ACP's PIER Ranked Number One
The South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA) ranked ACP’s Physicians’ Information and Education Resource (PIER) as the leading evidence-based point-of-care clinical tool compared to 13 other major evidence-based medical resources. This top grade given by the South Central Chapter is significant, as the national organization represents more than 1,100 institutions in the health sciences information field.
New PIER features include:
- Quality Measures, a tool helping physicians understand and navigate the “starter set” of performance measures from the AQA Alliance for assessing and improving ambulatory care.
- Several new topics, including Head and Neck Carcinoma and Reporting Elder Mistreatment.
About PIER
PIER is a point-of-care, web-based decision support tool to help you make clinical decisions with confidence and is FREE to ACP members. The PIER website offers more than 445 modules focusing on diseases, screening and prevention, procedures, ethical and legal issues, and complementary and alternative medicine. Also featured are a drug database and information for patients.
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Ana Maria Lopez, MD, MPH, FACP
Governor, Arizona Chapter
ACP AZ Chapter
PO Box 65059
Tucson, AZ 85728-5059