In a correlative to the March/Apri...

In a correlative to the March/April issue of Annals of Family Medicine, the yet to be of Family Medicine (FFM) scheme released its report and recommendations. In April, the AAFP mailed the supply to active members not already receiving Annals. The FFM throw out is a collaborative effort of seven family medicine organizations. The recommendations focus forward three key areas: clinical practice, medical education, and the U health care rule The 10 recommendations in the report incorporate 41 tactics that address issues important to family physicians, including health care coverage for all, electronic health records, professional disentanglement and practice-based research. A number of organizations have issued declarations of support for the vision and recommendations in the FFM report, including the Institute of Medicine, the AARP, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Cancer Society, and the World Organization of Family Doctors. These declarations are available online at: http://www.futurefamilymed.org/ x26833html The abounding supplement is available online at: http://www.annfammed.org. If you have annotates about the report, please note them through the online discussion collection at the Annals site.

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