Search results for "Quality improvement"
Textbook edition reflects evolution of hospital medicine
The first update of “Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine” exemplifies how hospital medicine has evolved and the skills that hospitalists need to have.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/textbook.htm
1 Feb 2017
Colonoscopy effectively screens for both left- and right-sided colorectal cancer, study finds
Depression quality improvement program seeks participantsFall chapter awardees announcedACP's John Tooker, MACP, blogs at KevinMDCollege Fellow chosen as New York's next health commissioner
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/11/6.htm
11 Jan 2011
ACP releases updated version of High Value Care Curriculum
Six 1-hour sessions include all-new cases and small group activities, facilitator's guides, and an updated Faculty Toolbox to help with assessing High Value Care milestones and the effectiveness of the curriculum.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/12/4.htm
12 Jan 2016
With the SGR gone, are ACP members all in?
ACP has been part of a major legislative victory in the repeal of the sustainable growth rate. The organization has embraced quality improvement and high-value care as the future of internal medicine, and it seeks the same commitment from its members.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/07/presidents.htm
1 Jul 2015
ACP encourages participation in National Survey of Healthcare Organizations and Systems
The goal of the survey is to gather information from physicians on what is important to improving health system performance and to understand how health care organizations adopt and spread evidence-based innovations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/08/5.htm
8 Aug 2017
Treating the lingering effects of COVID-19
An expert offered tips on helping patients who catch the novel coronavirus and then can't shake the symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/treating-the-lingering-effects-of-covid-19.htm
1 Jan 2021
Maximize your reimbursement with ACP's Quality Payment Advisor
A free, web-based tool will help determine whether a practice should pick the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System or advanced Alternative Payment Model pathway.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/13/5.htm
13 Jun 2017
Simple conversations help strike staffing balance
A gradual shift toward value-based health care is putting a greater premium on the extra staff members who may be needed to achieve it, and there are simple ways for practices to make the staffing choices that are right for their practice and the real world.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/simple-conversations-help-strike-staffing-balance.htm
1 Apr 2019
The next issue is online
Depression quality improvement program seeks participantsCall for fall 2011 Board of Governors resolutionsClinical skills proposals for Internal Medicine 2012 wanted
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/25/8.htm
25 Jan 2011
ICDs may be underused among older patients after heart attack
Implantation may be overlooked during transitions of care, but an ICD was associated with lower 2-year mortality rates.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/30/4.htm
30 Jun 2015