Access to Specialty Care: Three Ways You Can Improve Patient Satisfaction

Take Care NY – My Diabetes Checkbook

Dinner Series of 2020-2021: Third Annual Prescription For Long Life Conference Series

In this series of lectures, the overall goals will be to summarize what is known about burnout, physician wellness, use of dietary and herbal supplements, destructive behavior, and education on diet.

2020 Healthfirst Fall Symposium

Best Practices and Innovation: Pillars of Wellness for New Yorkers Seeking Longevity and Quality in the Era of COVID-19

USPSTF Recommendation on HIV Screening and PrEP

New York State is seeking to increase the number of eligible individuals taking advantage of PrEP from 32,000 at the end of 2018 to 65,000 by the end of 2020.

PrEP to Prevent HIV and Promote Sexual Health

NYS strongly endorses PrEP as an effective, evidence-based biomedical intervention that is a pillar of primary prevention for individuals at high risk of HIV acquisition, emphasizing the importance of prescribing PrEP in conjunction with counseling on safer sex and safer injection practices.

PrEP Recommended ICD-10-CM Codes

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) coding system does not designate specific billing codes for PrEP or PEP related services. The New York State Department of Health and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recommend the use of the following ICD-10-CM codes for PrEP and PEP related outpatient services.

PrEP Awareness Week

The theme of PrEP Aware Week, 2020 is: “This is Why I PrEP”. The theme recognizes that PrEP is an individualized approach to HIV prevention and sexual health. “This is Why I PrEP” provides a broad umbrella for reaching all New Yorkers with tailored messages about PrEP that will speak to them as individuals and members of different, overlapping, diverse communities.

Developmental and Behavioral Health Screening in Pediatrics: Best Practices and Challenges

October 17, 2020 This CME activity is designed to provide general pediatricians and family practitioners with the most up-to-date guidance on developmental and behavioral screening practices. The event addressed strategies that general pediatricians and family practitioners can use to implement this guidance in their offices and the challenges they and the families in their care may face.

Fourth Annual World Health Continuing Medical Education Conference

June 3-5, 2021 Virtual Conference This Continuing Medical Education activity is designed to update primary care and specialty practices on the evolving strategies for implementing evidence-based medicine to meet the needs of local, regional, and global communities. The intent is to inform the attendees on innovations in treating special patient populations, with a focus on Caribbean communities. Using evidence-based prevention, chronic-disease management, pharmacotherapy, and cutting-edge treatment options, participants will be able to integrate approaches to improve patient care outcomes.

Best Practices and Innovation: Facing the Reality of Post-COVID Symptoms

May 14, 2021 Virtual Conference Healthfirst’s semi-annual Provider Symposium features the innovative work of practices, health care organizations and industry leaders who care for and serve our members. Providers, administrators, and leaders from a variety of ambulatory, community based, and independent health and social service settings look forward to attending and learning from colleagues and health leaders. This theme for symposium is Best Practices and Innovation: Facing the Reality of Post-COVID Symptoms.