There are two critical changes to prescribing laws taking effect on January 1, 2021. First, pads used to write and fill prescriptions for controlled substances are required to have a 12-character serial number, a corresponding barcode, and other security features. Prescribers who do not possess these prescription pads are encouraged to place an order as soon as possible from […]
Post by Jeffrey Luther, MD, FAAFP In the best of times, the AAFP Congress of Delegates (CoD) has a comforting element of predictability. The schedules, the events, the spectacle and even many of the topics addressed fall into a pattern that makes it easy to anticipate the next meeting. But what part of 2020 could […]
Share Our Selves received the Advanced Primary Care Practice Award at the Primary Care Collaborative Annual Conference. The award is to recognize an organization that serves as a model for transformation through innovation that are reflected in the Shared Principles of Primary Care, including patient- and family-centered, team-based care, and high value. Jay W. Lee, […]
To help members who are having trouble acquiring PPE, the AAFP is collaborating again with Project N95 to purchase N95 respirators (certified by the CDC and NIOSH), Level 1 and 2 AAMI isolation gowns, disposable face shields, and examination gloves in bulk. These products are being sold to members at a bulk pricing rate. The […]
Physicians Have an Ethical Obligation to Combat Medical Disinformation By Laura Murphy, DO, Member, CCPD, Family medicine and sports medicine, UCSD It was at the end of the visit when I asked my patient if she wanted to get the flu vaccine. “No, not this year,” she replied. “They put a drug in it” she […]
AB 890, allowing new categories of nurse practitioners (NPs) to practice with expanded authority under certain conditions was signed into law without the significant amendments for which CAFP had fought. While CAFP was not successful in significantly amending the bill, the bill is now law and the regulatory implementation process has begun. One of the first steps in […]
As part of CAFP's ongoing advocacy efforts around COVID-19, we have been collecting ongoing information about how the pandemic has affected your practice's financial viability. This data is crucial to our ability to advocate on your behalf. Please fill out this VERY brief survey if you have not already done so - it doesn't matter […]
By CAFP Lobbyist Bryce Docherty In the iconic story Alice in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat says, “We’re all mad here,” to Alice in one of the most concise descriptions of the strange world down the rabbit hole. Unlike the world Alice left behind, "mad" is not necessarily a bad thing. It suggests embracing a side […]
Governor Gavin Newsom has recognized Raul Ayala, MD, as the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health's selection as California Community Star for 2020. Dr. Ayala serves as the Ambulatory Medical Director at Adventist Health Central Valley Network. He has transformed the health care landscape in the Central Valley through the clinical integration of […]
