College briefs
From the October ACP Observer, copyright © 2005 by the American College of Physicians.
- ACP debuts new Web site on quality improvement
- MKSAP 13 Update now available
- Free diabetes management tools
ACP debuts new Web site on quality improvement
.The College has launched a new quality improvement Web site that focuses on pay for performance, performance measures and practice redesign, and includes a number of informational resources for internists.
The site features a seven-minute video summarizing the evolving national environment related to health care quality improvement and explains ACP's efforts to influence the pay-for-performance debate. A slide show details the College's legislative framework and policy guiding those activities, as well as a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions.
The new site also contains links to related articles from Annals of Internal Medicine and New England Journal of Medicine. The site is online.
MKSAP 13 Update now available
.How can you keep your MKSAP 13 subscription current for the life of the program?
By using MKSAP 13 Update, which will be published Oct. 31 on a CD-ROM. The Update features new reports, charts, tables and references related to breakthroughs in MKSAP 13's content areas. The Update also offers 128 new multiple-choice questions, as well as 30 additional CME credits.
The Update is available for $109 to MKSAP 13 subscribers only. You may purchase the Update with your initial MKSAP 13 order or at any time during the life of the MKSAP 13 program.
You can order online.
Free diabetes management tools
.Physicians can now download free evidence-based educational materials for patients and clinicians on managing diabetes.
Created by the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), the free material draws on evidence-based national guidelines for diabetes diagnosis and care. The NDEP is a federally funded program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The NDEP materials include:
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"Diabetes Numbers at-a-Glance" reference card. This pocket guide for health care providers includes American Diabetes Association recommendations for diabetes diagnosis and management.
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"Guiding Principles of Diabetes Care." This eight-page booklet provides information on providing comprehensive patient-centered care, with ways to identify, treat and prevent long-term complications.
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"Small Steps. Big Rewards. GAMEPLAN for Preventing type 2 diabetes." This 32-page publication is geared toward patients and gives them information on how to start their own prevention program, including ways to treat pre-diabetes. It also has counseling and motivating tips for patients, and includes posters and handouts.
Call 1-800-438-5383 to order materials or download them.
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