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

ACP UpdateCentral America Chapter meeting

Molly Cooke, MD FACP FRCP-EPresident, ACP

February 7, 2014

American College of Physicians 2013 - 14

1. Educational initiatives2. Care delivery and physician support3. Advocacy and legislative positions4. Strength of the College

Educational Initiatives

1. High value care2. ACP Smart Medicine3. Maintenance of certification

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

smartmedicine.acponline.org

Introducing

Clinical Decision Support Tool &FREE Benefit of ACP Membership

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

Key Points

smartmedicine.acponline.org

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

Key Points

smartmedicine.acponline.org

Care Delivery and Physician Support Initiatives

1. Reducing administrative burden2. Physician practice timeline3. PCMH and PCM-Neighborhood

Reducing administrative burdens

1. Problem definition2. Member survey3. Advocacy with payers4. Support and tools for

members

Physician and practice timeline

Templated referral for lupus

Advocacy and legislative priorities

1. SGR 2. Sequester 3. Policy papers in development

– Firearms– Liability reform

Strength of the College

1. Membership2. Leadership: staff and governance3. Digital services4. International collaboration

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