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Will baby boomers' clout lead to better care for the elderly?
Geriatrician and author Robert Butler, MD, has long been involved in activities that have changed the way the U.S. medical establishment and the public view aging.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/elderly.htm
1 Feb 2008
ACP chapter meetings are great for CME and for collegiality too
Chapter meetings have underlying similarities and distinctive features, too.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/president.htm
1 Feb 2008
Workflow analysis a critical but hidden step to EHRs
Despite the information-sharing benefits of an EHR, many physicians are reluctant to invest in this technology.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/pmctips.htm
1 Feb 2008
One intervention, many ways to explain risks
How can doctors inform patients about potential outcomes without unduly influencing their choices?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/risks.htm
1 Feb 2008
Visits can be more productive when patients set the agenda
First in a three-part series: Motivational interviewing is one technique for engaging patients and developing strategies that work.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/twelve.htm
1 Mar 2008
Cultural differences complicate a terminal cancer diagnosis
The College's new guidelines recommend that clinicians regularly assess end-of-life patients for symptoms of pain, dyspnea and depression, and use proven therapies to treat these conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/four.htm
1 Mar 2008
The front office bottleneck: schedules, phones and refills
Third in a six-part series on small practice issues: ACP's Center for Practice Innovation found that about half of the practices it observed as part of its quality improvement project had problems with phone communication, scheduling and the prescription refill process. The good news is that the bottleneck can be loosened with some relatively simple changes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/one.htm
1 Mar 2008
Internists taking primary care to the streets
Practicing medicine changes when homeless patients don't have a phone, food or access to first aid. Free health care programs have been converting buses and vans into clinics on wheels as they discover that mobile care is an effective way to reach homeless patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/two.htm
1 Mar 2008
College's new end-of-life guidelines fill gaps in patient care
The College's new guidelines recommend that clinicians regularly assess end-of-life patients for symptoms of pain, dyspnea and depression, and use proven therapies to treat these conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/fourteen.htm
1 Mar 2008
ACPNET brings continuing medical education into the clinic
We all appreciate that studying and learning are lifetime essentials for being a good physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/president.htm
1 Mar 2008