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Covid 19 Resources
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Tennessee’s Medicaid Block Grant Proposal
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tenncare/documents2/Amendment42RedlineVersion.pdfIn this amendment, Tennessee proposes to convert the federal share of its Medicaid funding relating to providing its core medical services to its core population to a block grant. This innovative proposal reimagines the Medicaid financing structure in ways that emphasize state accountability for effective program management, while incentivizing performance and ensuring that financial responsibility for Tennessee’s Medicaid program continues to be equitably shared between the state and the federal government.
Thank you to the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities for providing links to these disability resources available in Tennessee
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PRIME Registry is family medicine’s only specialty outpatient quality registry, open to all primary care clinicians, including Family Physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and many other clinical team members. PRIME Registry uses the data from your EHR (Electronic Health Record), mapping it to a robust set of quality measures presented in an easy to use dashboard that allows clinicians and practices to view and track measure performance data at the practice, clinician and patient level.
Safe Stars initiative
The Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians is proud to be a partner in the Safe Stars initiative. Safe Stars is a collaboration between the Tennessee Department of Health and the Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports at The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's...
AAFP Tips
Please visit this link to view AAFP Tips: https://www.aafp.org/practice-management/transformation/pi-tips.html?cmpid
Welcome to VRISM
https://tnafp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Welcome-to-VRISM-FINAL-03.05.2018-1440.pdfPlease click this link to view the welcome notice for the Vital Records Information Management System (VRISM). NOTE – No paper death certificates accepted after July 16, 2018
TN Together, Ending the Opioid Crisis
Please visit the following site to find our more information about how TN Together. https://www.tn.gov/opioids
A Comprehensive Plan to End the Opioid Crisis in Tennessee Click here to view the one pager.
Physicians Screening for Substance Abuse in Tennessee
A solid video about substance abuse from the Department of Health in Tennessee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHw6zZKw-FM
Update for Prenatal Healthcare Providers: Pertussis in Tennessee Infants- September 2017
Update for Prenatal Healthcare Providers: Pertussis in Tennessee Infants- September 2017
MACRA + CME resources from AAFP
MACRA + CME resources from AAFP