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Letters |18 January 2011

Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine

Robert G. Luke, MD

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Potential Conflicts of Interest: Dr. Luke is the current Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Physicians.
  • Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
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Potential Conflicts of Interest: Dr. Luke is the current Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Physicians.
TO THE EDITOR:
As Chair of the Board of Regents of the ACP and longtime subscriber to Annals of Internal Medicine, the debate about the decision by the editors of Annals to publish Kocher and colleagues' article (1) is of great interest to me. The publication clearly stirred a response. In some responses, even from members of the College, there clearly is confusion about the relationship between College policy and what is published in Annals. As with all distinguished medical journals, the Editor in Chief has complete and independent control of all publications. The Board of Regents, the fiduciary body ultimately responsible for the directions and strategic plan of the College, has no say in the selection of publications. Editorial independence is strictly maintained. Thus, publications in Annals do not reflect ACP policy. If papers from the College or its committees are submitted to Annals, they undergo the same critical review process as any other submissions. The editorial group is free to seek and review a wide variety of submissions about medical science and clinical affairs and to include opinion pieces about our medical care delivery systems and proposed changes, such as in Kocher and colleagues' article.
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Luke RG. Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine. Ann Intern Med. ;154:142–143. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-2-201101180-00032

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2011;154(2):142-143.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-2-201101180-00032

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