AAFP Joins AMA, Other Medical Organizations in Calling On HHS to Delay NPI Deadline (5/12/2008) -- The AAFP has joined the AMA and 35 other national medical organizations in urging HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt to delay a fast-approaching deadline that would require Medicare providers to file Medicare claims using only their National Provider Identifier, or NPI, number. In a letter dated May 1, the medical organizations cited their growing concerns about the ability of physician practices, clearinghouses and commercial insurance payers to meet the May 23 deadline.
Here's What AAFP's Restructuring Means for You (5/8/2008) -- This month, the Academy emerged from an intensive, difficult and ultimately successful restructuring process designed to achieve a balanced AAFP operational budget for fiscal year 2008-2009, which begins June 1.
NCSC Delegates Press for Stronger Advocacy on Payment (5/9/2008) -- Delegates to the 2008 National Conference of Special Constituencies, or NCSC, urged the Academy to step up its advocacy efforts with government agencies, third-party payers and other private-sector stakeholders to ensure family physicians get their fair share of the reimbursement pie. That message came through adoption of resolutions on a range of payment issues.
TransforMED Offers Free Medical Home Assessment Tool (5/8/2008) -- Medical practices working on becoming medical homes now can measure their progress, thanks to a free and comprehensive assessment tool recently made available by TransforMED, a practice redesign initiative affiliated with the AAFP.
AAFP Past President Calls for End to Health Care Disparities (5/8/2008) -- The nation's health care system continues to perpetuate health care disparities by providing different levels of care for minority and nonminority patients, thus creating a two-tiered health care system that makes it difficult for minorities to access a high level of care. That's according to former AAFP President Warren A. Jones, M.D., of Ridgeland, Miss., who delivered the keynote address during the 2008 National Conference of Special Constituencies May 1 in Kansas City, Mo.
Physicians Must Lead Way to Health Care Reform (5/8/2008) -- When it comes to the U.S. health care system, "we have multiple organ failure," said former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, M.D., during a recent meeting in Kansas City, Mo. And in terms of how physicians have responded to America's growing health care crisis, Elders added, "we have not been great leaders."
The Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians
proudly announces the candidacy of
Robert Wergin, M.D. for AAFP Director, 2008
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Mission Statement
Founded in 1948, the Nebraska Academy is governed by policies and principles established by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors meets quarterly.
The Academy is the untiring advocate of the family physician, the medical specialty of family practice, and the people of Nebraska. It promotes excellence in health care along with the betterment of the health of the people of Nebraska. The Academy assumes this challenge because it recognizes that healthy people are the Academy’s highest responsibility.
The Academy believes in access to quality, cost-effective care for all Nebraskans. The Academy strives to provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters. The Nebraska Academy works to ensure an optimal supply of well-trained Family Physicians; it promotes family practice as the most desired career choice for dedicated individuals who seek the rewards this caring profession offers. The Nebraska AFP encourages the provision of quality, innovative education for practicing physicians, residents, and medical students that embodies the art and science of medicine. And it supports the development of a defined knowledge base in family practice through ongoing research.
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With their combined extensive training and their ability to provide continuous health management, Family Physicians are able to deliver the ultimate in medically supervised judicious, cost-effective health care.









