Happy summer from your Los Angeles Academy of Family Physicians! Summer is traditionally a time when people slow down and take some time for themselves which has resonated with me recently as I have been reflecting on this country’s culture of “busyness.” Think about this: how many times have you replied to the greeting “How […] Read more
From Burnout to Balance: How Physician Coaching is Transforming Healthcare Four years ago, the world faced an unprecedented challenge with the onset of COVID-19. As physicians, we witnessed the pandemic’s full shock—patients lying on stretchers in ambulance parking lots, desperately hoping for an available ventilator. Many avoided hospitals until it was too late, fearing that […] Read more
July 2024 Final performance feedback and payment adjustments for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) are released in August 2024, for determining the 2025 payment adjustments. More information is on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website https://qpp.cms.gov/. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a landmark advisory declaring firearm violence a public health crisis in the […] Read more
JUNE 8, 2024 Marmalade Café, Farmer’s Market, Los Angeles The meeting was called to order by Dr. Emma Hiscocks, President. She introduced our special guests: Alex McDonald, MD; CAFP 2024-2025 President and Lisa Folberg, MMP, CEO of the CAFP. They were present in order to have the opportunity to address the members after the meeting […] Read more
