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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...
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...
Affordable Care Act and Health Insurance Marketplace Resources
American Academy of Family Physicians ResourcesThe AAFP has created useful resources for family physicians...
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...
Governor Pence Announces Indiana Will Continue Healthy Indiana Plan
The federal government has approved the extension of Indiana’s current Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP). ...
Medical Licensing Board (MLB) In The Process Of Developing Emergency Rules On Pain Management Prescribing - Next Hearing August 22nd
Senate Enrolled Act 246 requires the MLB to establish standards and protocols for the prescribing...
First Round Of ACA Primary Care Physician Supplemental Payments Distributed
Family physicians who have self-attested to be qualifying providers under the ACA’s primary care physician supplemental payment...
Revised IAFP Bylaws Now Online
View the Revised IAFP Bylaws for 2013's Congress of Delegates, as well as our 2013 Congress of Delegates...
POST Form Now Onilne
Official POST Form Now Online The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announces...
2013 PQRS and/or eRx Incentive Program: Stripped N365 Remark Code
MLN Connects Provider e-News | Thursday, June 27, 2013For those eligible professionals participating...
New 1500 Claim Form Tentative Effective Date January 1, 2014
In the June 27, 2013 MLN Connects Provider e-News, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Documentation Timeliness
Confused concerning the timeliness of your documentation in connection with the provider signature,...
Indiana CERT Examples
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT)...
Legislative Wrap Up
Adjourning a few days early, the Indiana General Assembly has completed its 2013 legislative session.Although...