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March 15, 2012 |
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New ABMS rule changes board certification time frame |
A new rule from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) will require physicians to achieve board certification three to seven years after completing residency training. |
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Proposed bill aims to train more doctors |
New legislation introduced by Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) aims to increase the number of residencies for physicians by 15,000 over the next five years. |
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New study looks at usefulness of physician report cards |
A new study published in the journal Health Affairs looks at the use of physician report cards, the challenges they represent, and what experts say needs to be done to make them more useful for consumers. |
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ACGME to phase in new outcomes-based accreditation system |
Over the next two years, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) will phase in a new outcomes-based accreditation system that will require medical residents and fellows to demonstrate competency in six core areas: patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, systems-based practice, professionalism, and interpersonal skills and communication. |
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AHA supports bill extending medical liability protections |
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has thrown its support behind the Good Samaritan Health Professional Act, new legislation that would extend medical liability protections to licensed health care professionals who cross state lines to serve as volunteers in a federally declared emergency. |
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MGMA-ACMPE to host innovation forum May 22-23 in Dallas |
The Medical Group Management Association – American College of Medical Practice Executives (MGMA-ACMPE) and the American Hospital Association (AHA), in collaboration with the law firm of Polsinelli Shughart PC, present the Forum on Innovation in Healthcare, taking place May 22-23, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. This program is ideally suited for physician leaders, hospital executives, and compliance counsel, and will focus on transparency as a tool to increase accountability across the health care continuum and as a driver of change in this new health care environment. For more information or to register for this program, click here. |
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Download a free copy of our guide on team-based care |
The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum is pleased to share "Team-Based Health Care: Lessons from the Field," a guide describing the core concepts of team-based care. The guide features case studies on how three different leading-edge health care organizations (AtlantiCare Health System, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Marquette General Health System) approached fostering team-based care. While each organization approached team-based care differently, several common themes emerged – having strong leadership in place to lead the change, using data to drive/sustain the change, training/educating members to work as a team, and finding peoples’ passion to motivate them. |
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Register now for our webinar on physician leadership in clinical integration |
Register now for the next PLF webinar, "Physician Leadership in Clinical Integration," taking place Wednesday, March 21 beginning at 3 p.m. ET. This free, 90-minute webinar features Jacque Sokolov, MD, chairman and managing partner of SSB Solutions, discussing key physician leadership opportunities in the rapidly expanding world of clinically integrated organizations (CIOs). Dr. Sokolov will review meaningful clinical integration and how it can drive physician alignment and lead to CIOs. In his experience, Dr. Sokolov has found the one constant in developing a successful integrated organization is physician leadership at the governance, management and operating levels. In addition, the ability to deliver on value-based reimbursement contracts will require an ongoing clinical model that is significantly different than today’s and will underscore the need for meaningful physician involvement. |
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