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NPA Good Stewarship Project Awarded 2nd Grant — Call for Demonstration Projects
Posted by Becky Martin, NPA Project Manager September 12, 2011 at 11:13 AM
The American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation has awarded a second grant to the NPA to carry on its Good Stewardship project. The first phase of the project, funded by a grant from the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, enabled the NPA to develop a “Top 5″ list of evidence-based, quality-improving, resource-sparing activities that [...]
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What Does the 11th Circuit Decision Mean for the Individual Mandate?
Posted by Mark Ryan, MD August 15, 2011 at 9:52 PM
Last Friday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the individual mandate included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Conservative opponents of the law have claimed this as a blow for liberty, while the PPACA’s liberal supporters believe this ruling will be overturned. At the end of the day, though–and all [...]
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Congratulations to Dr. Steve Smith and Team on Publication of “Top 5 Lists”
Posted by Jean Silver-Isenstadt, MD, PhD, NPA Executive Director May 23, 2011 at 6:06 PM
The NPA congratulates Dr. Steve Smith and his team for the publication of their article, “The Top 5 Lists in Primary Care: Meeting the Responsibility of Professionalism,” available today in the May 23, 2011 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Describing the results of the NPA’s Promoting Good Stewardship in Clinical Practice project, inspired [...]
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