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As the federal government works on how to best distribute the vaccine to physician offices, ACP assures members it will keep them informed.
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Dr. George M. Abraham, new ACP president, and Dr. Thomas G. Cooney, new chair of the Board of Regents, say advocating on patients' behalf can impact health and well-being.
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ACP recommends caution in the use of patient-reported outcome-based performance measures
A new ACP paper developed by ACP's Performance Measurement Committee and published in Annals of Internal Medicine, acknowledges the potential for patient-reported outcome-based performance measures that are methodologically sound and evidence-based to assess and improve patient-centered care, but recommends caution in how they are used.
The paper says that data are needed demonstrating that patient-reported outcome-based performance measures improve quality of care and are an effective tool to accurately compare physician performance and, as a result, can be used for accountability purposes. Additionally, patient-reported outcome-based performance measures should be based on the same rigor of evidence as any other performance measure.
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