Search results for "Quality of care"
New ACP paper calls for appropriate, meaningful performance measures to evaluate telemedicine
The position paper recommends that any performance measure used to evaluate telemedicine visits should adhere to the same criteria as in-person visits.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/16/4.htm
16 May 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/2024/11/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Nov 2024
New ACP paper reviews performance measures for pain management
Three of six measures on pain management relevant to internal medicine physicians are valid, according to a review by ACP's Performance Measurement Committee.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/09/24/5.htm
24 Sep 2024
Better care for patients with disability
Physicians report lacking knowledge about their legal responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and may not be confident about their ability to provide the same quality of care to patients with disability as they do to those without it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/better-care-for-patients-with-disability.htm
1 Jun 2022
Oral drugs for acute migraines compared head to head
A meta-analysis found that triptans are the most effective medication class for migraine; of individual drugs, eletriptan and ibuprofen provide the most sustained pain relief and are more efficacious than the recently approved drugs lasmiditan, rimegepant, and ubrogepant.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/09/24/1.htm
24 Sep 2024
Tips for building a referral network
Effective use of online resources and good old-fashioned networking can help new physicians sustain productive partnerships that drive better patient outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/09/tips-for-building-a-referral-network.htm
1 Sep 2024
ACP calls for supporting, improving long-term care services
In a recent position paper, the College recommends universal catastrophic long-term care insurance, more support for the long-term care workforce and informal caregivers, and improvements in quality monitoring, among other reforms.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/19/2.htm
19 Jul 2022
Persevere along the trail of your advocacy journey
ACP members took to the Capitol for Leadership Day to address reducing administrative burden, compensating physicians for the value of care they provide, and supporting programs that strengthen the physician workforce.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/07/persevere-along-the-trail-of-your-advocacy-journey.htm
1 Jul 2024
ACP recommends caution in the use of patient-reported outcome-based performance measures
Data are needed to demonstrate that patient-reported outcome-based performance measures improve quality of care and are an effective tool to accurately compare physician performance, a new paper said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/11/5.htm
11 May 2021
ACP helps transform practices to value-based care
ACP is 1 of 10 Support and Alignment Networks that received grants from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support physicians as they improve patients' experience of care, improve the health of populations, and reduce the per capita cost of health care through the expansion of quality improvement capacity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/presidents.htm
1 Mar 2016