State of Maine Is Changing PMP Vendors

July 30, 2020

MAFP PineCone ENews & Updates

REMINDER - Key dates for Clinician users of the PMP:

August 3 – Clinicians may begin registering in the new RxGov
September 23 - Deadline for clinicians to register
September 30 - Access to the legacy PMP system will be terminated at 11:59 p.m. ET

How to Register with RxGov

1. Go to https://mepmp.rxgov.com

2. Select “Register”

3. Under Account Type, select your role. If you are not sure which RxGov user role is right for you, please view RxGov User Role Definitions on the Maine.gov PMP website to ensure you select the appropriate role

4. Once you complete your registration, you will receive a confirmation email at the email address you used to register your Maine RxGov Please confirm your account by clicking the hyperlink in this email

Once you have registered and confirmed your account, our team must review your r egistration. As soon as this review is complete, you will receive an email notification that your RxGov account has been activated.

This process may take 3 to 5 business days depending on the volume of registrations. Once you receive the email notification that your RxGov account has been activated, you can stop using the legacy PMP and begin using RxGov.

(Thank you to Elisabeth Fowlie Mock MD, FAAFP, MPH for providing this important information!)

Repeat article:

SPEAK-OUT To Support the Family Physician Workforce Here In Maine

Despite the importance of primary care, the primary care and family physician workforce shortage continues to hurt our state's ability to provide care for our patients, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Medical Graduates (IMGs) have historically played a large role in addressing this shortage and often tend to practice in some of our most disadvantaged communities.

CONGRESS MUST ACT to pass important legislation - BUT YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED!

The MAFP has made it easy for you to contact your Representatives & Senators to support the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act.

We have written a form letter with all of the specifics - you may edit as you desire - just go to MAFP's Chapter SpeakOut HERE

Repeat article:

Doing TeleHealth? The AMA and members of the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition Telehealth Workgroup Need Your Help

The AMA has been working on a Telehealth Impact Physician Survey in collaboration with MITRE, Mayo and others as part of an effort of the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition.

The survey is expected to take up to 15-20 minutes and we ask that you complete the survey

Please consider taking a few minutes to complete the survey HERE

Quick Tip from Family Practice Management Journal

One item that makes documentation easier during a telehealth visit - HERE