The Comprehensive Primary Care Payment Calculator project team, led by Stanley Borg, D.O. developed a tool designed to create specific examples for both practices and payers to better understand how a Comprehensive Primary Care Payment may be implemented. Physicians and payers can now explore new options for developing PCMH payment frameworks and/or replace existing capitation and FFS contracts.

Help strengthen the primary care foundation in America. Use the campaign tools to spread the word among your patients and in your community and social networks.

Our summer all-member meeting is fast approaching. The meeting will take place from July 18-19 at the beautiful Red Crown Lodge, located in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin. Continuing Medical Education credit will be offered; stay tuned for additional information.

You can also report through the AAFP Member Resource Center via phone, fax, or email:

• Phone: (800) 274-2237
• Fax: (913) 906-6075
• Email: aafp@aafp.org

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has published guidelines on recommended immunization schedules by age group, but for many Americans, additional information from a provider can help deepen understanding. Through established patient-provider relationships and medical knowledge, clinicians are in a unique position to educate patients about health decisions, including vaccinations, and research shows that patients value the advice.

The immunization schedule for adults was also published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and can be found at: https://bit.ly/2UNCOGC

Printable versions of the 2019 immunization schedules for persons ages 19 and older also are available on the CDC website in several formats, including portrait, landscape, and pocket-sized versions. Catch-Up Vaccine Job-Aids for DTaP, Hib and Pneumococcal Vaccines are available again this year. 

The 2019 CDC Vaccine Schedule App is now also available.

If you have questions about the immunization schedule, please call the MDPH Immunization Division at 617-983-6800 and ask to speak to an immunization epidemiologist or nurse.

The UW Addiction Consultation Hotline offers on-call help to health care providers seeking support and direction in dealing with their patients' substance abuse problems. Addiction specialists on the hotline provide advice for long-term and follow-up care and provide counseling. The hotline is available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This hotline is funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services through legislation enacted as part of the HOPE Agenda.