Search results for "Reimbursement"
Lower pay drives doctors to cut hours
MKSAP Quiz: dietary counseling for class II obesity
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/02/2.htm
2 Mar 2010
White House expert advises docs on meaningful use of EHRs
The White House's national coordinator for health information technology offers advice on implementing and using electronic health records, and specifics on the incentive program that promises more reimbursement for adopters.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/ehr.htm
1 Nov 2010
Don't put clinician burnout on the back burner
Patient- and non-patient-related administrative tasks can create burnout at any point during a clinician's career.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/07/dont-put-clinician-burnout-on-the-back-burner.htm
1 Jul 2020
Appropriate use criteria for diagnostic catheterization may not be reliable for guiding clinical decisions
Criteria developed to validate use of diagnostic cardiac catheterization may not be helpful for guiding clinical practice, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/10/4.htm
10 Mar 2015
Must telemedicine disrupt the patient-doctor relationship?
Telemedicine will be highly disruptive to patients and physicians. Like other technological advances, such disruption can be a good thing, leading to improvements in patient care. It can also be disruptive in a bad way if it undermines that patient-physician relationship.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/washington.htm
1 Jan 2016
ACP's 2019 advocacy wins set stage for more this year
ACP's legislative wins include changing CMS reimbursement rules, boosting research into firearm injuries and deaths, and spurring development of generic drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/02/acps-2019-advocacy-wins-set-stage-for-more-this-year.htm
1 Feb 2020
Alaska primary care crisis is tip of the iceberg
When the safety net us already stretched, losing even one internist can leave a community in crisis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/safety.htm
1 Oct 2008
Practice Tips: Administrators are key to running a private practice
Bring in an expert to manage shrinking reimbursement, changing regulations, and rising business costs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/09/tips.htm
1 Sep 2014
ACP advocacy for better regulatory policies
Two proposed rules on reducing administrative hassles and improving reimbursement illustrate how ACP influences federal regulatory policies for physicians and patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/09/acp-advocacy-for-better-regulatory-policies.htm
1 Sep 2018
Doctor, your weight bias is showing
For heavier patients, interacting with the health care system (judgmental clinicians and the ever-present scale) can be downright daunting.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/weight.htm
1 Feb 2017