Brysen Keith, DO, PGYII, Shares His Experiences and Gives Advice to Residents
Dr. Brysen Keith is a PGYII at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Health Center. While he is someone who fits the mold of “taking the road less traveled,” that is the only mold he fits.
Physicians who Understand the Black Experience Help Black Patients Gain Trust
At first glance when you look at the photo that Arthur Bouier, DO, MACOI, posted on Facebook with Mrs. Woodard, his 101-year-old patient, you may just see two happy faces. Upon further inspection, it is obvious that one is a physician and the other likely a patient. Delving even further, it becomes evident that the photo is evidence of what good care looks like.
ACOI Joins in Call for Congress to Reform Medicare Payment System
ACOI recently joined numerous medical societies in sending a letter to all Senate and House lawmakers asking for congressional hearings and collaboration with stakeholders to explore long-term solutions to the broken Medicare physician payment system.
Congressional Action on Physician Payment Cut Falls Short
The Senate has passed an end-of-year spending deal that falls well short of providing physicians full relief from a 4.5 percent Medicare physician fee schedule cut.
“Kidney Camp” Highlights Real Patient Experiences & Challenges for PNWU students
PNWU students spoke to us about their experiences at "Kidney Camp," a program called TREKS (Tutored Research and Education for Kidney Scholars) that they attended at the University of Chicago last summer.
Dr. Kellee Randle is Working to Improve Health Care Advocacy & End Implicit Bias
Educating physicians and patients, Kellee Randle, DO, FACOI is a hospitalist and an entrepreneur pursuing a dual mission. Bringing awareness to how implicit bias corrupts quality care delivery is something she began in earnest during the pandemic through her company, Equity Ventures Plus LLC. She is also a firm believer in teaching patients how to advocate for themselves and how and what to ask for to ensure they are being proactive in their own health care.
ACOI Sends Letters to the Hill in Support of the PASTEUR Act
Antimicrobial resistance is a global crisis. Without action by Congress to incentivize the development of new antibiotics, the pipeline will fail & people will die from once treatable infections. Congress must pass the PASTEUR Act this year.
Student Leaders of Osteopathic Internal Medicine Association (SOIMA) Chosen in First Nationwide Election
ACOI announces the results of the first national election of officers for the Student Osteopathic Internal Medicine Association (SOIMA). From colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) spanning from Arizona to Virgina, students were chosen in the October 2022 elections to serve in the Association’s leadership roles.
PFS Final Rule Has Physicians Bracing for Payment Cuts
On November 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), issued the CY2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. As expected, physicians will receive a 4.6 percent cut to the conversion factor — the basic starting point for calculating physician payments — unless Congress intervenes. The cut is a product of the expiration of the 3 percent supplemental increase to PFS payments for CY 2022 provided by Congress and budget neutrality adjustments triggered by coding changes for evaluation and management visits.
