Search results for "High-value care"
ACP releases updated case modules on high-value care
The modules feature two to three brief cases that can be completed in under an hour and help internal medicine physicians enhance their clinical skills and deliver patient-centered, cost-effective care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/31/6.htm
31 Oct 2023
ACP introduces updated High Value Care Curriculum for educators and residents
An updated version of ACP's High Value Care Curriculum for Educators and Residents offers resources for physicians to be good stewards of limited health care resources.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/27/5.htm
27 Mar 2018
Workplace wellness program requirements should reflect high-value recommendations
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com in a post about the rationale of workplace wellness programs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/14/5.htm
14 Feb 2017
ACP releases new adult high-value care cases
Interactive cases can be completed in 30 to 60 minutes on a desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone, and take-home tools are available for download to help physicians incorporate high-value care principles into their practices.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/31/4.htm
31 Jan 2017
ACP collaborates on study examining wasteful spending, overuse of health care services
The study will assess trends in potential overuse of bone density scans, cancer antigen 125 blood tests, and electrocardiography.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/26/6.htm
26 Apr 2016
ACP releases updated version of High Value Care Curriculum
Six 1-hour sessions include all-new cases and small group activities, facilitator's guides, and an updated Faculty Toolbox to help with assessing High Value Care milestones and the effectiveness of the curriculum.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/12/4.htm
12 Jan 2016
A model for improving quality, safety, and value of health care
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com in a post about the Rhode Island Quality Institute as a model for improving quality, safety, and value of health care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/12/5.htm
12 Jan 2016
Best practice advice says generics can improve adherence, save money
Clinicians should prescribe generic medications instead of more expensive brand-name medications when possible, an ACP committee decided.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/24/2.htm
24 Nov 2015
Five Choosing Wisely recommendations on ordering genetic tests offered
Duplicate genetic tests and apolipoprotein E genetic testing as a predictive test for Alzheimer's disease are just 2 of the “do nots.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/21/5.htm
21 Jul 2015
Study shows high-value care knowledge lacking among most internal medicine residents
ACP has a High Value Care Initiative that includes a curriculum for residents to help doctors and patients understand the benefits, harms, and costs of tests and treatment options.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/30/5.htm
30 Jun 2015
High Value Care fellowship winners announced
ACP and ABIM Foundation in collaboration with the New York Academy of Medicine are pleased to announce that Nicole Van Groningen, MD, and Annmarie Vilkins, MD, were selected from a group of 82 high-quality applicants to become the first Choosing Wisely High Value Care in Action fellows for the 2015-2016 academic year.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/14/6.htm
14 Apr 2015
ACP task force issues high-value care advice on cardiac screening
The High Value Care Task Force of the American College of Physicians released advice today on cardiac screening with electrocardiography, stress echocardiography, and myocardial perfusion imaging, concluding that none of these tests are warranted in asymptomatic, low-risk adults.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/17/4.htm
17 Mar 2015
Six physician teams named winners of the Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely® Challenge
The Costs of Care organization and the ABIM Foundation have announced the winners of the annual Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely Challenge for the most promising innovations and bright ideas for teaching high-value care and stewardship to medical trainees.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/17/5.htm
17 Mar 2015
ACP releases High Value Care advice for communicating about end-of-life care goals
Physician-patient communication about goals of care is a low-risk, high-value intervention for patients with a life-threatening illness, ACP recently advised in a paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/11/6.htm
11 Nov 2014
Enter to win second annual Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely® Challenge
The Costs of Care organization and the ABIM Foundation have announced the second annual Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely Challenge to help identify the most promising innovations and bright ideas for teaching high-value care and stewardship to medical trainees.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/11/7.htm
11 Nov 2014
Now available: ACP High Value Care module on managing conflicts of interest
The latest ACP High Value Care module, part of ACP's High Value Care curriculum, offers three 10-minute lectures covering basic topics and three “unfolding cases” for in-depth learning about direct-to-consumer drug advertising, industry sponsorship of clinical trials, and the art of communicating with patients about sample medication.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/28/9.htm
28 Oct 2014
ACP toolkit improves care coordination between primary care and specialists
ACP's High Value Care Coordination Toolkit features resources to improve referrals and care coordination between primary care physicians and specialists, eliminate waste and duplicative care, and create more efficiency in care delivery.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/21/7.htm
21 Oct 2014
Article cites ACP and other groups for efforts to promote high-value care
According to an article published in the July 16 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), professional organizations like ACP are the groups best positioned to engage physicians in qualitative efforts to improve the value of health care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/22/7.htm
22 Jul 2014
ACP and Consumer Reports hold second annual patient empowerment expo
The second annual patient empowerment expo, co-sponsored by ACP and Consumer Reports Health, was held on Saturday, April 12, in Orlando, Fla.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/22/8.htm
22 Apr 2014
ACP launches new “Online High Value Care Cases”
A series of free online cases and questions addressing high-value care is available to help clinicians weigh the benefits, harms, and costs of tests and treatment options for common conditions in order to improve health and eliminate waste.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/07/10.htm
7 Jan 2014