A Letter from the Chair

Jamie Ulbrich, MD, FAAFP Board Chair WELCOME!

Iam excited and enthusiastic to be your MAFP reimbursement, innovative practice business Board Chairman. My time so far with MAFP has models, contract negotiation, and so much more, it been an absolute thrill. As I reflect on our many deserves significant focus to continue to provide our accomplishments (which you will read about in this patients the highest quality care. magazine), I’m humbled to follow the wonderful This magazine is dedicated to the management leadership that has preceded me. and financial aspects of our practices and how it As family medicine physicians, we have a very broad and deep knowledge base. Most of us pride ourselves on being able to provide the best care to the entire family. We may deliver a baby, counsel a teenager, diag“ As family medicine physicians, we have a very broad and deep nose dermatologic conditions, adjust hypertensive and diabetes medications, and provide hospice care – all in the same day! This was acquired through years of undergraduate, medical school, residency, and for some integrates into providing the highes can for our patients. knowledge base. t level ofc ” are we fellowship training. We have such a unique training While we may not always have the answers, I’m experience that cannot be duplicated or replicated confident our relentless search for education will in any other specialty or training experience. enable us to handle whatever comes our way. My

With all the medical training, many of us never prayer for our MAFP is that we continue to grow thought we would be confronted with the complex strong through this very challenging time of a business decisions we have every day. The Business pandemic and that we continue to support each of Medicine is a complex and dynamic reality for other in any way possible. our practices. Considering pandemics, healthcare

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