About this newsletter
The ACP Advocate is an e-newsletter, edited by the College's Washington, DC governmental affairs division, created to provide you, our members, with succinct news about public policy issues affecting internal medicine and patient care. To learn more about ACP's Advocacy and to access the ACP Advocate archives, go to www.acponline.org/advocacy. |
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Welcome to The ACP Advocate
Let’s dive right into the headlines of this week’s stories. I’m sure you’ll want to check out the details…
Our first story features numbers from HHS, the Congressional Budget Office, the most recent Gallup poll, and ACASignups.net. Each source is providing new data that show fewer uninsured, more young people with coverage and most people following through with payments. The number crunching has begun and it’s revealing the true impact of healthcare reform.
Last month, at IM 2014, ACP unveiled the High Value Care Coordination Toolkit, urging primary care and specialty doctors to use the toolkit’s components to improve their back-and-forth communication about patients. Our second article explains that either for hand-offs or advice, this ACP initiative offers aids for doctor-to-doctor communication.
ACP’s new leaders are taking the helm at a turbulent time for medical professionals. Dr. David Fleming, the new president, and Dr. Robert Centor, who will chair the Board of Regents for the next year, both have a long history of advocacy and say they're ready to roll up their sleeves and tackle the tough issues facing internists these days. Read about their plans and priorities in our final story today.
Until our next issue, for more coverage of what's happening in Washington take a look at my award-winning blog, The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty. You can also follow me on Twitter @BobDohertyACP.
As always, please send your feedback and suggestions on this newsletter to: TheACPAdvocate@acponline.org.
Yours truly,
Bob Doherty
Senior Vice President
Governmental Affairs and Public Policy
American College of Physicians |
In the news
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Advocating for Issues Near and Dear to Physicians |
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New ACP leaders pledge to focus on reporting and certification requirements along with SGR, firearms, medical marijuana and more |
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The American College of Physicians' new leaders are taking the helm at a turbulent time for medical professionals. But Dr. David Fleming, the new president, and Dr. Robert Centor, who will chair the Board o... » Click to read the full article
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In focus
PQRS Data Available
Using the newly created CMS Dashboard, organizations and eligible professionals can now log-in to a web-based tool and access their 2013 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) data on a quarterly basis in order to monitor the status of claims-based individual measures and measures group reporting.
Additional information about the Dashboard, including step-by-step user information and access instructions, can be found in 2013 Interim Feedback Dashboard User Guide
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Become an Advocate for Internal Medicine
Join ACP’s Advocates for Internal Medicine Network (AIMn). You’ll find updates about the latest legislation affecting internists and be able to help contribute to ACP’s continued success on Capitol Hill. In addition, the program will provide you with legislative alerts designed to help you easily email or call your members of Congress to let them hear about the issues important to you and other internal medicine physicians. |
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