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Dr. Porzio, a highly regarded Board Certified physician, brings nearly 20 years of medical experience to Marque Urgent Care. Newport Beach and Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Marque Medical is pleased to announce that David G. Porzio, M.D. is now practicing at Marque Urgent Care located in Newport Beach and Rancho Santa Margarita. Dr. Porzio is a highly regarded Board Certified physician who brings nearly 20 years of medical expertise to Marque Urgent Care. Dr. Porzio...
Selected from more than 1,000 hospitals nationally representing 500,000+ physicians ORANGE COUNTY/LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MemorialCare Health System is one of two organizations chosen from more than 1,000 hospitals nationwide to receive the prestigious 2013 Crimson Physician Partnership Award presented by The Advisory Board at its Scottsdale, Arizona Summit. MemorialCare Health System is an integrated delivery system that includes six...
TUCSON, Ariz., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) has filed suit today in federal court against the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) for restraining trade and causing a reduction in access by patients to their physicians. The ABMS has entered into agreements with 24 other corporations to impose enormous "recertification" burdens on physicians, which are not justified by any significant improvements in...
Daniel Wolfson from the ABIM Foundation will be speaking to doctors in Albany, NY about the Choosing Wisely initiative, a program designed to help patients and physicians engage in conversations about the overuse of tests and procedures, and promote the effective use of health care resources. Albany, NY (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 Studies have shown that as much as 30 percent of all health care procedures and treatments delivered in the United States are duplicative or unnecessary, and may not...
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement and Minnesota Health Action Group chosen as regional collaborative for campaign encouraging physician and patient conversations about overuse in health care BLOOMINGTON, Minn., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) and the Minnesota Health Action Group (The Action Group) are among 21 state medical societies, specialty societies, and regional health collaboratives that have received...
ABIM Foundation selects ASCP to advance the Choosing Wisely campaign in California for the next two years. CHICAGO (PRWEB) March 25, 2013 The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) was selected to receive funding by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation to help physicians engage patients in conversations aimed at reducing inappropriate tests and procedures that will improve their care and reduce costs. Support for the $50,000 grant comes from the Robert Wood...
American Academy of Ophthalmology Joins Choosing Wisely® Campaign to Advance Quality Eye Care and Promote Health Care Savings WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Ophthalmology today announced it is participating in the Choosing Wisely® campaign, a national initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation to encourage conversations between patients and their doctors about treatment options and efficient use...
Baron Brings Nearly 30 Years of Private Practice Experience to ABIM Leadership Role PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Board of Directors unanimously approved Dr. Richard J. Baron as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 2013. Dr. Baron will serve as President and CEO of both ABIM and the ABIM Foundation, succeeding Christine K. Cassel, MD, who will be stepping down in June. For almost 30...
NQF names Dr. Christine Cassel as new president and CEO Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 17, 2012 The National Quality Forum Board of Directors today unanimously named Dr. Christine K. Cassel as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Cassel will begin her position at NQF effective mid-summer 2013. “NQF is deeply fortunate to have Dr. Cassel join us as our new leader,” said William Roper, MD, MPH, Dean of University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Vice Chancellor...
Collaboration to evaluate feasibility of how the Isabel decision support tool can be incorporated in assessment process. Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) December 14, 2012 Isabel Healthcare announced today that American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) signed an agreement to conduct a feasibility study to determine how the Isabel diagnostic support system could be linked to assessments of physician skill and knowledge. For more than 75 years, certification by the American Board of Internal...
