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Web-based tool helps practices improve performance
ACP has developed a Web-based tool to help primary care practices improve performance. The Medical Home Builder, now available for licensing, was initially designed to assist those interested in participating in a patient-centered medical home demonstration project. The tool guides users through seven modules:Patient-centered care & communicationAccess & schedulingOrganization of practiceCare coordination & transition in careUse of technologyPopulation managementQuality improvement & performance improvement
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/12/11.htm
12 Jan 2010
ACP's Steven Weinberger, FACP, blogs at KevinMD
Steven Weinberger, FACP, ACP's Deputy Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President for Medical Education and Publishing, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com, one of the Web's most influential medical blogs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/26/12.htm
26 Jan 2010
Chapter awardees noted
Chapters honor Members, Fellows, and Masters of ACP who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, or service to their community, their chapter, and ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/26/14.htm
26 Jan 2010
ACP issues position paper on patient-physician-caregiver relationships
More than 30 million people in the U.S. act as caregivers for individuals with acute and chronic illness.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/26/11.htm
26 Jan 2010
College Fellows honored
Two ACP Fellows were recently honored, one for contributions to bioethics and one for volunteerism.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/26/13.htm
26 Jan 2010
New ACPNet project on low back pain
ACP has introduced a new program in its ACPNet series, one of ACP's most long-lasting and popular online practice and quality improvement programs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/13.htm
2 Feb 2010
Practice improvement Webinars for the Medical Home Builder
ACP has just announced a new series of quality improvement Webinars, “Charting Your Way to Practice Improvement: Webinars for the 21st Century Patient-Centered Practice.” Available at no charge to users of the ACP Medical Home Builder and their staff, the interactive Webinars will cover why quality improvement should be important to your practice and practical ways you can improve your practice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/14.htm
2 Feb 2010
Propose workshops for future meetings of Internal Medicine
The Clinical Skills Subcommittee (CSSC) is now accepting proposals for Internal Medicine 2011, April 7-9, 2011. The CSSC welcomes all proposals but places a priority on interactive workshops that focus on the acquisition or improvement of physical examination skills, communication skills and procedural skills. The CSSC is most interested in workshops that have a high likelihood of changing physician behavior using proven teaching techniques or new and innovative teaching strategies that have yet to be tested. The deadline for proposals is May 1, 2010. Download the proposal form.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/12.htm
2 Feb 2010
New trivia game by ACP on Facebook
Test your knowledge and have fun at the same time. Try out ACP's new Facebook trivia game, “Are you an internist?”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/09/10.htm
9 Feb 2010
Fellow chosen by New Jersey governor
Last week, Poonam Alaigh, FACP, director of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, was named commissioner of the New Jersey Health and Senior Services Department by Gov. Chris Christie.
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9 Feb 2010