CMS Announcement of Pay Parity for Telephone Calls Answers a Top ACP Priority
Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline Fincher, MD, MACP
President, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½
CMS Announces Pay Parity For Audio-Only Telephone Visits
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https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/cms-announces-pay-parity-audio-only-telephone-visits
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ACP in the News
Journal Name
HealthLeaders Media
A Patient's Guide to Cough Medicine
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https://health.usnews.com/drugs/conditions-symptoms/cough-medicine
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ACP in the News
Journal Name
U.S. News & World Report
Internists Say Relief Funding Must be Prioritized to Primary Care and Other Frontline Physician Practices to Ensure Continued Care
Washington, DC (April 29, 2020) In a letter sent this morning to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) said that primary care physicians and their practices need to be prioritized for relief funding in order to ensure they are able to continue operating while dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Annals of Internal Medicine and ACP Announce Recipients of Junior Investigator Recognition Awards
Philadelphia, PA (April 28, 2020) – Annals of Internal Medicine and the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) are honoring Anna Brand, MD, and David Levine, MD, MPH, MA, as recipients of the Junior Investigator Recognition Awards. As ACP’s 2020 Internal Medicine Meeting was canceled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recipients will be invited to ACP’s 2021 Internal Medicine Meeting.
Coronavirus has created a crisis for primary care doctors and their patients
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https://www.vox.com/2020/4/27/21231528/coronavirus-covid-19-primary-care-doctors-crisis
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ACP in the News
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Vox
Universal DNR Orders, Social Worth, and Life-Years Approaches are Discriminatory and Should Not be Used to Allocate Resources
Philadelphia, PA (April 24, 2020) – Universal do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, social worth, and life-years approaches to rationing scarce resources are not fair and conflict with ethical principles, and should not be used during the COVID-19 pandemic or other health catastrophes, write authors affiliated with the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee in an published today in
ACP Appreciates Support for Physicians in Congressional Legislation, Says More Needs to Be Done for Patients and Physicians
Washington, DC (April 23, 2020) The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) this afternoon acknowledged appreciation for provisions in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act that will help physicians and their patients, particularly the funding to support the financial viability of physicians and their practices.
Internists Concerned about Health Impact of President Trump’s Plan to Suspend All Immigration
Statement attributable to:
Robert McLean, MD, MACP
President, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½
ACP celebrates winners of 2020 Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships
Philadelphia, PA (April 21, 2020) – The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ (ACP) is honoring six chief residents as winners of the Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships.
The 2020 chief resident awardees are: