Search results for "Quality Improvement"
Setting goals to improve quality under MIPS
Five principles frequently define successful individual and organizational goal-setting and achievement. They can be applied as physicians convert to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, which will have a dramatic impact on future Medicare reimbursements.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/policy.htm
1 Mar 2017
Oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention may be underprescribed in outpatients with AF
Specialists were more likely to prescribe an oral anticoagulant as the number of stroke risk factors increased as measured by the CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores, the study noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/22/2.htm
22 Mar 2016
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/2019/06/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Jun 2019
The front office bottleneck: schedules, phones and refills
Third in a six-part series on small practice issues: ACP's Center for Practice Innovation found that about half of the practices it observed as part of its quality improvement project had problems with phone communication, scheduling and the prescription refill process. The good news is that the bottleneck can be loosened with some relatively simple changes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/one.htm
1 Mar 2008
Navigating the improvement activity component of MIPS
The Quality Payment Program created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is not as intimidating as it sounds—at least for 2017, which is a transition year that will determine what internists are paid in 2019.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/tips.htm
1 Feb 2017
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
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
ACP helps transform practices to value-based care
ACP is 1 of 10 Support and Alignment Networks that received grants from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support physicians as they improve patients' experience of care, improve the health of populations, and reduce the per capita cost of health care through the expansion of quality improvement capacity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/presidents.htm
1 Mar 2016
Colonoscopy effectively screens for both left- and right-sided colorectal cancer, study finds
Depression quality improvement program seeks participantsFall chapter awardees announcedACP's John Tooker, MACP, blogs at KevinMDCollege Fellow chosen as New York's next health commissioner
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/11/6.htm
11 Jan 2011
ACP releases updated version of High Value Care Curriculum
Six 1-hour sessions include all-new cases and small group activities, facilitator's guides, and an updated Faculty Toolbox to help with assessing High Value Care milestones and the effectiveness of the curriculum.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/12/4.htm
12 Jan 2016