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The unintended, but not surprising, negative consequences of hospitalism

By Richard Young, M.D. A recent study in Annals of Internal Medicine looked at what happened when patients were cared for in the hospital by private physicians (presumably often their personal...

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Hart of Dixie: Feel-good family medicine hits the small screen

By Juleah Williams Among this season’s new fall line-up comes a new drama from the CW – Hart of Dixie – featuring surgeon-turned-country doctor Zoe Hart. Full disclosure: As can be expected from most...

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From the editor: Introducing a new look for Texas Family Physician

Eleven years ago, when I came on board as managing editor of Texas Family Physician, I was fresh out of journalism school with a love for design and an eye for art, photography, and typography, but no...

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The super charge

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, released the interim charges for the standing committees of the House of Representatives. As he said in the accompanying letter, these charges will set...

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Wal-Mart: The future leader of low-cost care?

Save money. Live better. It’s Wal-Mart’s corporate motto, but put it in the context of health care and add a third line targeted at improving care for individuals and you’ve got something awfully close...

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Supercommittee’s failure leaves little time to avert Medicare cut

You’ve probably heard by now that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, the “supercommittee,” failed in its efforts to reach a budget compromise. The 12 congressional lawmakers had until...

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New things to know for your Maintenance of Certification

As TAFP faculty and staff travel to San Antonio and Lubbock to present two SAM Group Study Workshops tomorrow, it brings to mind a few changes to the ABFM Maintenance of Certification process that all...

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Thank you to our members and happy holidays!

In the spirit of the holidays, we’d like to take a moment to thank you for your continued membership. Representing 7,000 family physician members, family medicine resident members, and medical student...

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Celebrating a year in the blogosphere

Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Texas Family Docs blog (give or take a few days), gives us the opportunity to reflect on how we’re doing and give you, our members, a preview of what’s to...

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We’ve moved! Check out the all-new TAFP.org

  TAFP has moved our blog, txfamilydocs.org, to the all-new redesigned TAFP.org. The new site features a host of interactive opportunities with the goal of engaging our members in all facets of what...

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