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Call for spring 2015 Board of Governors resolutions
The deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the spring 2015 Board of Governors meeting is Sept. 24.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/22/8.htm
22 Jul 2014
Clinicians needed for survey on patient health behaviors
ACP is making available to its members an online survey that is part of research being conducted at Baylor College of Medicine to explore the influence of behavioral counseling used by primary care practitioners with patients exhibiting risky health behaviors.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/15/8.htm
15 Jul 2014
ACP on KevinMD.com: Does California ballot initiative protect patients or let in a Trojan horse?
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, a past chair of ACP's Board of Regents, a practicing internist in Cranston, R.I., and a member of ACP Internist's editorial board, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com about an initiative on the November ballot in California.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/08/8.htm
8 Jul 2014
Diabetes Collaborative Registry provides seamless view of diabetes patients across specialties
The American College of Cardiology, in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, the American College of Physicians, and Joslin Diabetes Center, has launched the Diabetes Collaborative Registry, the first clinical registry aimed at tracking and improving the quality of diabetes and cardiometabolic care across the primary and specialty care continuum.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/17/7.htm
17 Jun 2014
Governance Committee seeks Regent candidates for 2015
The Governance Committee oversees the process for nominating and electing Masters and Fellows of the College to the Board of Regents (BOR) and is beginning the process of seeking Regents to join the Board in May 2015.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/10/10.htm
10 Jun 2014
Success stories of medicine deserve more attention
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, a past chair of ACP's Board of Regents, a practicing internist in Cranston, R.I., and a member of ACP Internist's editorial board, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/20/11.htm
20 May 2014
ACP offers resources to help with CMS physician payment data release
In response to CMS's recent release of physician payment data, ACP has created a Frequently Asked Questions document for physicians responding to patient inquiries or needing a reference tool on the data release.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/06/9.htm
6 May 2014
Lessons learned during an unplanned EHR downtime
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com in a column that describes the pros and cons of electronic health records after he went without his for longer than expected.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/06/7.htm
6 May 2014
Jock Murray, MD, MACP, inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Former ACP Regent T.J. (Jock) Murray, MD, MACP, was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/06/10.htm
6 May 2014
ACP to host its first national conference in India in September 2014
The College will host its first national conference in New Delhi, India, Sept. 5-6, 2014, at the Le Meridien hotel. The conference focus is “The Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases,” and it will feature both U.S.-based and India-based physicians as faculty speakers.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/06/8.htm
6 May 2014