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American Family Physician May 15, 2003 Matthew Neff |
Newsletter FDA, CDC Respond to Increasing Threat of SARS... HHS Releases HIPAA-Related Documents on Patient Privacy Standards... New Research Journal, Annals of Family Medicine, to Debut This Month... HHS Announces $15 Million Health Initiative Focused on Prevention |
American Family Physician December 15, 2005 Sarah J. Evans |
Newsletter AAFP, ACP, AOA Urge Congress to Stop Medicare Payment Cuts... HHS Awards Emergency Health Care Aid to Louisiana Katrina Victims... HHS Grants Contracts for Nationwide Health Information Network... etc. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2005 Carrie Morantz |
Newsletter AMA, AAFP Act to Protect Patients' Access to Prescriptions... AHRQ Releases Updated Guide to Clinical Preventive Services... HHS Awards $80.5 Million in Grants to Reduce Infant Mortality Rates... etc. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 |
Newsletter Awards Are Available to Increase Numbers of Nurses and Quality of Nursing Services... AHRQ Partnership Will Help Turn Research into Improved Care... CDC Report Reveals Significant Decline in Prevalence of Teenaged Smoking... etc. |
American Family Physician November 15, 2000 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter Coalition Report Focuses on Care at the End of Life... AHRQ Urges Research on Bioterrorism Threat... AAFP Members Deliver Care Packages to Azerbaijan... HHS Creates Organ Transplant Advisory Panel... Healthy People Encouraged to Wait for Influenza Vaccine... |
American Family Physician April 15, 2005 |
Newsletter Demand for Subspecialists May Jeopardize Public Health... CDC Survey Reveals Limited Use of Electronic Health Records Systems... SAMHSA Offers $12.4 Million in Grants for Child Trauma Initiative... etc. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter FDA Warns Against Using Domperidone to Increase Breast Milk Production... AAFP Members Visit Lawmakers in Washington, D.C... CDC Reports Data on Suicide Behaviors, Risk Factors, and Prevention... etc. |
American Family Physician April 15, 2003 Matthew Neff |
Newsletter HHS Report Shows U.S. Life Expectancy Reached New High of 77.2 Years... Health-Related Issues Receive Emphasis in Senate's Agenda for 2003... President Bush Approves $7 Billion Budget for HRSA... Bilingual Helpline Created to Connect Hispanic Families with Health Services... etc. |
American Family Physician October 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter Physician Leaders, Congress Discuss Medicare Physician Payment Cuts... Insurance Data May Build Pressure for Overhaul of Health Care System... IOM Finds Investment of Resources Inadequate to Address Obesity Crisis... etc. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2002 |
Newsletter CDC Web Site Provides Current Information on West Nile Virus... AHRQ Survey Details Use of Health Care for Chronic Conditions... HHS Approves Nevada Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer... HRSA Grants Almost $49 Million to Improve Health Care Facilities... etc. |
American Family Physician March 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter CDC Recommends Increased Influenza Vaccination in Health Care Staff... Health Initiative to Improve Cancer Therapy with Biomarker Evaluation... Pharmaceutical Association Supports Lower Priced Drugs Act... etc. |
American Family Physician April 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter Medicaid Cost Sharing and Premiums May Reduce Physician Revenues... AMA Supports Amendment on Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments... Increase in Candidates Matched into Family Medicine Residencies... etc. |
American Family Physician August 15, 2001 Rosemarie Sweeney & Matthew Neff |
Newsletter Guidance Issued on New Federal Protection Rules on Patient Privacy... Participants Are Needed for Prostate Cancer Prevention 'SELECT' Trial... Document Compares Five Federal Prescription Drug Coverage Proposals... etc. |
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Sarah J. Evans |
Newsletter AAFP Survey Shows Increased Use of EHR Systems by FPs... AHRQ Launches New Health Care Program... AAFP Asks Members to Join Title VII Campaign... AHRQ Rewards Over $22.3 Million for Health Information Technology... etc. |
American Family Physician January 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter New Grants Support Exchange of Local and State Health Information... Research Training Grants Awarded to Help Fight AIDS and Tuberculosis... FDA Warns Companies Marketing Fraudulent Therapies for Avian Flu... etc. |
Managed Care September 2000 |
