Links to the latest guidance and information.

IDSA and other physician specialty societies urge physicians who are members of the U.S. House of Representatives to support passage of the H.R. 3961, "the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act."

In its letter, the Society stated that FDA is not “outsourcing” its essential function to update antibacterial breakpoints and also supported FDA’s proposal to review and sanction, if scientifically and clinically sound, the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute’s (CLSI) breakpoint recommendations.

CDC HAN Alert

FDA Alert

FDA Alert

A coalition of medical specialty societies urge the U.S. House of Representatives to follow-up its passage of health care reform legislation with a vote on H.R. 3961, "the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act," which would repeal and replace the dysfunctional formula that sets annual physician payment updates under the Medicare program.

IDSA to offer resources for ABIM Maintenance of Certification.

CDC update on influenza activity and the effectiveness of 2008-2009 trivalent influenza vaccine against 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1).