Search results for "Access to care"
Primary care-staffed transition clinic may cut readmissions
A postdischarge transition clinic staffed by a primary care physician and other clinicians appeared to reduce readmission risk in a vulnerable patient population.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/clinics.htm
1 Jan 2016
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 offers recommendations on ‘concierge’ medicine
One recommendation states that physicians in all types of practices must honor their professional obligation to provide nondiscriminatory care, serve all classes of patients who are in need of medical care, and seek specific opportunities to observe their professional obligation to care for the poor.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/10/2.htm
10 Nov 2015
How's Obamacare doing in getting people covered?
With the Affordable Care Act in the midst of its third annual open enrollment period, more people are insured and most enrollees like their coverage. But now, it may be getting harder to sign people up.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2015
Improving the practice environment and payment reform
Recent examples and accomplishments of ACP advocacy toward improving the practice environment include increasing payments to internists, reducing administrative burdens, promoting continuity of care and access to physicians, and reducing the costs of prescription drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/presidents.htm
1 Nov 2015
ACP issues telemedicine recommendations
ACP released a position paper on the use of telemedicine, offering more than a dozen policy statements and recommendations for practice and reimbursement.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/telemedicine.htm
1 Oct 2015
ACP revises advice on women's health
New guidelines that change the recommendations for practices such as pelvic exams are leading to changes in the mindsets of physicians and patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/womens-health.htm
1 Sep 2015
Celebrating ACP's history, embracing its future
By taking note of how far the American College of Physicians has come in the past 100 years, one can get a better sense of how much farther the organization needs to go.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/presidents.htm
1 May 2015
Chronic care management at last, and how to code for it
Understand how to bill and code for a final rule that updates payment policies and rates for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, making it certain that Medicare will pay for chronic care management services.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/coding.htm
1 Jan 2015
Consider country, culture when caring for Latino patients
Cultural competency can conquer concerns about cultural barriers, said a panel of experts who discussed how to approach and manage patients in the Latino community.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/06/cultural.htm
1 Jun 2014