December 22, 2021
Happy Holidays from the FAFP!
Many thanks for all you do for your community and patients throughout Florida - we are proud to work for such amazing physicians! The FAFP offices will be closed Thursday, December 24 and reopen Monday, January 3, but will attempt to resolve any member emergencies emailed or phoned into staff during this time. We hope you enjoy your holidays and have a wonderful New Year!
December Member Spotlight - Dr. Margaret Crossman
"I was privileged to view COVID care from many different angles, as Chief Medical Officer at Halifax Health, I engaged with hospital, community and local and state emergency operations and planning
groups. As Family Physician, I engaged in direct patient care, including inpatient and outpatient, virtual, and even a few house-calls. And as mother and wife, I engaged my family. Through it all, I was reminded every challenge brings opportunity for discovery and creativity."

CLICK HERE to read more.
FAFP Poster Presentation: A Call for Abstracts
A Call for Abstracts is being issued for presentation during the Family Medicine Spring Forum 2022 at The Hilton Bonnet Creek Orlando. The research must be of interest and educational value to the specialty of family medicine and conducted by (1) a Florida family medicine resident (2) a Florida medical student or (3) an active FAFP physician member. 
 
Deadlines for Abstracts: January 21, 2022
 
CLICK HERE to complete the online application.
New CPT Modifier 93 - Audio-Only Services
At the September 2021 CPT Editorial Panel Meeting, a new Modifier was accepted to describe real-time telemedicine services between a patient and a physician or other qualified health care professional rendered via audio-only. This new modifier is effective January 1, 2022.
 
Modifier 93 – Synchronous Telemedicine Service Rendered Via Telephone or Other Real-Time Interactive Audio-Only Telecommunications System:
Synchronous telemedicine service is defined as a real-time interaction between a physician or other qualified health care professional and a patient who is located away at a distant site from the physician or other qualified health care professional. The totality of the communication of information exchanged between the physician or other qualified health care professional and the patient during the course of the synchronous telemedicine service must be of an amount and nature that is sufficient to meet the key components and/or requirements of the same service when rendered via a face-to-face interaction.
 
The official release information can be found on the AMA website:
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