Search results for "Quality of care"
New tool available for integrating primary care and public health
A new tool to integrate primary care and public health called “A Practical Playbook: Public Health & Primary Care Together” is now available online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/11/7.htm
11 Mar 2014
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, blogs at KevinMD.com
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, immediate past chair of ACP's Board of Regents and a practicing internist in Cranston, R.I., grades his EHR in a post at KevinMD.com.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/11/11.htm
11 Sep 2012
Updates to Medicare program change telehealth codes, PQRS
The second of a two-part series outlines changes to telehealth codes for diabetes and the Physician Quality Reporting System.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/02/coding.htm
1 Feb 2012
How you can integrate behavioral health in your practice
Behavioral health integration (BHI) is a way for primary care practices to address patients' behavioral and mental health needs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/how-you-can-integrate-behavioral-health-in-your-practice.htm
1 Jan 2023
College joins Choosing Wisely campaign
ACP has joined other leading professional medical organizations in the Choosing Wisely campaign, which complements the College's High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care effort.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/20/7.htm
20 Dec 2011
Applications now being accepted for bundled payment initiative
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is currently soliciting applications for the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/30/8.htm
30 Aug 2011
Should doctors worry about online ratings?
Consumers have free rein to anonymously post negative comments online about their physicians. Some are fighting back, while others learn how to turn potentially negative posting into a positive promotional tool for their practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/09/online.htm
1 Sep 2010
Maintenance of Certification is needed, but it needs to change
ACP will continue to press for a process that ensures physicians remain up-to-date on clinical knowledge, but in a much less burdensome way than the current methods.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/10/presidents.htm
1 Oct 2013
Success in ACOs depends on collaboration
Physicians should consider culture, autonomy and resources before jumping in.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/acos.htm
1 Jul 2013
Chronic sinusitis treatments compared in systematic review
Saline irrigation improved symptom scores compared with no treatment, and topical corticosteroid therapy improved overall symptom scores, improved polyp scores, and reduced polyp recurrence after surgery.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/15/4.htm
15 Sep 2015