Search results for "Outreach"
Internists taking primary care to the streets
Practicing medicine changes when homeless patients don't have a phone, food or access to first aid. Free health care programs have been converting buses and vans into clinics on wheels as they discover that mobile care is an effective way to reach homeless patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/two.htm
1 Mar 2008
Heparin, saline solutions recalled for possible contamination
Warnings, recalls, label changes, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/eighteen.htm
1 Mar 2008
ACP honors outstanding chapter activities with Evergreen Awards
At Internal Medicine 2009, ACP will present Evergreen Awards to ten chapters.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/03/evergreen.htm
1 Mar 2009
PQRI overhaul finds faults and inputs fixes for 2009
A chief medical officer with Medicare explains how the agency listened to doctors to improve and made easier a program that promises more reimbursement for the care you're already delivering to your patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/cms.htm
1 May 2009
ACP honors outstanding chapter activities with Evergreen Awards
At this year's Internal Medicine meeting, ACP presented Evergreen Awards to 10 Chapters.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/evergreen.htm
1 May 2009
Prepare for Recovery Audit Contractors as they come online
Medicares new audit program is ramping up, and the College offers practical advice onhow to reduce the administrative cost of compliance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/billing.htm
1 Jun 2009
Making sense of CMS’ new policy on consultation billing
CMS stopped recognizing CPT consultation codes and issued instructions to physicians only a few days before the new policy took effect. ACP's practice management staff digest what internists need to know to stay atop of billing for 2009, documentation, the “3-year rule” and cross-walks for services previously billed as consultations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/practice.htm
1 Feb 2010
Confusing Maalox product to be renamed
Vote for your favorite entry
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/23/8.htm
23 Feb 2010
Prepare for this year's significant changes to PQRI reporting
Now in its fourth year, the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative continues to adjust its parameters. ACP's Running a Practice section offers resources to stay atop the ebb and flow.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/03/practice.htm
1 Mar 2010
Upcoming survey on injection practices
The Premier Safety Institute, in conjunction with the FDA and the CDC, is conducting a survey to gather information on current injection practices among health care professionals. The survey will focus primarily on injection practices with just a few items on propofol use, and is currently being pilot tested in a large health care system and its associated departments, medical offices, and clinics. Results will be shared with the CDC, the FDA, and professional groups to guide research, outreach and education related to reducing risks to patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/04/10.htm
4 May 2010