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Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/02/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Feb 2019
International colleagues face familiar problems
The conversations taking place at international medical meetings could be taking place at our local chapter meetings.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/02/international-colleagues-face-familiar-problems.htm
1 Feb 2019
IMGs face uncertainty amid politics, rhetoric
Proposed changes to U.S. immigration policy have had a ripple effect on the medical field.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/imgs-face-uncertainty-amid-politics-rhetoric.htm
1 Jan 2019
Looking back and looking forward
As the year begins, ACP's President shares where ACP has been and where membership voices have guided ACP to engage in the coming year.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/looking-back-and-looking-forward.htm
1 Jan 2019
Uptake of CRC screening leaves room for improvement
This issue also covers IMGs and immigration policy, along with conference coverage on gastroenterology and the art of diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/uptake-of-crc-screening-leaves-room-for-improvement.htm
1 Jan 2019
International Forum focuses on social determinants of health
The discussion at Internal Medicine Meeting 2018 was organized around the nine policy positions highlighted in ACP's recent position paper, “Addressing Social Determinants to Improve Patient Care and Promote Health Equity.”
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/international-forum-focuses-on-social-aspects-of-health.htm
1 Jan 2019
ACP analyzes, rates performance measures in 2019 CMS MIPS
Policymakers, physician organizations, and measure developers should encourage inclusion of measures rated as valid in accountability, payment, and reporting programs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/04/4.htm
4 Dec 2018
Web-based decision support tool may help determine safety of outpatient PE management
The tool was added to the patient care workflow in the ED after the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) was confirmed but before site-of-care decision making was completed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/13/4.htm
13 Nov 2018
Telemedicine's future looks bright, with some caveats
ACP's Healthcare Roundtable predicted new uses for telemedicine in a variety of health care settings.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/11/telemedicines-future-looks-bright-with-some-caveats.htm
1 Nov 2018
Treating patients afraid to present
Undocumented patients pose a challenge to medical care, as they have trouble accessing and affording services. The current political environment is making it tougher for those who need help.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/treating-patients-afraid-to-present.htm
1 Oct 2018