Search results for "Quality improvement"
New guideline released on lung cancer screening
Among the recommendations is one stating that low-dose CT screening should not be performed in individuals who have accumulated fewer than 30 pack-years of smoking or who are younger than age 55 years or older than age 77 years, or who have quit smoking more than 15 years ago, and do not have a high risk of having/developing lung cancer based on clinical risk prediction calculators.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/30/1.htm
30 Jan 2018
Chronic pain program provides model for small practices
New laws in Kentucky meant to curb opioid misuse were drafted from the standpoint of law enforcement and not medical practice, leading to areas of confusion for clinicians and their staff. ACP created a model that practices could follow to improve care for patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/success.htm
1 Nov 2015
ACP Quality Connect offers diabetes webinar series
ACP Quality Connect is hosting a series of webinars from April through June 2015 to help physicians implement quality improvement strategies to improve care of their diabetic patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/31/6.htm
31 Mar 2015
ACP's Genesis Registry® helps physicians meet meaningful use reporting deadline
Interested practices are strongly encouraged to act by Jan. 31, 2016, to help ensure that contracting is complete by the Feb. 29 deadline.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/22/6.htm
22 Dec 2015
Officers and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed. Terms become effective at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall at Internal Medicine Meeting 2020 in Los Angeles.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/officers-and-regents-election-results-announced.htm
1 Mar 2020
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
Presidential candidates quiet on one health issue: abortion
The presidential candidates are steering away from the abortion issue, but a ballot issue in South Dakota keeps the issue alive in voter's minds.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/campaign.htm
1 Oct 2008
Handling MACRA's advancing care information component
in four reporting categories: quality, improvement activities, cost, and advancing care information (ACI). ... CMS has organizations to provide help to clinicians preparing for the Quality Payment Program, including the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI), the Quality Innovation Network (QIN)-Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), and
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/practice.htm
1 Jan 2017
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
Updated Medical Home Builder debuts
The new Medical Home Builder is an online community that can help ambulatory care practices with any combination of quality improvement, practice efficiency, and medical home recognition preparation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/23/6.htm
23 Aug 2011