Attributable to:
Wayne J. Riley, MD, MPH, MBA, MACP
President, American College of Physicians (ACP)

Panel discussion included advice about what physicians could be doing now to prepare for the new system

Washington, May 5, 2016 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) convened a panel today to talk about how the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the new payment systems in the law will impact physicians and patients. The panel took place during a press briefing at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2016.

Project addresses gaps in care that currently exist in primary care and subspecialty practices

Summaries of the year’s most important studies affecting the practice of internal medicine are available at www.annals.org

Philadelphia, May 4, 2016 -- Annals of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians (ACP) will honor Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD, Kimberly A. Gudzune, MD MPH, and Ruchi Doshi with Junior Investigator Recognition Awards at Internal Medicine Meeting 2016, ACP’s annual scientific meeting in Washington, DC, May 5-7.

Philadelphia, May 3, 2016 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) will honor six chief residents as winners of the Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships at Internal Medicine Meeting 2016, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Physicians. The 2016 chief resident awardees are:

Washington, May 3, 2016 -- More than 440 internal medicine physicians, residents, fellows-in-training, and medical students from across the country gathered today for the American College of Physicians annual Leadership Day to bring internal medicine’s legislative priorities to Capitol Hill.

"Our members want to ensure internal medicine’s voice is heard in Washington,” said Wayne Riley, MD, MPH, MBA, MACP, president of ACP.  "We are fulfilling part of our mission to advocate responsible positions on individual health and on public policy relating to health.”