ACP Provides Input on Quality and Performance Measures, Prepares for Leadership Day

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ACP sends comments to CMS on quality measure development; ACP acts as part of a coalition on the process of aligning performance measures with practice; Leadership Day, ACP's annual event allowing members to engage in legislative advocacy, is quickly approaching

Increasing body fat, not BMI, a primary risk factor for death

Philadelphia, March 8, 2016 -- Keeping body fat low as you age is more important than achieving a low number on the scale, according to an article published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Both low body mass index (BMI), a measure of a person’s weight in relation to height, and high body fat percentage are independently associated with increased risk for death.

Latest prevention and treatment information for adult health care at Internal Medicine Meeting 2016

American College of Physicians’ scientific meeting is nation’s largest annual gathering of internal medicine doctors

 

Herbert S. Waxman Clinical Skills Center provides hands-on learning

The Herbert S. Waxman Clinical Skills Center is a collection of activities offering physicians hands-on learning and simulation models focusing on office-based procedures, examination skills, and assessment and interpretation skills.

Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 features a number of interactive workshops focused on the innovative use of ultrasound for performing procedures and making diagnoses. Highlights of activities with good visuals and interesting story angles are below.

What is an Internal Medicine Physician, or Internist?

Internal Medicine physicians are experts in complexity. They see every connection in the adult human body.

Performance [Measure] Anxiety, Part 2: What's the Solution?

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Internists Urge CMS ‘To Re-Imagine Quality Measurement’

ACP letter makes more than 30 recommendations for transition to Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs).

PQRSwizard extends submission deadline for 2015 data to March 18

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ACP Pledges to Work to Improve Information Flow in Health IT

Washington, March 1, 2016 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) pledged their support for advancing interoperability among health information systems as foundations to the success of health care delivery system reform.  The commitment and pledge of ACP and other organizations was announced yesterday at the Health Information Management Systems Society conference by the Secretary of the U.S.

ACP on Health IT, Updates to Stark Law, and Good Outcomes on Patient Centered Medical Homes

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ACP works with congress on interoperability for a new law on health IT to be considered in April; Recommendations are submitted on updates to the Stark self-referral law; A new report on patient-centered medical homes finds reductions in cost and unnecessary utilization.
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