Atlantic Health Partners: Start Saving Money on Vaccines Now! The Florida Academy of Family Physicians has partnered with Atlantic Health Partners because Atlantic can save Family Physicians money, advocate for fair payment and support family medicine and our chapter. Joining the Atlantic program is free to your practice and enrollment is completely voluntary. As a member of Atlantic, your practice places orders directly with Sanofi Pasteur and Merck and receives the most favorable pricing and purchasing terms for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and flu vaccines. We encourage you to contact Atlantic at 800.741.2044 or at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or visit www.atlantichealthpartners.com
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Loans (unsecured loans and personal credit lines) Planning your medical career? The FAFP and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch can help with a Physician Loan Program designed with the FAFP member in mind. Bank of America/Merrill Lynch can offer unsecured loans and personal credit lines to members of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians. Lower rates and higher borrowing limits for qualified applicants are just the beginning. Be sure to take advantage of this new member benefit. You may call Michael Welch with Bank of America/Merrill Lynch toll free at 800-937-0846, 321-729-8630, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), visit http://www.bankofamerica.com/small_business/practicesolutions/index.cfm
Special Rates for FAFP Members from Enterprise Rent-A-Car® The FAFP has partnered with the Enterprise Business Rental Program to meet your vehicle rental needs in the Florida and nationwide. To receive your special rates in the area, you may book online, call 1-800-RENT-A-CAR or contact the branch directly. Make sure to provide your Corporate Class ID number 43A6584 and (Pin number FLO when booking online) to receive your discount. Membership also provides discounted rates when renting out of town. These can also be booked through the Enterprise website site or by calling 1-800-RENT-A-CAR and selecting “out of town reservations.”
Florida Doctors Insurance Company (www.fldic.com) is the FAFP-endorsed medical professional liability insurance carrier. It provides a 10% discount for all FAFP members in good standing in addition to a myriad of other benefits. Lesa Kemp 800-352-3627 x213, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
FPJobsOnline is the preeminent employment site for family physicians looking for jobs and for employers, for family medicine physicians. FPJobsOnline.com
Health Choice Network, as a benefit to its members, FAFP is partnering with Health Choice Network (HCN) to provide the latest software, hardware, hosting and support services all at discounted rates. FAFP has reviewed and tested the product and is supporting it as a solution for family physicians. For Pricing and Details contact Michele Russell, VP Business Development, (239) 462-2796, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
TaxResources, Inc., the pioneer and largest income tax audit defense firm in the US, is recommended by the FAFP and offers special discounted annual fee for FAFP members. Call 1-800-922-8348 or visit their website at fafp.taxaudit.com
Yotta280 specializes in providing online, off-site, and cloud-based data protected solutions. FAFP is pleased to recommend Yotta280 “Cloud Backup and Recovery,” the most modern method of protecting a business or practice’s critical electronic data. Contact Reggie Rogers at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 1-877-449-6882. Visit their website at www.yotta280.com
Care Tracker Partners, from Ingenix, is a cloud-based, integrated Practice Management and Electronic Medical Record system. “Cloud-based” means that it resides on secure servers with redundancy in locations across the country, and is accessed through the Internet much like the banking and stock brokerage systems that many of us use regularly. CareTracker is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, which means physicians subscribe to the software vs. purchasing it. For pricing and Details contact Jim McDonnell, Phone 651.501.8064 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Sage Software provides a three-year agreement and payment terms (two agreement options also available); Set-up for single physician, nurse, office manager, and front desk (4 users); Software purchasing and hosting; Hardware purchases (provider tablet, laser printer, wireless router, patient I.D. scanner, patient medical record scanner, desktop PCs); HIPAA and HITECH ACT compliance and Disaster recovery; HCN professional service hours, ongoing support and security. For more information, please visit: www.hcnetwork.org or contact Michele Russell at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 239-462-2796.
AHIT is the federally-designated Regional Extension Center (REC) for healthcare providers in Duval County. Your practice may be eligible for a free AHIT membership that includes education and additional resources. Your Community Partner will help determine if you qualify. For more information, visit AdvanceHealthIT.org or contact your Community Partner Representative Radley Remo, Duval County Health Department, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and (904) 253-2052.
South Florida Regional Extension Center - The South Florida Regional Extension Center (SFREC) assists local physicians in the adoption and use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in their healthcare practices. The SFREC is one of 60 centers nationwide that received federal stimulus funds to help local physician offices and other healthcare providers select, successfully implement and meaningfully use certified EHRs to improve the efficiency, quality and value of healthcare. As a member of FAFP, you are eligible to receive membership and benefits free of charge. For more information, please visit: www.southfloridarec.org
Rx Integration represents A-S Medication Solutions LLC, the pioneer in medication dispensing solutions with over 20 years of expertise serving over 17,000 physicians nationwide. A-S Medication Solutions LLC offers the fastest, easiest to use and most reliable point-of-care dispensing solution in health care today.
The service not only continues to provide practices the highest quality, state-of-the-art dispensing solution, but also the most comprehensive web-based dispensing and 3rd party payor management system in the industry: PedigreeRx Easy Scripts. A-S Medication Solutions, along with its affiliates, have over 40 years of experience in pharmacy operations and prescription claims management. We help provide your patients with the added convenience, confidentiality and safety they deserve so they can start medication therapy immediately and get better faster, all while adding revenue to your practice. Contact Christopher Johnson today for a free practice-specific formulary and profit model at 904.476.0969 - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Prescriber’s Letter and the Florida Academy of Family Physicians (FAFP) are pleased to offer FAFP members the Prescriber’s Practice Pearl. This monthly resource gives you a sampling of the valuable Recommendations and evidence-based resources available in the full Prescriber’s Letter VIP service. Read on for the Prescriber’s Practice Pearl or become a Prescriber’s Letter VIP Member now. As an FAFP member, you get a discounted rate for a service that saves your time and keeps you abreast of significant developments in drug therapy. For more information, please visit: prescribersletter.therapeuticresearch.com/pl/PracticePearl.aspx?s=prl&cs=ppFAFP
FAFP is your indispensable resource. Contact FAFP with questions and/or for assistance on all aspects of the practice of family medicine in Florida, i.e., managed care issues; insurance reimbursement; Medicare, Medicaid and HMOs; Patient-Centered Medical Home; physician manpower; rural health; legislation and regulations; hospital and practice privileges; medical staff bylaws; credentialing; etc. For more information, please visit: www.fafp.org