Latest prevention and treatment information for adult health care at Internal Medicine Meeting 2016
»Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp’ 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?
External URL
http://advocacyblog.acponline.org/2016/03/performance-measure-anxiety-part-2.html
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ACP Advocate Blog OLD
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
External URL
http://www.acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/01/6.htm
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ACP Internist
ACP Pledges to Work to Improve Information Flow in Health IT
Washington, March 1, 2016 – The »Æ¹ÏµÎµÎapp (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
External URL
https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=02/26/2016
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ACP Advocate
Summary
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.
Experts discuss association between Zika virus and microcephaly cases
External URL
http://www.annals.org/article.aspx?doi=10.7326/M16-0332
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Annals of Internal Medicine
How to protect yourself from hospital-acquired infections
External URL
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-protect-yourself-from-hospital-acquired-infections/
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ACP in the News
Journal Name
CBS News