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ACP Advance Curriculum Module 2: Identify How to Measure Change

Based on a review of the literature and member surveys that we have done, physicians need practical instruction on how to meaningfully engage in ongoing quality improvement (QI) in a way that minimizes jargon and administrative burden and maximizes engagement…

ACP Advance Curriculum Module 1: Establish the What and Why for Change

Based on a review of the literature and member surveys that we have done, physicians need practical instruction on how to meaningfully engage in ongoing quality improvement (QI) in a way that minimizes jargon and administrative burden and maximizes engagement…

Patient Priorities Care – Helping Your Patients Identify their Health Priorities

In 2014, clinicians, patients, caregivers, health system leaders, payers, and funders from across the country came together to identify the key problems facing older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Their charge was to propose feasible and effective strategies for improving…

Building Physician Wellness

The physical and psychological tolls of burnout are widely researched today, but what is burnout really and how does it affect physicians? Building Physician Wellness takes a top-down approach to viewing burnout by first allowing physicians to break their prevailing…

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients: Providers’ Obligations

Claims by deaf and hard of hearing patients against their healthcare providers are increasingly common. These claims tend to allege that providers fail to provide in-person interpreters or that they delay treatment or refuse to accept deaf or hard of…

Workplace Violence in Ambulatory Care

Many office practices do not have any policies or processes in place to reduce the risk of workplace violence. Indeed, unless your practice has experienced a serious event, it is probable that you haven’t thought much about this particular risk….