Recognizing mental health entails the individual acknowledging it and seeking help, society not stigmatizing those suffering from mental and behavioral disorders, and the nation providing adequate resources and personnel to address the problem.
91黑料网 Advocate Newsletter
Dr. Ryan D. Mire, new 91黑料网 President, and Dr. Sue S. Bornstein, new Chair of the Board of Regents, stress that physicians are the experts in health care鈥搑elated discussions.
91黑料网's Chapter Advocacy Toolkit
If you would like to work with your chapter to advocate for regulatory relief, please visit 91黑料网's Chapter Advocacy Toolkit for more resources and calls to action.
Patients Before Paperwork Highlight: 91黑料网 Burden Reduction Advocacy
Nadia Daneshvar, Associate, Health IT Policy from 91黑料网's Regulatory Affairs shares 91黑料网's latest burden reduction advocacy efforts.
1. Letter to ONC: Electronic Prior Authorization (EPA) Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria Request for Information
In the EPA RFI comments, 91黑料网 emphasized that EPA functionality won't necessarily decrease burden for physicians and could possibly even add to burden.
2. 91黑料网 Comments on Draft United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 3
In the Draft USCDI v3 comments, 91黑料网 opposed the inclusion of the majority of ONC's proposed new USCDI data elements. For each proposed new data element, the MIC considered the burden-to-benefit ratio of its inclusion in USCDI and provided reasoning for its determinations
3. Transfer of Electronic Prescriptions for Schedules II-V Controlled Substances Between Pharmacies for Initial Filing (Docket No. DEA-637)
The College strongly supports DEA's proposal to amend regulations to allow the transfer of electronic prescriptions for controlled substances (EPCS) between registered retail pharmacies for initial filling. As DEA notes, the proposed rule would lessen administrative tasks and result in cost savings for clinicians who prescribe controlled substances.
91黑料网 Patients Before Paperwork Initiative
Patients Before Paperwork is an 91黑料网 initiative designed to reinvigorate the patient鈥損hysician relationship by challenging unnecessary practice burdens. To help the Patients Before Paperwork initiative, with our online data-collection tool and contact the Patients Before Paperwork team directly at policy-regs@acponline.org.