ACP Pressroom - Press Release Archive

June 2008

6/27	'Deep Frustration and Dismay Over Failed Legislative Process' Expressed by American College of Physicians

6/20	ACP Commends MedPAC June 2008 Report to Congress, Recognition of Importance of Primary Care Cited

6/17	New Study: Hearing Impairment is Common Among Adults With Diabetes

6/17	New Study: Coffee Drinkers Have Slightly Lower Death Rates Than People Who Do Not Drink Coffees

6/11	New Program to Help Physicians Purchase and Install Electronic Health Records

6/9	ACP Pledges Support for Enactment of S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

May 2008

5/30	American College of Physicians Launches Personalized Literature Updating Service

5/29	Framework Provided for Policies Enabling All Americans to Have Access to Affordable Health Insurance Coverage

5/21	New ACP Leaders Take Office for 2008-2009

5/19	ACP Honors Outstanding Contributions to Medicine in Annual Convocation Ceremony

5/16	Employers, Consumers and Physicians Agree: Major System Reforms Needed to Improve the State of Primary Care Medicine in the U.S.

5/16	New E-Health Recommendations from American College of Physicians Aim to Improve Health Care Quality, Safety, Efficiency, Efficacy, and Access

5/15	Americans Must Consider Both Cost and Effectiveness When Comparing and Choosing Medical Interventions

5/15	ACP, ACP Foundation Diabetes Initiative Unveil Plans for Two More Years

5/14	Representative Kaptur Receives Joseph F. Boyle Award for Distinguished Public Service from American College of Physicians

5/13	Media Alert: ACP Predicts Looming Crisis in Primary Care

5/13	ACP Foundation Releases New HEALTH TiPS at Internal Medicine 2008

5/8	Looming Medicare Cuts Will Disproportionately Hurt Physicians in Small Practices

5/6	ACP Issues Guideline for Screening for Osteoporosis in Men

April 2008

4/28	ACP Hosts Largest Medical Education Meeting for General and Subspecialty Internists

4/16	Thirteen Specialty Groups Endorse the Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home

4/7	Medicare Patients Face Severe Difficulty in Receiving Care Unless Cuts to Medicare Payments Averted

4/2	ACP Encourages Adults to Document Healthcare Decisions in Advance

4/1	ACP endorses Patient Charter for Physician Performance Measurement, Reporting and Tiering Programs

March 2008

3/24	Need for Federal Protection Against Genetic Discrimination Highlighted by American College of Physicians

3/20	ACP Awarded Grants to Create Physician Resources to Facilitate Patient-Centered Medical Home Practice Changes

3/20	ACP: Residency Match Results Point To Need For Improved Access To Care, With More Primary Care Physicians - Patient-Centered Health Care and Revised Training Part of Solution

3/4	Medical Organizations Issue New Guideline on Drugs to Treat Dementia

February 2008

2/29	New Commission on Health Care Disparities Lauded by ACP

2/12	Muscle and Bladder Training Ameliorate Urinary Incontinence; Other Remedies Don’t Do as Well

2/7	Team-Based Approach Improves Diabetes Care: ACP Diabetes Initiative Extended for Two More Years

2/4	American College of Physicians Launches New Web Site: New tools available for internal medicine physicians, students, and patients

January 2008

1/15	Sickle Cell Disease Pain Can Occur Daily and Is Much More Severe Than Previously Thought

1/02	American College of Physicians Receives Grant To Study Cost of Patient-Centered Medical Home