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Cal-HOP Funding Opportunity Expiring Soon

Federal and state funding via the California Health Information Exchange Onboarding Program (Cal-HOP) to help practices onboard to their regional Health Information Exchange/Organization (HIE/HIO) expires in September 2021. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is committed to providing up to $50 million in total funds to HIOs to support data exchange connections from an HIO to eligible […]

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CAFP Welcomes New District 8 Director

Congratulations to Brent Sugimoto, MD, who will step in to the role of District VIII Director on CAFP’s Board of Directors after the April 2021 Board meeting. Dr. Sugimoto has been elected to the position which is being vacated because current Director, Dr. Shani Muhammad, has relocated to another region. Dr. Sugimoto will represent the […]

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Two California Family Physicians Selected for AAFP Women’s Leadership Program

The Academy congratulates CAFP members Drs. Patricia Chico and Micaela Godzich for being selected for the AAFP’s Women’s Wellness Through Equity and Leadership Alliance (WEL). WEL is a collaborative program aimed at developing and creating more equitable workplace experiences for women physicians through leadership development. Learn more about these wonderful CAFP leaders and the program here.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Update

We know that many of you are anxious to better understand the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process and to get started (or continue) providing vaccine to your patients. CAFP has been working with the California Medical Association (CMA) and California Pharmacists Association to ensure that the process includes community health centers, pharmacies and physician practices. We […]

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Political Pulse – Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends!

Originally published in the California Family Physician, Spring 2021 by Carla Kakutani, MD As chair of CAFP’s Legislative Affairs Committee (LAC), I know firsthand how important it is that family physicians be involved in the legislative process. Each year, the LAC has no bigger responsibility than to prioritize roughly 50 bills for CAFP action out […]

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#ThisIsOurShot COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations Chart

#ThisIsOurShot has provided a chart for physicians and their staff to use when talking to patients about COVID-19 vaccines. You can view and download the chart here: COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations Chart. #ThisIsOurShot (TIOS) is a grassroots, volunteer effort with a mission to "elevate the voices of health heroes to build vaccine-trust for a COVID-free world." You […]

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Telehealth Funds Available to Rural, Underserved Area Physicians

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently approved the relaunch of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program on March 30, 2021. There is a 30-day deadline to apply. First established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), this program pays providers for actual telehealth-related expenses incurred as a result of the pandemic. The FCC announced that it will prioritize applicants from areas with […]

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Show and Tell: Fearless Flying through Nutrition Counseling (March 2021)

Show and Tell by Fari Valji, MD A patient, let’s say “John,” I saw in Behavioral Health Clinic for non-specific food aversion and anxiety and whose labs and imaging were fine walked into my exam room the next day. He was symptomatically improved but hadn’t eaten solid food in a week. Not knowing where to […]

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COVID-19 County Tier Map for Education-Based Athletics

Download the COVID-19 County Tier Map for Education-Based Athletics provided by the California Interscholastic Federation, updated March 23, 2021.

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