Search results for "Care coordination"
Progress creates pushback as ACP moves ahead on reform
Recent events show how much progress we are making, and the growing level of controversy that has resulted.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/washington.htm
1 Jun 2008
Doctors lobby for health care reform on Leadership Day
Every spring, contingents of ACP members from around the country converge on Capitol Hill for Leadership Day.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/sixteen.htm
1 Apr 2008
New practice model evolves: ‘direct care’
Proponents of direct-pay practice models argue that such alternatives are a badly needed intervention for both doctors and patients frustrated by the limited care that can be provided in 15-minute intervals or less. Other physicians are concerned that such models could shut out lower-income patients, creating a 2-tiered health system and further straining an already overstretched primary care workforce.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/practice.htm
1 Jan 2015
“Doctor, can I get an MRI?” ... Not so fast
ACP seeks to educate and encourage shared decision making with patients, rather than have physicians order screening tests out of habit.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/presidents.htm
1 Sep 2015
Rhode Island practice adopts patient-centered medical home
A patient-centered medical home model lets one physician focus on a proactive, holistic approach of preventive care. The reward was recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/09/success.htm
1 Sep 2010
Toward a patient- and family-centered practice
A physician in the process of transforming his practice into a medical home discovered a resource that was already at his fingertips: patients and families who could help apply patient- and family-centered care concepts to primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/patients.htm
1 May 2013
Practice achieves NCQA's highest recognition without an EMR
An internal medicine practice followed evidence-based diabetes care guidelines and achieve honors from the National Committee on Quality Assurance, despite not yet having an electronic medical record. A lot of thinking and a dedicated team went into how the group's paperwork was able to accomplish the same goals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/success.htm
1 Jan 2011
Together internal medicine and the subspecialties are stronger
Members of the American College of Physicians met with the leaders of subspecialty societies to develop ways to better coordinate care, redesign medical education and support the medical profession.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/presidents.htm
1 Jan 2013
Leadership Day launches push for primary care
Whether they were catching a Congressman in the hallway or pleading their personal stories to legislators, participants in ACP's annual Leadership Day were united in the message to their state representatives: save primary care. More than 400 ACP members gathered in Washington, D.C., on May 20 to lobby their senators and congressional representatives on behalf of internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/leadership.htm
1 Jun 2009
ACP presses its case for payments, pilots and primary care
Leadership Day attendees focused on three key areas when they met with their congress people for comprehensive payment reforms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/leadershipday.htm
1 Jul 2008