Internists Ask Government to Do More to Address COVID-19
Washington, DC (March 11, 2020) — In a series of recommendations provided to the Trump administration and Congress today, the American College of Physicians (ACP) laid out a series of steps federal, state and local governments, and other stakeholders should be taking to help address COVID-19 (the Novel Coronavirus).
American College of Physicians Announces Cancellation of Internal Medicine Meeting 2020
Philadelphia, PA (March 10, 2020) —The American College of Physicians (ACP) is canceling its annual scientific meeting, Internal Medicine Meeting 2020, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, CA, April 23-25, 2020.
Internists Say Health IT Rules Would Improve Patient Access to Data and Interoperability, More Still Needs to Be Done
Washington, DC (March 10, 2020) —The American College of Physicians (ACP) is fully supportive of the goals of health information technology regulations released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), improving patients’ rightful access to their data and health information exchange; however, more needs to be done to protect patient privacy and avoid administrative burdens.
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Internists Ask Government to Take Additional Steps to Stem the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus
Washington, DC (March 4, 2020) — In letters sent this week to members of Congress and the Trump administration, the American College of Physicians (ACP) suggested additional measures the government should take to help the U.S. fight the spread of the novel Coronavirus in this country.
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ACC, ACP on Role Digital, Telehealth Can Play to Mitigate Community Spread of COVID-19
Washington, DC (March 2, 2020) — American College of Cardiology President Richard J. Kovacs, MD, FACC, and American College of Physicians Executive Vice President & CEO Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP, FRCP, FIDSA, made the following statement on the need for increased access to telehealth to combat community spread of COVID-19:
Internists Say Court Decision to Uphold Title X Changes Will Harm Patient-Physician Relationship
Statement attributable to:
Robert McLean, MD, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
Washington, DC (February 26, 2020) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) is disappointed in the federal appeals court decision to allow the Trump administration’s restrictions on the Title X program to go into effect. The changes will interfere in the patient-physician relationship, restricting the counsel that physicians can provide to their patients.