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Guidelines call for depression screening
Guidelines call for internists to screen for depression, but only if they can offer support once they make a diagnosis. Internists who’ve already achieved this describe how they did so, and how it’s benefited their patients.
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Featured Articles
Telemedicine
Remote monitoring: Out of sight, right in line
Remote monitoring programs help physicians and nurses ensure continuity of care for elderly patients with chronic conditions. The goal is to catch problems early and improve self-management. Another goal: provide physician reimbursement.
Medicine on Television
There is a doctor in the ‘House’ (and she’s an ACP Member)
From television news producer to internist to columnist to advisor to one of TV's most popular medical dramas, Lisa Sanders, ACP Member, explains how a career spent considering the stories behind every diagnosis has led her to become one of the real physicians behind House, M.D.
Perspectives
President’s Message
‘Preventive’ measures don’t translate properly to the public
Prevention is an important tool, but it must be placed in the context of evidence and value. The cost of ignoring that is false reassurance and the politicization of medical care.
Washington Perspective
Medicare could stay solvent if stakeholders act soon
Congress faces unpopular options as they consider how to keep Medicare solvent through this decade and the next.
Practice Management
Practice Rx
Prepare for this year’s significant changes to PQRI reporting
Now in its fourth year, the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative continues to adjust its parameters. ACP’s Running a Practice section offers resources to stay atop of the changes, or join the program this year.
CPII Tips
Getting a handle on HIPAA and HITECH
Just as practice staff adjusted to HIPAA regulations, along comes a new set of rules addressing privacy and security. More rules, more enforcement—and more penalties. Learn how to avoid mistakes.
Test Yourself
From the MKSAP case studies
A 79-year-old woman is seen for an annual examination. She is in good health except for osteopenia, for which she takes calcium and Vitamin D supplements. She walks regularly to and from the bus stop several times per week. It takes her 25 minutes to get to the bus stop whereas it only took her 10 minutes a year ago. She describes dyspnea midway in her walk, causing her to stop and catch her breath. She denies angina, presyncope, syncope, or pedal edema. Following a physical exam and lab results, what is the most appropriate option for improving this patient’s quality of life?
ACP Internist Weekly
From the March 9, 2010 edition
- A1c predicts cardiovascular disease, death in nondiabetics
- Guidelines suggest more informed consent for prostate cancer screening
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