American College of Physicians names new Senior Vice President for Medical Education

Philadelphia, June 26, 2017 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) has named Davoren Chick MD, FACP, as the organization’s Senior Vice President for Medical Education, effective September 1, 2017.

Leadership Day; Forward-looking issues paper; Neubauer Award

External URL
https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=06/23/2017
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ACP Advocate
Summary
Recap of ACP's 2017 Leadership Day; Overview of ACP's recently released forward looking policy agenda; Profiling Dr. Stuart Henochowicz, winner of the Richard Neubauer Advocate for Internal Medicine award.

ACP Expresses ‘Strongest Opposition’ to Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017

Urges Senate to reject the BCRA and instead start over and seek bipartisan agreement

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

America’s Frontline Physicians Denounce the Better Care Reconciliation Act

Washington, DC (June 22, 2017)—The physician leaders of six organizations representing more than half a million of America’s frontline physicians are strongly opposed to the Better Care Reconciliation Act. The U.S. Senate’s proposed health reform bill contains provisions that would do great harm to patients by repealing and undermining essential coverage and key patient protections established by the Affordable Care Act and make health care unaffordable for millions of Americans.

ACP’s Initial Review of QPP Proposed Rule ‘Encouraging’

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

June 21, 2017

Review Includes Small Practices, Cost Performance, ‘Pick Your Pace,’ Advancing Care Information, Risk Adjustment and APMs

Yoga is effective alternative for treating low back pain

External URL
http://annals.org/aim/article/2633223/yoga-physical-therapy-education-chronic-low-back-pain
ACP Lastest Link Type
Annals of Internal Medicine

Yoga Works as Well as Physical Therapy for Back Pain

External URL
http://time.com/4825261/back-pain-yoga-physical-therapy/
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ACP in the News
Journal Name
TIME Magazine

What Is the Most Underappreciated Medical Invention in History?

External URL
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/what-is-the-most-underappreciated-medical-invention-in-history/528723/
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ACP in the News
Journal Name
The Atlantic

Treating patients with opioid disorders is not just about treating addiction. Here’s why

External URL
https://www.statnews.com/2017/06/19/opioid-abuse-health-conditions/
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ACP in the News
Journal Name
STAT

Prospect of Medicaid Cuts Galvanizes AMA Conference

External URL
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/881546
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ACP in the News
Journal Name
Medscape
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