Search results for "Access to care"
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
What is the state of American health care in this election year?
ACP's annual report on the state of health care cites proposed budget cuts as the biggest threat to recent advances made by health care reform. And more advances could be affected by the outcome of the presidential elections.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2012
What can the audience expect from Congress' second act?
Congress' dysfunction has led to record-low approval ratings of 11%, and continued delays in resolving issues important to physicians, such as reimbursement and medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/02/washington.htm
1 Feb 2012
Medical professionalism faces new challenges, opportunities
Ten years later, a physician charter challenges doctors to accept commitments to professional competence, improved quality and access to care, and professionalism in conduct.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/presidents.htm
1 Jan 2012
HIV comes of age as disease of mid-to-late life
Protease inhibitors revolutionized HIV management, morphing it from a death sentence to a chronic, manageable condition. Medical issues have since grown more complex as doctors consider how HIV interacts with aging, and how aging interacts with these sometimes toxic drugs used to control the virus.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/HIV.htm
1 Nov 2011
Why accessibility matters
When deciding on how satisfied they are with a practice, patients look foremost to how quickly they can be seen, and how they can reach a physician for after-hours problems. Eleven quick tips can strongly influence the quality of care and how it's perceived by the patient.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/tips.htm
1 Oct 2011
When will the lights go out on fee-for-service?
Physicians have been paid according to the number of visits or procedures they bill for a very long time, almost half a century for Medicare.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/washington.htm
1 Jul 2011
Former College president appointed to MedPAC
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently announced that William J. Hall, MACP, will be one of two new members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/8.htm
14 Jun 2011
AMA seeks to coordinate physician re-entry programs
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced new recommendations to improve the process for physicians who want to re-enter clinical medical practice after years in academic, business or personal pursuits.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/01/5.htm
1 Feb 2011
Obituary
James T. Dove, MACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/obit.htm
1 Jan 2011