External URL
http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/how-utilize-care-coordination-boost-practice-income
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
Medical Economics
Too many guns, too little sense … it’s time for action
External URL
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/too-many-guns-too-little-sense-its-time-for-action/
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
The Seattle Times
Pelvic Exams May Not Be Needed
External URL
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/28/pelvic-exams-may-not-prolong-life-a-task-force-says/?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
The New York Times
Annual Pelvic Exam May No Longer Be Necessary for Some Women
External URL
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/annual-pelvic-exam-longer-women/story?id=40192809
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
ABC News
Help for Middle-of-the Night Insomnia
External URL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/help-for-middle-of-the-night-insomnia-1467048493
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
The Wall Street Journal
Internists Offer Practical Alternatives to Simplify Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)
(Washington, June 27, 2016)—The American College of Physicians (ACP) offered its recommendations for improvements to the proposed rule to implement the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) in a letter submitted today to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator, Andy Slavitt. If accepted by CMS, the College’s recommendations would replace an unnecessarily complex quality scoring system with a much simpler and understanda
MACRA Solutions versus MACRA Rants
External URL
http://advocacyblog.acponline.org/2016/06/macra-solutions-versus-macra-rants.html
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP Advocate Blog OLD
ACP's Legislative Priorities, Advocacy on ACOs Pays Off, Building Connections from Leadership Day
External URL
https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=06/24/2016
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP Advocate
Summary
ACP takes stock of the issues that still need to receive attention from Congress this year; CMS agrees to suggestions from physicians on benchmarks for practices in the ACO model; How Dr. Tammy Lin was able to use her experience at Leadership Day to engage in further advocacy.
Before you get another medical test, figure out whether you really need it
External URL
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/before-you-get-a-medical-test-figure-out-whether-you-really-need-it/2016/06/23/5ea1eaf0-e246-11e5-8d98-4b3d9215ade1_story.html
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
The Washington Post
Lawmakers Seek to Block Branded Rx Firms From Delaying Generics
External URL
http://www.bna.com/lawmakers-seek-block-n57982074536/
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
Bloomberg BNA