Countdown Begins for Compliance With HIPAA Electronic Standards If you thought a lot of time and money was spent on Y2K readiness, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Complying with the new rules for electronic transaction standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is expected to exceed Y2K in terms of dollars and work hours... |
American Family Physician February 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter FDA Announces New Prescription Drug Information Format... ASTM International Develops Continuity of Care Record... HHS Launches Project to Test Electronic Prescribing for Medicare Part D... etc. |
American Family Physician November 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter AAFP adopts new physician workforce policy to counter family physicians shortage... Medicare and Medicaid services propose allowing use of part D data for research initiatives... etc. |
American Family Physician February 15, 2005 Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter AAFP Launches Online Quality Improvement Program... NIH Issues New Guidelines for Managing Asthma During Pregnancy... ABFM Extends Deadline for 2004 Self-Assessment Module... etc. |
Managed Care April 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein |
President's Privacy-Rule Review Creates Controversy, Confusion The final medical privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) stand out in terms of controversy and confusion. The end game is still cast in doubt... |
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 |
Newsletter AAFP Congress of Delegates Changes Name of Specialty to Family Medicine... HHS Report Shows Increases in Life Expectancy, Incidence of Diabetes... CDC, AAFP to Work Together on Immunization Project... etc. |
Geotimes April 2004 David Hastings |
Geoscientists in the Peace Corps: A Strategic Revisit Do geoscientists fit with the current Peace Corps? |
Managed Care December 2002 Joyce Ochs |
Providers, Plans Misinformed About Vendor Software Capability Software vendors are not affected by HIPAA, although their customers are. Jeffrey Fusile, the partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers who heads the HIPAA Advisory Services, claims that "vendors and clearinghouses have misled people to a fault." |
Nursing Management April 2010 Lisa A. Gallagher |
Revisiting HIPAA The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Privacy and Security Rules have been in effect since 2002-03. |
American Family Physician March 15, 2001 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter AAFP Seeks Physicians to be Key Legislative Contacts... Online Site Offers Latest Health News... HRSA Awards $42.3 Million for Early HIV Treatment... President's Prescription Drug Proposal at Issue... NRHA Issues Legislative Agenda for 2001... U.S. Registry Created for Alopecia Areata... AHRQ Awards $5.5 Million for Domestic Violence Research... |
American Family Physician November 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter AAFP Selects New Officers and Board Members for Upcoming Year... AAFP Chooses 2005 Family Physician of the Year... Physicians in Shortage Areas Will Get Bonus Fee Payment in 2005... etc. |
Managed Care February 2002 Michael Levin-Epstein |
Plans, Providers Should Use HIPAA Breathing Room Wisely HMOs may delay compliance with HIPAA electronic transactions and code reporting requirements for one year under legislation passed by Congress late last year. However, the new law doesn't affect information privacy requirements slated to take effect in 2003... |
American Family Physician March 15, 2007 |
Newsletter Title VII Funds Increase in 2007 Continuing Appropriations Resolution... Medicaid Enrollment Numbers Fall After Introduction of New Rule... AAFP Responds to HPV Vaccination Requirement for School Entry... etc. |
American Family Physician May 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter CMS to Cover Shortfalls in States' Children's Health Insurance Funds... Reports Find Costs Restrict Health Technology Implementation... Family Physician Gives Invited Testimony on EHR Difficulties... etc. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2003 Matthew Neff |
Newsletter AAFP Launches Initiative to Strengthen Patients' Voices in Congress... New Guide Available Online to Help Physicians Counsel Older Drivers... Fact Sheet Outlines Health Issues for Patients to Address with Physicians... etc. |
American Family Physician June 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter Panel Advocates Changes in FDA Regulation of Dietary Supplements... Health Information Community Delivers First Recommendations... Medical Liability Reform Bill Fails to Reach Senate Floor... etc. |
Managed Care June 2005 Martin Sipkoff |
