Constituencies Recap
by Ravi Shah, MD – IAFP Board of Directors Memo regarding pediatric influenza deaths from the Illinois Department of Public Health - click here
Check out the Member Benefits page loaded with discounts for IAFP members!! Resources Concerned about possible controlled substance abuse? Illinois has an online prescription monitoring program allowing licensed prescribers and dispensers of controlled substances to view a Prescription Information Library (PIL) for current and prospective patients only. click here for more information. IDPH has guidelines for primary care providers for managing MRSA. http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/infect/MRSA_Provider.htm
You can find a
list of other useful documents for schools, athletes and patients
at http://www.idph.state.il.us/a-zlist.htm#mrsa
CDC Launches Preteen Vaccine Awareness Campaign. A new Web site, http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/preteens-adol.htm, will link you to the Campaign Gallery filled with resources for parents and providers. AAFP has created a "resource center" for members regarding retail health clinics. (Members Only - AAFP ID required) http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/journals/fpm/retailclinics.html
AAFP
offers Tobacco Cessation resources for patients online
Go to www.askandact.org
for resources you can use to help your patients kick the habit.
Materials include posters, patient education materials,
provider toolkits and information on reimbursement. NIH offers free articles with patient education. Read more Are you looking for information about Electronic Health Records? The AAFP has a dedicated service to help you with answers and resources about every phase of the EHR process. Visit the AAFP's Center for Health Information Technology Disaster Preparedness - AAFP has a new a new website for disaster preparedness and humanitarian opportunities. AAFP is offering a new listserv for bioterrism and related issues. To sign up go to www.aafp.org/members/lyris and click on the bioterrism list. Familydoctor.org - find links to patient information on health topics from A to Z.
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