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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, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 May 2022
Thriving at the annual meeting in your early-career years
I.M. Ready is a new regular feature that will explore topics relevant to early-career internal medicine physicians, particularly those within five years of residency graduation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/thriving-at-the-annual-meeting-in-your-early-career-years.htm
1 Apr 2023
Working toward fundamental change
ACP engages in a significant number of efforts on its own and with external organizations to help move the health care system to one that better addresses its vision for better health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/working-toward-fundamental-change.htm
1 Apr 2022
Less than a month left to apply for ACP's 2014 Washington internship
Applications are now being accepted for the College's Health Policy Internship for Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/17/8.htm
17 Sep 2013
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
Debunking HIPAA myths in the digital age
Twenty years of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act have not led physicians to full understanding of how to implement it in their offices. Four commons myths can be addressed more easily than is commonly thought.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/04/HIPAA.htm
1 Apr 2016
Physicians as caregivers balance professional, personal roles
Physicians face choices as they find themselves caring for a family member or friend: coordinator, interpreter, and advocate.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/physicians-as-caregivers-balance-professional-personal-roles.htm
1 Nov 2020
When visits become ‘on the record’
With recording technology becoming ubiquitous, more patients are recording their encounters with physicians, sometimes without their knowledge.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/when-visits-become-on-the-record.htm
1 Apr 2018
Documenting ICD-10-CM: What's new?
More specific information required in clinical documentation will lead to more efficient claims processing under the ICD-10 requirements that take effect in October.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/coding.htm
1 Apr 2015
ACP, agencies work to prioritize primary care
ACP has advocated for and in some cases been directly involved in advising on or developing efforts to reform primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/acp-agencies-work-to-prioritize-primary-care.htm
1 Nov 2021