The Re-Emergence of the Primary Care Physician A new model of care developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians places primary care physicians back at the center of care delivery. |
American Family Physician December 1, 2000 Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter KFF Foundation Creates AIDS Briefing Series for Lawmakers... AAFP Network to Participate in Practice-Based Research... AFP Offers E-mail Notification of Contents... Advocates Launch Web Site on Neurologic Disorders... etc. |
Managed Care December 2001 John Carroll |
The Coming HIPAA Crisis HIPAA's timetable has been known for years, but many organizations that the law covers are dawdling pitifully in preparing for compliance... |
American Family Physician January 15, 2007 |
Newsletter Congress Passes Legislation That Prevents Medicare Payment Cut... Congress Approves Extension of Physicians for Underserved Areas Act... HHS Unveils Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care System... etc. |
Energize May 2009 Paula J. Beugen |
The Role of Volunteer Resources Managers in the Serve America Act: Stay Up-to-Date and Lead There is now a new law that authorizes great expansion of Federally-supported service programs, notably AmeriCorps and several new special Corps and initiatives. The Serve America Act is over 100 pages in length and funds still need to be appropriated. |
Energize October 2014 Susan J. Ellis |
Whom Don't We Ask to Volunteer? Consider where you recruit and what your expectations are of what applicants will look like. Don't limit your outreach and you'll be rewarded. |
Managed Care October 2003 John L. Phelan |
Pay Incentives to Physicians For Filing Electronic Claims Physicians' well-known reluctance to invest in office computer hardware and software is costing health plans money. How to get the docs' attention? |
AFP eWire April 25, 2005 |
What is Volunteer Time Worth? The value of the volunteer hour has increased. According to an estimate, one hour of volunteer time rose to $17.55 for 2004, up from $17.19 per hour in 2003. |
Energize June 2011 Paula J. Beugen |
Is the Corporation for National and Community Service on the Right Track for Volunteerism? After energetically working alongside many others to advance the concepts for what became the National and Community Service Act of 1990, I am stunned by the current state of what is now the Corporation for National and Community Service |
Energize November 2011 Susan J. Ellis |
Part-time Volunteer Management Means Equally Limited Volunteer Involvement, It is hardly news that the majority of people who lead volunteer involvement are expected to do so part-time. |
Energize March 2010 Susan J. Ellis |
AmeriCorps and Senior Corps Targeting Volunteer Management The most popular capacity building option among both charities and congregations with social service outreach activities is the addition of a one-year, full-time volunteer with a living stipend (like an AmeriCorps member), with responsibility for volunteer recruitment and management. |
Managed Care May 2001 |
New Privacy Rules May Provide Boost For IT Companies For all the whining about HIPAA from providers and payers, there are reports that a growing share of them are beginning to see the value of it in long-term savings... |
AFP eWire March 1, 2004 |
Many Nonprofits Using Volunteers Ineffectively A joint study by the UPS Foundation, the Corporation for National and Community Service and the USA Freedom Corps has revealed that 80 percent of nonprofits rely on volunteers for critical activities, but admit they do not have the resources or knowledge to manage them as they might like. |
Managed Care February 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein |
HIPAA Privacy Rules Create Uncertainty, Compliance Woes When it comes to information-sharing, just when does 'no' mean 'no'? What about conflicting statutes? We have two years to sort it out... |
Energize April 2006 Susan J. Ellis |
Why a New Association Should Serve the USA For a professional association of volunteer program leaders, it is incredibly difficult to be an international association - just look at the United Nations! The obstacles to success are enormous. |
CIO November 1, 2002 Ben Worthen |
How to Meet Tomorrow's Privacy Rules Today When it comes to preparing for impending security regulations, health-care CIOs have some simple advice: Act now. |
Energize May 2014 Susan J. Ellis |
Branding National Volunteer Week: Who Wins and Who Loses? National Volunteer Week last month was its usual non-event in the United States -- despite its 40 th anniversary -- with precious little media attention. This year, however, that might well have been a good thing. |