Search results for "Orthopedics"
Indian Health Service reaches across borders within the U.S.
A partnership allows staff at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to collaborate with physicians who serve Navajo Nation, a medically underserved population in New Mexico.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/IHS.htm
1 Mar 2012
New internal medicine residency gains foothold in Nepal
Patan Hospital of Nepal, a tertiary-level referral center that treats nearly 320,000 outpatients and 20,000 inpatients each year, began an internal medicine residency program last year.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/new-internal-medicine-residency-gains-foothold-in-nepal.htm
1 Apr 2018
Anchoring errors ensue when diagnoses get lost in translation
In two cases, a patient's use of key words led to anchoring errors in diagnosing an abdominal aortic aneurism and a classic case of intermittent claudication.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/11/mindful.htm
1 Nov 2008
Hospitals work with admitting doctors on documentation
Hospitals are working more closely with their admitting physicians to make them aware of the need for better documentation on pre-existing conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/practicerx.htm
1 Oct 2008
Reflections from a physician who faced his mortality
A physician who developed severe heartburn recalls his thinking as he reflects on his own progressively severe symptoms and increasingly worrisome differential diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/doctor.htm
1 May 2013
Hopes and fears abound at National Bundled Payment Summit
Expansion of bundled payments to chronic disease treatment for internists would be complicated, but it's garnering interest. Demonstration projects show that hospitals that reduced the cost of care were able to pay physicians up to an extra 25% of what they would normally earn for their services.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/bundled.htm
1 Jan 2012
ACP members tell Congress their views on SGR, health reform
Internists descended on Capitol Hill to explain how the legislative process impedes good clinical care. The legislators agreed with the doctors on that. But disagreement on health care reform left physicians and politicians with a cynical view.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2011
Evidence-based tips for common illnesses
Much of the time physicians spend on patients' paperwork is uncompensated, but insurers usually will reimburse physicians for filling out forms, such as home health plans and copying medical records, that require a significant investment of time.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/tips.htm
1 Jul 2008
Does the United States pay its doctors and hospitals too much?
The United States won't control health care costs until it addresses the excessive prices it pays for some health care services.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/06/washington.htm
1 Jun 2012
Finding and treating a tricky disorder
Hypercalcemia's causes run the gamut from the benign to the serious. Its diagnosis is just the beginning for a physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2012