Search results for "Disparities"
Letters to the Editor
A reader responds to ACP Internist coverage about USPSTF recommendations on annual screening for lung cancer with CT.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/letter.htm
1 May 2022
New ACP learning series addresses impact of health equity on diagnostic decision making
Three new modules offer CME/MOC and evidence-based strategies clinicians can use to mitigate the effects of unconscious bias.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/22/5.htm
22 Aug 2023
Health equity: The finish line
Repairing multiple layers within systems is fundamental in changing policy and involves advocacy at the individual level and at the professional society level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/health-equity-the-finish-line.htm
1 Apr 2023
Course on healing health care disparities through education
Medical educators are invited to attend a two-day course featuring interactive methods for achieving the recently mandated integration of cross-cultural care into medical school and residency programs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/15/10.htm
15 May 2012
Annual face time between patients and physicians rose since 1979 due to longer visits
A racial/ethnic gap in time spent with physicians widened over the three studied decades, with White patients getting 22.9 and 14.7 minutes more per year than Black and Hispanic patients, respectively, by 2018.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2022
Starting mammography screening at age 40 years in Black women could decrease breast cancer deaths
Breast cancer deaths could be cut by starting mammography screening in Black women 10 years earlier than in White women, a modeling study predicted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/19/4.htm
19 Oct 2021
Targeting social needs may help improve type 2 diabetes outcomes, review finds
A systematic review found that HbA1c levels were improved significantly by food supplementation with referral and diabetes support, financial incentives with education and skills training, housing relocation with counseling support, and the integration of nonmedical interventions into medical care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/05/3.htm
5 Jul 2022
ACP issues proposal to realign health care delivery, reimbursement for greater equity
The College issued seven policy recommendations on reforming payment programs, including prioritizing underserved patient populations, addressing value in health care, and achieving greater equity.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/06/21/5.htm
21 Jun 2022
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Jul 2021
Healing the homeless during COVID-19
Communities are protecting homeless residents from crowded shelter conditions during the pandemic by using Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to provide shelter in hotel and motel rooms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/09/healing-the-homeless-during-covid-19.htm
1 Sep 2020