Search results for "Quality Improvement"
Strength in numbers: building influence through coalitions
The American College of Physicians joins with government, quality groups and other medical societies to increase the volume of internal medicine's voice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/02/presidents.htm
1 Feb 2009
The Medicare e-prescribing incentive—a carrot and a stick
A how-to column on earning an additional $4,000 this year, and practical tips on choosing an electronic health record system.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/03/cpii.htm
1 Mar 2009
ACP honors outstanding chapter activities with Evergreen Awards
At Internal Medicine 2009, ACP will present Evergreen Awards to ten chapters.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/03/evergreen.htm
1 Mar 2009
PQRI overhaul finds faults and inputs fixes for 2009
A chief medical officer with Medicare explains how the agency listened to doctors to improve and made easier a program that promises more reimbursement for the care you're already delivering to your patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/cms.htm
1 May 2009
ACP honors outstanding chapter activities with Evergreen Awards
At this year's Internal Medicine meeting, ACP presented Evergreen Awards to 10 Chapters.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/evergreen.htm
1 May 2009
A practical guide to creating and maintaining a ‘red flag’ program
Federal regulations require doctors' offices to set up written procedures to protect against identity theft. Practice pearls outline steps to follow to comply with the new law.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/tips.htm
1 May 2009
Span gaps between physicians, patients
Use active lisenting, self-management and other communications tools to provide better care for patients.ment in medical practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/cpii.htm
1 Jun 2009
Practice uses ACP survey for peer review, quality improvement
True North Health Center in Maine surveyed every patient who came through their doors from March through May last year to let each if its 28 practitioners know outcomes for each provider. Proprietary surveys are expensive, so they turned to ACP's tools. The results helped those performing best to teach their peers about best practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/success.htm
1 Feb 2010
Moving toward patient-centered care
Practice not currently considering the patient-centered medical home model can still position themselves for an eventual transition if and when the idea comes of age.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/tips.htm
1 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