Search results for "Advocacy"
Cystatin C beats creatinine at predicting complications of kidney disease
Depression quality improvement program seeks participantsHelp choose the best name for ACP's advocacy program
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/21/6.htm
21 Dec 2010
Influencing the details of health reform so internists get paid
It is often said that people don't see the forest for the trees, obsessing on the details instead of the big picture.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/washington.htm
1 Jan 2011
Call for fall 2011 Board of Governors resolutions
The deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the fall 2011 Board of Governors meeting is Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Initiating a resolution provides ACP members an opportunity to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. Members must submit resolutions to their Governor and/or chapter council. A resolution becomes a resolution of the chapter once the chapter council approves it.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/25/10.htm
25 Jan 2011
New year brings big, small changes to practice administration
Three federal regulations create new opportunities and hurdles for physicians, including new reimbursements, Medicare annual wellness visits and a potential uptick in office visits to document over-the-counter drugs for health plans.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/02/coding.htm
1 Feb 2011
ASCO statement: Advanced cancer care should be tailored to patient preferences
Put words in our mouth
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/08/6.htm
8 Feb 2011
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about SGR fix, sinusitis approaches, and hospitalist##ndash;physician communication.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/letters.htm
1 Mar 2011
ACP chapters offer myriad opportunities for involvement
ACP's chapters form the core of member involvement with the organization, as well as offer benefits in networking, learning and managing.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/presidents.htm
1 Mar 2011
Off-service note from ACP's outgoing president
ACP has made tremendous strides in the past 100 years, and must make many more in the next 100 in order to achieve its goals of caring for patients in an effective health care environment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/presidents.htm
1 Apr 2011
Reclaiming who we are: Internal medicine's central role
Internists must use their admirable heritage to provide the best care for patients and reclaim internal medicine's central role in delivering health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/presidents.htm
1 May 2011
Time away from the office an investment in the time spent in it
Politicians have markedly disparate visions for the government's role in health care. The outcomes of the 2012 elections will have an impact on what eventually happens.A recap of events at Internal Medicine 2011 provide insights into clinical knowledge and the problems facing internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/presidents.htm
1 Jun 2011