Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

07/08/2016

07/08/2016

AAFP issues joint statment regarding devisating cuts to Medicaid
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04/12/2016

Fully Fund Mediciad!!

01/19/2016

"The meaningful use program, as it has existed, will now be effectively over and replaced with something better."
-- CMS Acting Administrator...

01/14/2016

Save The Date! AAFP Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium June 16-19th SanDestin Golf and Beach Resort. Stay tuned for more information coming soon.

01/14/2016

Although measuring blood pressure may seem like a normal routine in most physicians' office workflows, seven seemingly minor factors can artificially inflate patients' blood pressure measurements. For Kim Hardy, MD, a family medicine physician with Prohealth Care Medical Associates in Sussex, Wisconsin, a simple reminder helped her avoid needlessly adjusting medications for a patient. Dr.

01/14/2016

The rule goes into effect on Feb. 29 and signifies another move in CMS' stepped-up efforts to reduce fraud and abuse.

02/10/2015

Meeting with Sen Jeff Sessions

09/03/2014

Given active promotion of e-cigarettes in Utah combined with growing use of the products among teenagers, the Utah AFP is aggressively lobbying to ensure e-cigarettes are regulated by the state.

10/23/2013

The School of Medicine will mark National Primary Care Week with student-driven events focusing on the growing need for primary care physicians. The U...

10/23/2013

When a safety-net teaching clinic in Los Angeles implemented some, but not all, of the components of the patient-centered medical home model as part of a yearlong study, patient satisfaction with access and overall care soared -- and so did the satisfaction of residents who worked in the clinic.

10/23/2013

Family physicians, along with their colleagues in other primary care specialties, play a key role in helping their Medicare patient populations survive -- or avoid altogether -- the potential devastation of a colorectal cancer diagnosis. That's according to a study titled "Primary Care Utilization a...