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ACP Update Central America Chapter meeting

ACP Update Central America Chapter meeting. Molly Cooke, MD FACP FRCP-E President, ACP February 7, 2014. American College of Physicians 2013 - 14. Educational initiatives Care delivery and physician support Advocacy and legislative positions Strength of the College.

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ACP Update Central America Chapter meeting

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  1. ACP UpdateCentral America Chapter meeting Molly Cooke, MD FACP FRCP-E President, ACP February 7, 2014

  2. American College of Physicians 2013 - 14 • Educational initiatives • Care delivery and physician support • Advocacy and legislative positions • Strength of the College

  3. Educational Initiatives • High value care • ACP Smart Medicine • Maintenance of certification

  4. From Reinhardt blog, NY Times, 12/24/2010

  5. Introducing Clinical Decision Support Tool &FREE Benefit of ACP Membership smartmedicine.acponline.org

  6. Key Points • Only support tool developed for internal medicine physicians by a non-profit professional association • Mobile-Optimized access – Screen display automatically adapts to the size and orientation of the user’s device. • Integrated links to – • Annals of Internal Medicine • ACP JournalWise • High Value Care Recommendations • Clinical Guidelines • Earn Free point-of-care CME smartmedicine.acponline.org

  7. Key Points Smart Format • Bulleted design provide essential information at the point-of-care • “Plus” sign (+) opens detailed information for more in-depth review • Evidence-based recommendations are graded based on the strength of the evidence • Embedded links provide the full text of supporting documents smartmedicine.acponline.org

  8. Care Delivery and Physician Support Initiatives • Reducing administrative burden • Physician practice timeline • PCMH and PCM-Neighborhood

  9. Reducing administrative burdens • Problem definition • Member survey • Advocacy with payers • Support and tools for members

  10. Physician and practice timeline

  11. Templated referral for lupus

  12. Advocacy and legislative priorities • SGR • Sequester • Policy papers in development • Firearms • Liability reform

  13. Strength of the College • Membership • Leadership: staff and governance • Digital services • International collaboration

  14. International Expansion • 14th ACP International Chapter established in Colombia, South America • Collaborations with Philippine College of Physicians, European Federation of Internal Medicine • Looking to build membership in India

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