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ACP Update Central America Chapter meeting

On February 7, 2014, ACP President Dr. Molly Cooke presented key initiatives aimed at improving care delivery and supporting physicians. The American College of Physicians emphasizes educational initiatives, advocacy, and resources like Smart Medicine—a mobile-optimized clinical decision support tool. This resource is specifically designed for internal medicine physicians, providing access to clinical guidelines and high-value care recommendations. The ACP also focuses on reducing administrative burdens and expanding international collaborations, exemplified by new partnerships in Latin America and Asia.

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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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