By Laura Murphy, DO The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report in May titled, “Implementing High Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care”. In the report the committee outlines an implementation plan on how to achieve high quality primary care (HQPC) through 5 main objectives: Pay for primary care […]
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a health advisory for: Off-Season Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections and Use of Palivizumab Off-season respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are increasing in California this summer. The CDPH recommends testing for additional respiratory pathogens besides SARS-CoV-2, including RSV. Additionally they encourage parents and caregivers to keep young children […]
The Biden administration recently announced that fully vaccinated Americans who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster eight months after their second dose. The announcement stated that the booster shots will begin on September 20, 2021, pending approval from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The […]
Quality Improvement Opportunity: COVID-19 Vaccination by Clinicians The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in partnership with Mathematica is recruiting physician practices and registries to help test the feasibility of a new clinical quality measure (CQM), COVID-19 Vaccination by Clinicians to develop and maintain quality measures for CMS’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). CMS […]
CAFP proudly welcomes the 2021-2022 Student and Resident Council. The CAFP Student and Resident Council is the official student-resident voice of the Academy. By bringing students and residents together, the council promotes the exchange of ideas, builds leadership skills, pursues transformational advocacy and enriches CA’s primary care workforce with a strong family medicine pipeline. Through […]
CAFP has a seat on the Noridian Carrier Advisory Committee, but our current representative will be stepping down so we would like to identify another family physician to serve on this committee. If you are interested, please email your CV to Catrina Reyes at creyes@familydocs.org to present to the CAFP Executive Committee for a decision. […]
After many years of serving as CAFPs President for the Kern Chapter, Dr. Michelle Quiogue is passing the mantle. A wonderful group of colleagues have stepped forward to form a new Chapter Executive Leadership Committee, to carry on the chapter organizing work. Michelle has generously offered to serve in an advisory capacity to this new […]
Congratulations to the following CAFP members who have been elected to serve on their local county chapter boards. We are grateful for your service and excited to see what new, fun activities you cook up for your local members. Sacramento Valley Board Toussaint Mears-Clarke, MD, President Brea Bondi-Boyd, MD, Vice President Erika Roshanravan, MD, Treasurer […]
CAFP extends an extra special thank you to Sacramento Valley and Santa Cruz-Monterey outgoing chapter Board Presidents Erika Roshanravan, MD and Jeannine Rodems, MD. Two years ago, Erika and Jeannine each took up the challenge of reviving their respective chapters. In both cases, they steadily guided the merging of two smaller chapters into a larger […]
