Search results for "Electronic Health Records"
Fixing the system to fight burnout
Leaders of medical societies, including ACP, and other stakeholders in the health care industry are looking at broad changes in the health care system to help doctors.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/burnout.htm
1 Nov 2016
For med students, when does follow-up cross the line?
Medical students are using electronic health records to virtually follow up on patients' outcomes. While it's meant as a way of improving care and learning, it can be interpreted as a violation of patient privacy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/medical-education.htm
1 Mar 2017
Quality reporting offers ‘pick your pace’ participation
A “pick your pace” option for quality reporting under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 will give internists a chance to ease into the new payment system by choosing their levels of participation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/tips.htm
1 Mar 2017
New strategies required to battle antibiotic overuse
At least two million people each year in the United States are infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and at least 23,000 people die each year as a result of these infections.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/04/antibiotics.htm
1 Apr 2017
Four days in May
Leadership Day on Capitol Hill, when more than 400 ACP members met with their senators and representatives to advocate for College priorities, occurred against a backdrop of historic events.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/07/four-days-in-may.htm
1 Jul 2017
Caring for ex-prisoners presents management challenges
When caring for patients who have been released from prison, internists must consider the economic and social obstacles that can impact the plan of care, as well as the difficulty of coordinating with jails and prisons and obtaining patients' medical records.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/09/caring-for-ex-prisoners-presents-management-challenges.htm
1 Sep 2017
Bringing medicine back to the bedside
The physical exam itself is widely considered to be underutilized, but many of the country's medical educators and master clinicians are determined to bring it back to prominence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/02/bringing-medicine-back-to-the-bedside.htm
1 Feb 2018
Pneumococcal vaccine recommendations can be unclear
While most physicians surveyed about current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations responded that they found them to be very clear or somewhat clear, when tested with questions about the recommendations and several case scenarios, many of the survey respondents answered incorrectly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/pneumococcal-vaccine-recommendations-can-be-unclear.htm
1 Apr 2018
ACP offers new Practice Assessment Tool for breast and prostate cancer screening
This free activity is recommended for physicians who have limited experience in practice assessment or are new to the health care quality improvement process, and is eligible for up to 20 CME credits and 20 Maintenance of Certification Practice Assessment points.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/03/5.htm
3 Jul 2018
No association between antihypertensive treatment and mortality, CVD in mild, low-risk hypertension, but some association with increased adverse events
Physicians following guidelines that generalize findings from hypertension trials conducted in high-risk individuals to those at lower risk should use caution, the study authors noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/06/5.htm
6 Nov 2018