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September 29, 2021
Capitol Update 2022 - Interim Committee Week #1
This is the State Capitol building in Florida. It has a large concrete stairway leading up to it with large columns holding up the facade.
The Florida Legislature met last week to start interim committee weeks that will lead up to the 2022 session beginning in early January. CLICK HERE to read the latest update from FAFP's lobbying team in Tallahassee regarding issues of importance to Florida Family Physicians.
2021 Family Medicine Winter Summit - Register Now!
Register now for the 2021 Family Medicine Winter Summit, December 10-12, 2021 at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. This is a live, in-person only event and there will be no virtual component offered. For a complete list of topics and speakers, view/print the CME Program Agenda. 

IMPORTANT HOTEL INFORMATION
The FAFP room block at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island has been filled. We highly encourage you to add your name to the hotel waiting list by calling 1-904-277-1100 and referencing the Florida Academy of Family Physicians. 

If you are interested in alternative accommodations, the following hotels are recommended, but there is no official FAFP room block at these properties. 

Omni Amelia Island Resort - 1.8 miles from The Ritz-Carlton
904-261-6161

Residence Inn Amelia Island - 3.6 miles from The Ritz-Carlton
904-277-2440

Important Dates
Date of the Meeting: December 10-12, 2021
Early Bird Discount Deadline: October 15, 2021
September Member Spotlight - Dr. Ashley Kreher
"Each path we journey with our patients is unique. Shaped by individual experiences, relationships, successes, and challenges. Like a flowing river, with currents ever changing, medicine is not stagnant. At times the path we take is rocky, treacherous, and unclear. Winding steep paths, blocked by unforeseen obstacles, leaving us wondering if we are ever going to make it to a hallowed ground. At times we become familiar with the paths we take, the paths we travel every day, guiding many along the same path. At times walking ahead rather than side by side. When did the paths we have walked with our patients become routine?"

CLICK HERE to read more.
New AAFP Resources Can Help Streamline Prior Authorizations
Few practice management issues resonate with family physicians like increasing administrative simplification does. Identifying ways to improve the prior authorization process is a big step in the right direction. A new Family Medicine Practice Hack video offers tips to streamline prior authorization procedures, and a members-only workbook that offers sample cheat sheets can simplify the task of assembling information needed to submit prior authorizations for different payers.
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