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Internal Medicine Specialists Challenge Congress to Work with Physicians to Repeal SGR and Develop Better Payment Models
Response to House Ways and Means Committee letter urges Congress to build upon Patient-Centered Medical Homes, Other Promising Models to Improve Care Delivery
Washington, May 23, 2012 - The American College of Physicians (ACP) today urged the House Ways and Means Committee to report legislation to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and transition to better payment models, building on the extensive work being done in the public and private sectors by physicians, government, consumers and other stakeholders to develop new models aligned with high-value patient care.

Final Word: Task Force Recommends Against PSA-based Screening for Prostate Cancer
Evidence Show Harms of PSA Testing Outweigh the Benefits
PHILADELPHIA, May 22, 2012 – Following a period for public comment, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its final recommendation for prostate cancer screening. The Task Force now recommends against PSA-based screening for all men, regardless of age. The final recommendations are being published early online in the May 22 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians (ACP).

ACP Urges HHS to Consider Using SNOMED-CT For Coding of Clinical Problems
Asks HHS to use ICD-10 implementation delay for consideration of implementation
Washington — The American College of Physicians (ACP) today urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) implementation delay to consider specifying the use of Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine – Clinical Term (SNOMED-CT), rather than ICD-10, for coding problems in all situations. ACP’s recommendation was part of a letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius commenting on the ICD-10 proposed rule compliance date.

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