Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely: Innovation at the American College of Physician’s Centennial Event »

21 Apr, 2015

As the American College of Physicians (ACP) celebrates its 100th anniversary, physicians and healthcare providers from across the country will meet at the Boston Convention Center for the ACP Excellence in Medical Education conference. Part of this event, which will meet from April 28- May 2, 2015, involves a session titled "Award-Winning Innovations in High-Value Care."…

Primary Care Challenge (#PCC14): Open Call to Innovators! »

5 Jul, 2014

MTB Contest

What are you doing to transform American health care delivery on the front lines? On March 23, 2010 President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. This is commonly called "Obamacare", and together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since…

Dr. Humayun Chaudhry, President of the Federation of State Medical Boards- Speaks to us at the Partners Healthcare Connected Health Symposium about telemedicine and social media »

24 Oct, 2013

MedTech Features

Dr. Humayun "Hank" J. Chaudhry is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) of the United States. The FSMB is the umbrella agency for all the state medical licensing boards. It operates the Federation Credentialing Verification Service (FCVS). The FSMB is probably best known among physicians as a co-manager…

American College of Physicians, Massachusetts Chapter, Physicians and Social Media: Keeping it Professional Conference »

9 Oct, 2013

MedTech Features

The conference was hosted by the Council of Early Career Physicians of the American College of Physicians (ACP) Massachusetts Chapter on Thursday, September 26, 2013. It was held at the Massachusetts Medical Society in Waltham, Massachusetts. The information was really relevant, and there were three great speakers--Dr. Don Dizon, Dr. Bradley Crotty, and Dr.…