Search results for "Medicare"
Dispensing drugs on site may help with patient compliance
Morris Kliger, D.O., a physician in Lansdale, Pa., has patients tell him that they are overwhelmed by the price of prescription drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/fifteen.htm
1 Mar 2008
Letters to the Editor
What do an X-ray machine in Oregon and a shower chair in Bellmore, N.Y. have in common? Both are available for free on a Web site that matches U.S. donors of medical equipment to needy recipients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/six.htm
1 Mar 2008
When and how to use new phone and Internet E/M coding
There are three new codes for providing E/M over the telephone and one new code for E/M services provided via Internet resources.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/ten.htm
1 Apr 2008
Doctors lobby for health care reform on Leadership Day
Every spring, contingents of ACP members from around the country converge on Capitol Hill for Leadership Day.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/sixteen.htm
1 Apr 2008
Telemedicine connects remote areas with care
Modern medicine is dramatically cutting the distance that patients must travel, even for severe injuries. Consulting by telemedicine reduces delays, improves patient outcomes and brings health care to areas that otherwise wouldn't have it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/one.htm
1 Apr 2008
Presidential candidates need to leap generation gaps
Do generational differences affect presidential politics?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/twentyfour.htm
1 Apr 2008
Medicare implements new advanced beneficiary notice form
I heard that there is a new advanced beneficiary notice (ABN) form for Medicare patients. When do I use it?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/05/twelve.htm
1 May 2008
Letters to the Editor
Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, FACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/05/seven.htm
1 May 2008
What will it take to restore the primacy of primary care?
It's in deep trouble.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/05/washington.htm
1 May 2008
John McCain touts his plan for the U.S. health care system
CME offerings and maintenance of certification.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/05/twenty.htm
1 May 2008