Search results for "Electronic Health Records"
MGMA conference: EHR implementation hindered by Medicare cuts
MGMA conference: EHR implementation hindered by Medicare cuts
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/02/1.htm
2 Nov 2010
Studies examine effectiveness of financial incentives in primary care
Two randomized trials suggest that certain financial incentives may be associated with some clinical improvements in primary care, although both the study authors and editorialists said that additional research is needed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/17/1.htm
17 Sep 2013
Look before leaping into a large health system
Many physicians are leaving private practice and turning to large health systems to give them breathing room to care for their patients and restore work-life balance. But before making the leap, physicians should ensure that the move is the best one.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/transitions.htm
1 May 2013
Caring for ex-prisoners presents management challenges
When caring for patients who have been released from prison, internists must consider the economic and social obstacles that can impact the plan of care, as well as the difficulty of coordinating with jails and prisons and obtaining patients' medical records.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/09/caring-for-ex-prisoners-presents-management-challenges.htm
1 Sep 2017
Success in ACOs depends on collaboration
Physicians should consider culture, autonomy and resources before jumping in.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/acos.htm
1 Jul 2013
‘Discontinued’ medications a problem when using EHRs
Physicians who wonder why a patient is still taking a discontinued medication might look to their EHRs for the answer. Unlike with new prescriptions, a doctor's orders to stop a drug usually aren't automatically transmitted to pharmacies. This widespread problem requires an old-fashioned solution: talking to patients to ensure they know what medications they are meant to be taking.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/04/prescribing.htm
1 Apr 2013
How Medicare fee-for-service is like a 1965 Ford Mustang
Fee-for-service reimbursement is a half-century old, and despite its staying power is now facing demands that it be modernized, if not traded in altogether.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/washington.htm
1 May 2015
The stimulus package and buying EHRs
The recent federal economic stimulus package set aside more than $17 billion for doctors and hospitals to adopt EHRs. ACP has developed extended guides to answer physician's questions about the incentives.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/cpii.htm
1 Jul 2009
How will the new Congress affect ACP's priorities?
ACP outlines its legislative agenda for the year, including resisting changes to the Affordable Care Act, preserving the Medicare primary care bonus program, and repealing the Medicare sustainable growth rate.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/02/washington.htm
1 Feb 2015
It's a numbers game: How should physicians inform patients about risk?
A recent Annals of Internal Medicine article on risk communication highlighted the critical role of the physician in influencing patients' treatment decisions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/editor.htm
1 Feb 2008