Washington, March 28, 2017 -- Excessive administrative tasks in health care have serious adverse consequences for physicians and their patients, said the American College of Physicians (ACP) today in a paper published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.  “Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Healthcare” presents a framework to analyze administrative tasks and determine whether tasks may need to be challenged, revised or eliminated entirely.

Philadelphia, March 27, 2017 -- 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 2017, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Physicians. The 2017 chief resident awardees are:

Philadelphia, March 27, 2017 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) will honor the winners of its national abstract competitions during Internal Medicine Meeting 2017, ACP’s annual scientific meeting that takes place March 30 - April 1 in San Diego.

Washington, D.C., March 24, 2017 -- Following the U.S. House of Representatives' failure to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American Osteopathic Association, representing 500,000 physicians and medical students, urge Congress to find a new way forward.

Attributable to:
Nitin S. Damle, MD, MS, MACP
President, American College of Physicians