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Council on Quality Care
The Council on Research carries out activities to ensure that the substance and significance of research on mental health remain integral parts of APA mission and the national health agenda.
Council on Research
The Council on Research carries out activities to ensure that the substance and significance of research on mental health remain integral parts of APA mission and the national health agenda.
Committee on Advocacy and Litigation Funding
The Committee on Advocacy and Litigation Funding has the responsibility of reviewing requests, usually from District Branches and State Associations, for financial support of projects involving legislation, litigation, and advocacy; of making recommendations regarding funding to the Board of Trustees; and of proposing coordinated activity by other APA components, District Branches, and State Associations.
Committee on Reimbursement for Psychiatric Care
The Committee on Reimbursement for Psychiatric Care is charged with advising and informing APA policy development and advocacy efforts regarding public and private sector reimbursement, with a particular focus on new payment models.
Committee on Telepsychiatry
The Committee on Telepsychiatry is charged with advising leadership and stakeholders, including developing educational tools and resources for members, on the technical, regulatory, and clinical landscape of interactive technology in the practice of psychiatry.
Committee on RBRVS, Codes and Reimbursements
The committee is charged with policy development, educational, liaison and advocacy efforts for the APA respecting physician payment issues.
Committee on Integrated Care
The Committee on Integrated Care is charged with advising and supporting APA on policy development and educational efforts to improve access to psychiatric care through improved care coordination and effective integrated care models.
Committee on Innovation
The Committee on Innovation, established under The Council on Medical Education and Lifelong Learning, seeks to identify and promote the formation of novel ideas to transform mental health care.
Committee on Well-Being and Burnout
The Committee on Psychiatrist Well-being and Burnout will work through APA administration, and with Councils, Committees and other experts where needed. The Committee will coordinate its efforts with the work of allied organizations, including AMA, AAMC, ACGME and NAM, in addressing this problem.
Scientific Program Committee of the Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee has authority over the arrangements and content of the Scientific Program of the Annual Meeting, subject to Board approval.