Search results for "Health equity"
A farewell perspective after 4 decades of advocacy
ACP's Special Advisor to the Chief Advocacy Officer and SVP Emeritus reflects on forty years of pursuing social justice and equity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/a-farewell-perspective-after-4-decades-of-advocacy.htm
1 Jul 2022
ACP joins internal medicine organizations in grants to support diversity, equity, and inclusion
ACP, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), the ABIM Foundation, and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation awarded a total of $400,000 in grants.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/19/5.htm
19 Jul 2022
ACP policies target inequity to improve health
We must be intentional in our efforts to address the needs of individuals experiencing health care disparities and inequities based on social drivers of health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/acp-policies-target-inequity-to-improve-health.htm
1 Sep 2022
A changing landscape: The trajectory of Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage is changing the landscape of how care is delivered and reimbursed, and the number of enrollees in such plans is quickly growing.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/a-changing-landscape-the-trajectory-of-medicare-advantage.htm
1 Nov 2022
ACP calls for improvements in health care for incarcerated patients
Adequately funded policies and procedures are needed to reduce health care disparities in access to, and quality of, health care for the U.S. jail and prison population, ACP said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/22/1.htm
22 Nov 2022
Panel issues updated guidance on ART for HIV treatment, prevention
The recommendations from the International Antiviral Society-USA cover initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), switching regimens, ART in older patients with HIV, and HIV and COVID-19, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/06/1.htm
6 Dec 2022
Newly revised ACP Advance curriculum now available
The ACP Advance Quality Improvement (QI) curriculum provides internal medicine physicians and their teams with a series of interactive online modules to help with implementing a QI project at the practice level.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/20/6.htm
20 Dec 2022
New year, new chances to advocate for physicians, patients
ACP played an essential role in several important health policy wins for physicians and their patients in 2022.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/new-year-new-chances-to-advocate-for-physicians-patients.htm
1 Jan 2023
Register now for ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine's forum on “Firearm Injury: An Escalating Health Crisis”
The virtual live event will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. ET.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/03/2.htm
3 Jan 2023
ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host forum on firearm-related injury
A full recording of “Firearm Injury: An Escalating Health Crisis” is available for replay online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/17/5.htm
17 Jan 2023