Announcements
New RFPs for Grantmaking Released
Grants for Health Information Technolgy and Physician Leadership
Through its HIT In Practice: Toolkit Grants program, the Physicians Foundation will make grants to support projects focused on the development, testing and dissemination of practical, efficient tools and resources to aid in physicians' adoption and meaningful use of certified EHRs.
The Physician Leadership Grants program will support the ongoing professional development of physicians as leaders in the healthcare arena.
For more information on these grant programs, please download the full RFPs, applications and proposal instructions on the Grantmaking page.
New Book Discusses Today’s Medical Practice
A new book entitled In Their Own Words: 12,000 Physicians Reveal Their Thoughts About Medical Practice in America documents concerns doctors have about today’s medical practice environment.
The book also describes what changes doctors plan to make in their practices and what suggestions they have for fixing the nation’s dysfunctional health system.
The book is built around hundreds of written comments physicians contributed to a national survey conducted by The Physicians Foundation.
For more information about the book or to purchase, check it out on online.
NEJM Article
An article co-authored by Stephen L. Isaacs, JD, Paul S. Jellinek, PhD, and Walker Ray, MD, PF board vice president, was published in the February 12, 2009 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. The article, entitled "The Independent Physician-Going, Going..." addresses the future of independent physician practice and can be read online.
New Book by Dr. Richard Reece
Check out the latest book by physician and author Dr. Richard Reece. Released in June 2009, the book, Obama, Doctors, and Health Reform: A Doctor Assesses the Odds of Success, addresses timely issues of health care reform and features interviews with PF board president, Lou Goodman, PhD, and PF board vice president Walker Ray, MD. The book is available for purchase online.