The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin stating, the 2019 Public Charge Final Rule has been vacated and is no longer in effect as of March 9, 2021. CMS is reaching out to states and encouraging them to work with […]
The ACEs Aware initiative “ACEs Aware Screening, Training, and Certification Progress: July 2021 Update" was released today. This new data report details the number of Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) screenings conducted in California between January 1, 2020, and September 30, 2020, and the number of providers who completed the “Becoming ACEs Aware in California” online training […]
Join us July 21, at 7pm CT, for "Post-COVID Syndrome: What Family Physicians Need to Know." This webinar will define post-COVID syndrome based on its associated symptoms and conditions, discuss the interim CDC guidance for the management of post-COVID syndrome and evaluate how to modify your practice to manage patients coming in with potential post-COVID […]
While frontline healthcare heroes like you were hard at work protecting Californians throughout the pandemic, proponents of the so-called “Fairness for Injured Patients Act” (FIPA) were advocating for their trial attorney-backed measure that will limit access to care during the worst possible time by eliminating key Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) protections. While the […]
The U.S. Department of Education has reopened its “negotiated rule-making process” to make changes to the Higher Education Act, which includes the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). CAFP, in partnership with the California Medical Association (CMA), have urged the Department for years to correct an unjust denial of the PSLF benefits to physicians in […]
Bay Area counties are currently urging vaccinated individuals to continue to wear masks indoors again. As an uptick in Delta Variant cases emerge, regional health officials are now recommending the use of masks, however it’s not currently mandated. This includes workplaces, despite already having to comply with Cal/OSHA requirements, suggesting vaccinated employees return to wearing […]
The California Department of Public Health, in partnership with the Physicians for a Healthy California, will soon launch a new program aimed at supporting small physician practices that want to become COVID-19 vaccination sites. Through CalVaxGrant physician practices can receive grants up to $55,000 to support their efforts. To apply, qualified practices should complete section A of […]
Here’s hoping that you’ll find something on this list and take some time to relax and enjoy some summer reading! A true potpourri of recommendations from your CAFP Committee on Continuing Professional Development (CCPD) and your CAFP Staff. NASEM report on Implementing High Quality Primary Care – Laura Murphy, MD National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, […]
In written testimony to a pair of congressional hearings this month, the Academy called for robust funding for education and outreach campaigns encouraging routine immunizations and building vaccine confidence. “Vaccination strategies should leverage trusted primary care physicians to improve access to immunizations in patients’ own communities and build vaccine confidence,” the AAFP said in its […]
