Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 22, 2025

LEGISLATIVE DEADLINES REACHED We came to the end of the legislature’s third deadline last week, which means all bills with a fiscal impact in each committee needed to be voted out and sent to the Finance Committee in the Senate and the Ways and Means Committee in the House. The omnibus bill includes many of the MAFP’s priorities.

Finance 52

Finance Telehealth Board-Certified Provider 52

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

You know, I work in the VA and we have somebody who doesn’t have the finances to support a stay in a nursing home and they’re on hospice. Eric 33:25 What about telehealth? Like an AI robot goes in the room with the screen and that links to the human palliative care provider and is also the companion. right there.

Referral 78

Referral Nurse Practitioner Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

Ruth: Very strong odor, devoid of furniture, broken screens … Eric: So it was the physical environment and … Ruth: Physical environment. Ruth: Decision-making processes, we saw the lower nursing homes tended to have a clear process for advanced care planning and for decision making to include families in an informed decision.

Nurse Practitioner 60

Nurse Practitioner Hospital Families Family 60