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HIP Expansion Announcement
Governor Pence announced today that Indiana will pursue an expansion of the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP)....
MERS-CoV Case Confirmed
MERS-CoV Case ConfirmedMIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS INFECTION CONFIRMED IN NORTHWESTERN...
Confused About Medicare Preventive Visits? So Are Your Patients!
Confused About Medicare Preventive Visits? So are your patients!ByJoy Newby, LPN, CPCNewby Consulting,...
Indiana’s Immunization Successes and Challenges
By Anne Schuchat, MD, RADM, US Public Health Service, Assistant Surgeon General, and Director, National...
Indiana General Assembly's "Short Session" Comes To An End
General Assembly's "Short Session" EndsThe Indiana legislature adjourned “sine die”...
Indiana General Assembly In The Home Stretch
By Allison Taylor, JDToday marks the 3rd reading deadline for legislation – meaning that bills...
Updated Legislative News and Coding Tips
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Mid-Session Legislative Report
The 2014 "short" session of the Indiana General Assembly is in full swing. Just last week the House...
Legislative Reception Hosted By IAFP
Legislative Reception Hosted By IAFPOn the evening of Monday, February 17, your Academy hosted a legislative...
Legislative Update
Indiana legislature nearly half-way overThe Indiana legislature will hit the “half-way” mark...
Family Practice Stories Book Available Now
Family Practice Stories: Memories, Reflections, and Stories of Hoosier Family Doctors of the Mid-twentieth...
First Do No Harm" Toolkit Released
The Indiana Attorney General’s office has released “First Do No Harm: The Indiana Healthcare...
MLB Unanimously Adopts Chronic Pain Management Prescribing Rules
On Thursday afternoon, the Indiana Medical Licensing Board adopted this version of the...
Avoid The Fall Asthma "Epidemic"
By Amy Brandt, MPH – Chronic Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist, Indiana State Department of HealthFall...
Medicare Final Rule To Be Delayed
By Joy Newby, LPN, CPCNewby Consulting, Inc.Dateline: October 24, 2013We received the following notice...
Affordable Care Act and Health Insurance Marketplace Resources
American Academy of Family Physicians ResourcesThe AAFP has created useful resources for family physicians...
Dr. Alan W. Sidel Memorial Family Medicine Scholarship
IAFP Past President Alan W. Sidel, MD, passed away in May, 2013. His family have set up a memorial family...
UPDATED: MLB Releases 2nd Version of Emergency Rules on Pain Management Prescribing – Next Public Hearing September 25th
IAFP reported last month regarding Senate Enrolled Act 246, which requires the MLB to establish...
Medicare Payment Allowances and Effective Dates for the 2014 Flu Season
This article clarifies CPT codes, payment allowances, and effective dates for flu vaccines for the coming...