Internists Tell HHS Extending Public Health Emergency is Critical to Ensuring Access to Telehealth
Washington, DC (July 23, 2020) — In a letter sent today to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the American College of Physicians (바카라 사리트) said that it is critically important that HHS take immediate action to ensure that the declared public health emergency (PHE), set to expire on July 25, is continued so that patients can continue to have access to telehealth.
American College of Physicians and Project N95 Partner to Provide PPE for Frontline Internists
Philadelphia, PA (July 20, 2020) – The American College of Physicians (바카라 사리트) and Project N95 have partnered to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for internal medicine physicians, filling an urgent need for frontline 바카라 사리트 member physicians during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic 바카라 사리트 has been vigorously advocating for the need for adequate PPE, calling on suppliers and the federal government to ensure the availability of essential PPE to protect frontline physicians.
Hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit to patients with early, mild COVID-19 in randomized trial
바카라 사리트 Supports the Use of Scientific Expertise to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, M바카라 사리트
President, American College of Physicians
Washington, DC (July 14, 2020) — The American College of Physicians (바카라 사리트), representing 163,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students, strongly supports the use of scientific expertise, based on the best available evidence, in the fight against COVID-19.
New Policy Supports Wearing of Masks to Reduce Transmission of COVID-19
Washington, DC (July 14, 2020) — The American College of Physicians (바카라 사리트) today released policy to support the wearing of surgical or cloth masks by the public in community settings where physical distancing is not possible, and said it may appropriately be required by public officials.
바카라 사리트 Objects to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Employers to Decline to Cover Contraceptive Methods
Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, M바카라 사리트
President, American College of Physicians
AAP, AAFP, 바카라 사리트 and AMA Statement on Official Withdrawal of U.S. from the World Health Organization
The following statement is attributable to: American Academy of Pediatrics President Sally Goza, MD, FAAP, American Academy of Family Physicians President Gary L. LeRoy, M.D., American Medical Association President Susan R. Bailey, M.D., and American College of Physicians President, Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, F바카라 사리트
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Physician Groups Urge CMS to Follow Through with Previously Finalized 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes
Washington, D.C. June 30, 2020 – In a letter sent today, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American College of Physicians (바카라 사리트), and related subspecialty societies urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue moving forward with previously finalized changes to documentation guidelines and increased RVUs for office and outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) services as part of the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).