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.

Vestermark Award Committee

The Committee administers the Vestermark Psychiatry Educator Award.

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.

Scientific Program Committee of the Mental Health Service Conference

The Scientific Program Committee of the Mental Health Service Conference meets in-person three times during the year to select the program for the meeting, which is held each fall.

Committee on Judicial Action

The function of the Committee on Judicial Action is to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding appellate cases that the APA should participate as amicus or support DB/SA participation as amicus.

Committee on Mental Health IT

The Committee on Mental Health IT is charged with advising APA leadership and stakeholders, including developing educational tools and resources for members, on the technical, regulatory, and clinical landscape of asynchronous technology in the practice of psychiatry.

Committee on Quality and Performance Measurement

The Committee on Quality and Performance Measurement is a reporting component of the Council on Quality Care that includes members with expertise in health systems, services, and quality measurement.