Search results for "Physician workforce"
1995-2004: The big merger
After years of effort and negotiation, ACP and the American Society of Internal Medicine officially merged in 1998.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/centennial.htm
1 Oct 2015
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
IOM reforms need bigger role for primary care, ACP says
ACP has reviewed the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recent efforts to revise the governance and financing of graduate medical education (GME).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/05/8.htm
5 Aug 2014
Devil can be in the details for DME requests
This issue covers topics including requests for durable medical equipment (DME), screening for stages 1 to 3 chronic kidney disease, and diagnosis of meningitis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2014
Leadership Day attendees push legislators to finish SGR fix
Physicians and medical students representing ACP took to Capitol Hill to discuss the sustainable growth rate formula, workforce issues, and liability reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2014
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACP Internist Fulfilling Medicare patients’ requests for ...
the physician. Our cover story on page 1 offers more details about DME,as well as suggestions on how to streamline processing of requests inyour practice. ... The failure to fix the sustainable growth rate (SGR) was a fre-quently discussed topic this year, along with physician workforce issues and medical lia-bility reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/acpi-201407-puzzle_t1.pdf
23 Jun 2014
Studies examine effectiveness of financial incentives in primary care
Two randomized trials suggest that certain financial incentives may be associated with some clinical improvements in primary care, although both the study authors and editorialists said that additional research is needed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/17/1.htm
17 Sep 2013
ACP members take the Hill to tackle SGR and sequestration
Senators and representatives heard directly from ACP members about pressing priorities in health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2013
Starting salaries rise for primary care doctors in 2012
Primary care physicians reported $180,000 in median first-year guaranteed compensation, up from $175,000 in 2011, a salary survey noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/07/2.htm
7 May 2013
Internal medicine residency match results encouraging
The number of U.S. senior medical students choosing categorical internal medicine residencies increased this year for the fourth consecutive year, according to the 2013 National Resident Matching Program.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/19/1.htm
19 Mar 2013