Search results for "High-value care"
Institute of Medicine report falls short on primary care training
Organized medicine reacted with concern to a proposal to restructure graduate medical education that did not take into account the looming shortage in primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/10/presidents.htm
1 Oct 2014
ACP toolkit improves care coordination between primary care and specialists
ACP's High Value Care Coordination Toolkit features resources to improve referrals and care coordination between primary care physicians and specialists, eliminate waste and duplicative care, and create more efficiency in care delivery.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/21/7.htm
21 Oct 2014
Now available: ACP High Value Care module on managing conflicts of interest
The latest ACP High Value Care module, part of ACP's High Value Care curriculum, offers three 10-minute lectures covering basic topics and three “unfolding cases” for in-depth learning about direct-to-consumer drug advertising, industry sponsorship of clinical trials, and the art of communicating with patients about sample medication.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/28/9.htm
28 Oct 2014
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians placed in nomination candidates for officers and Regents.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/regents.htm
1 Nov 2014
ACP's international presence reflects familiar domestic needs
Internists globally share many of the same problems and concerns as those in the U.S., so ACP plays an immensely important role in influencing the growth, practice, and sustainability of internal medicine in many other countries.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/presidents.htm
1 Nov 2014
ACP releases High Value Care advice for communicating about end-of-life care goals
Physician-patient communication about goals of care is a low-risk, high-value intervention for patients with a life-threatening illness, ACP recently advised in a paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/11/6.htm
11 Nov 2014
Enter to win second annual Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely® Challenge
The Costs of Care organization and the ABIM Foundation have announced the second annual Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely Challenge to help identify the most promising innovations and bright ideas for teaching high-value care and stewardship to medical trainees.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/11/7.htm
11 Nov 2014
ACP begins year-long centennial celebration
2015 marks the 100th anniversary of ACP. The College will host a series of events and activities throughout the year to celebrate ACP's commitment to excellence and its dedication to internal medicine and patient care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/27/8.htm
27 Jan 2015
ACP sponsors High Value Care fellowship program for residents
The newly created Choosing Wisely High Value Care in Action Fellowship, sponsored by the ABIM Foundation, the American College of Physicians, and the Section on Evidence Based Health Care of the New York Academy of Medicine, will provide residents and subspecialty trainees an opportunity to pursue projects aimed at reducing unnecessary care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/03/5.htm
3 Feb 2015
Quality and cost of care at the end of life
Success in end-of-life care begins with how effectively physicians communicate with patients and their loved ones.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/presidents.htm
1 Mar 2015