New Orleans, April 20, 2018 – At a press briefing today at Internal Medicine Meeting 2018, the American College of Physicians (ACP) provided an update about its Physician Well-being & Professional Satisfaction initiative and related Patients Before Paperwork initiative.

New Orleans, April 20, 2018 — The American College of Physicians (ACP) convened a panel today to discuss ways to achieve gender equity in the medical profession. “Achieving Gender Equity in Physician Compensation and Career Advancement,” published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on April 17, provides a set of recommendations that addresses the challenges women in medicine face including equity in physician compensation, career advancement, and bias.

Statement attributable to:
Jack Ende, MD, MACP
President, American College of Physicians

Washington, DC (April 19, 2018)— The American College of Physicians (ACP) has long supported and advocated improving performance measures so they help physicians provide the best possible care to their patients without creating unintended adverse consequences.

ACP launches Startup Advisors Network at Internal Medicine Meeting 2018

New Orleans, April 19, 2018 -- Caleb Murphy won the ACP Innovation Challenge grand prize today during Internal Medicine Meeting 2018, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP). ACP awarded $20,000 to Murphy, an MD/MBA candidate at University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities, for “High-Value Technology: Developing Electronic Medical Record Capabilities to Promote High-Value Clinical Practice.”

Washington, D.C. April 19, 2018 – Taking a closer look at social determinants of health can improve the quality of patient care and foster better health care outcomes, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said today during a press briefing at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2018. The briefing discussed ways to reduce inequalities in health care and how ACP and other medical professionals can promote health equity.

Members of the panel included Jack Ende, MD, MACP, president, ACP; Sarah Candler, MD, MPH; and Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc.

Many current performance measures frustrate physicians and are potentially harmful to patients

Philadelphia, April 18, 2018 – Annals of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians (ACP) will honor Jenifer M. Brown, MD and Kumar Dharmarajan, MD, MBA with Junior Investigator Recognition Awards at Internal Medicine Meeting 2018, ACP’s annual scientific meeting in New Orleans from April 19 - 21.

Washington, D.C., April 17, 2018 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) published a paper today in the Annals of Internal Medicine that examines ways to achieve gender equity in the medical profession. Achieving Gender Equity in Physician Compensation and Career Advancement provides a set of recommendations aimed at addressing the challenges women in medicine face, including equity in physician compensation, career advancement, and bias.

Washington, D.C. April 17, 2018 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) published a paper today in the Annals of Internal Medicine that examines ways to reduce health care disparities. Addressing Social Determinants to Improve Patient Care and Promote Health Equity provides a set of recommendations aimed at improving patient care and health outcomes, and overcoming the special challenges associated with adverse conditions in which people are born, grow, work and live.