Posted: 1/20/2019

As you all know, the venerable Dr. Steven J. Meyerson has passed his ACPA blog to me. Well…I am going to go one step further.

In 2015 and 2016, Dr. Meyerson shared his blog with guest posters from the ACPA Board of Directors and Advisory Board. Then, in 2017 and 2018, the contributions trickled away. This correlates with the development and cultivation of the ACPA monthly newsletter. There are a limited number of folks on our boards and after all, this is a volunteer, non-profit organization! All of us have primary employment keeping us busy, and there are only so many hours in the day. Whatever the reason, for virtually all of the last two years, Dr. Meyerson’s thoughts have filled this blog and we all have learned a great deal. Thank you, Steve, for your dedication!

Taking the reins this year, I am renaming this blog and opening it up to all ACPA members for submissions. Our strength does not lie within a few individuals, but in the greater collective of all of our experience and lessons learned. I 100% believe that physician advisors who have been doing this work for just a few months have terrific points to make about countless issues which we can all benefit from and consider carefully. Additionally, our field is evolving into so many nuanced iterations involving Clinical Documentation Improvement, revenue cycle, pediatrics, and even outpatient quality/utilization, it’s imperative we start hearing from those trail-blazers, as well.

JOIN ME, PEOPLE!

Don’t be shy! Type something up, any topic at all related to the work you do, any length, and send to me at [email protected] with “ACPA blog” in the subject line. Please make sure to include your name and credentials as you wish for them to appear, your title at work, and your employer. This isn’t a once-a-month thing like the newsletter, so keep checking back to see what’s new!