American College Of Physicians

This year’s ACP Internal Medicine Meeting is taking place in person in New Orleans and virtually from April 3 to April 5.

The new CMS rule aiming to streamline prior authorization signals a major step forward for primary care, but the process could still use some improvement, according to experts.

Breast cancer screening after age 70 years was linked to a higher incidence of cancer that would probably not have caused symptoms in the patient’s lifetime, indicating that overdiagnosis may be common in this population, researchers said.

In April, Omar T. Atiq, MD, FACP, a professor of medicine and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, was sworn in as the new president of the ACP.

As he leaves his position as president of the ACP, Ryan D. Mire, MD, MACP, reflected on his time in the leadership role.

SAN DIEGO — In this video, Ross W. Hilliard, MD, FACP, discusses highlights from a session on health IT, including the use of reporting tools within electronic health records and regulatory changes related to EHRs.

SAN DIEGO — Two presenters at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting reviewed articles published in Annals of Internal Medicine in the last year that they said have implications for clinical practice.

SAN DIEGO — ACP has launched a new initiative to improve equitable access to obesity care through physician education, advocacy and partnerships.

SAN DIEGO — Internal medicine physicians have an important part to play in major depression treatment, according to a presenter at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

Medical organizations are sounding the alarm after a federal judge ruled that it is unconstitutional to require insurers and health plans to cover preventive services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force at no cost.