Search results for "administrative burdens"
Measuring high-quality depression care
ACP's Performance Measurement Committee looked at eight quality measures for major depressive disorder (MDD) and voted to support one on suicide risk assessment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/09/measuring-high-quality-depression-care.htm
1 Sep 2024
Ways to reduce administrative burdens on physicians
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, a past chair of ACP's Board of Regents, a practicing internist in Cranston, R.I., and a member of ACP Internist's editorial board, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com in a post about ways to reduce administrative burdens on physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/23/8.htm
23 Dec 2014
Tackling administrative burdens one step at a time
ACP seeks to reduce and eliminate sources of administrative and regulatory burden and has developed significant policy recommendations to address the impact of these tasks.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/tackling-administrative-burdens-one-step-at-a-time.htm
1 Oct 2022
Prior authorization policies varied widely among insurers
A cross-sectional analysis of privately administered Medicare Advantage plans in 2021 evaluated the proportions of government-administered traditional Medicare Part B spending and utilization that would have required prior authorization.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/12/2.htm
12 Mar 2024
A shingle or a billboard? Changes in physician practices
Physician employment has accelerated over the last two decades as the health care system has evolved.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/09/a-shingle-or-a-billboard-changes-in-physician-practices.htm
1 Sep 2024
Now available: ACP's 2023 end-of-year graphic demonstrating ACP's advocacy in action
ACP's 2023 Advocacy Highlights graphic shows how the College addressed critical issues impacting internal medicine physicians and their patients this year.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/12/19/6.htm
19 Dec 2023
Boosting PCOS diagnosis, treating afib, and more stories
This month's issue covers polycystic ovary syndrome, atrial fibrillation, and early career physicians learning how to make referrals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/09/boosting-pcos-diagnosis-treating-afib-and-more-stories.htm
1 Sep 2024
New ACP paper reviews performance measures for osteoporosis
Of the six osteoporosis performance measures relevant to internal medicine physicians, only one is valid at three levels of attribution, i.e., individual physician, group practice, and health plan, an ACP assessment found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/10/6.htm
10 Oct 2023
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/06/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Jun 2024
ACP releases its Annual Report of the Executive Vice President
The report highlights ACP news and activities over the past year.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/04/1.htm
4 Jul 2023