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Combining education and advocacy at Internal Medicine 2008
This issue highlights events at Internal Medicine 2008, the College's annual meeting.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/editor.htm
1 Jul 2008
Letters to the Editor
Opinions on pharmacy benefit managers, imaging, ethics and primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/letters.htm
1 Jul 2008
Patients, generalists and subspecialists all gain from PCMH
When discussing the PCMH as a model for delivering health care in the U.S. three questions commonly arise.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/president.htm
1 Sep 2008
Alaska primary care crisis is tip of the iceberg
When the safety net us already stretched, losing even one internist can leave a community in crisis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/safety.htm
1 Oct 2008
Hospitals work with admitting doctors on documentation
Hospitals are working more closely with their admitting physicians to make them aware of the need for better documentation on pre-existing conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/practicerx.htm
1 Oct 2008
Billing for interactions with a patient's family, caregivers
More than 44 million Americans care for an adult family member or friend. Physicians often discuss patient care with these people and may bill appropriately.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/11/coding.htm
1 Nov 2008
What will it take to fix the broken reimbursement system?
Align physician reimbursement to compensate for the best possible patient care coordination.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2008
ACP programs provide best practices to ensure the best care
A number of quality improvement programs available from the College can help.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/president.htm
1 Jan 2009
Strength in numbers: building influence through coalitions
The American College of Physicians joins with government, quality groups and other medical societies to increase the volume of internal medicine's voice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/02/presidents.htm
1 Feb 2009
Patients find medical home in Pennsylvania
A group of physicians in southeastern Pennsylvania are among the lucky and proactive few practicing in some of the first payer-supported patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) in the country.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/pilot.htm
1 Apr 2009