Search results for "Patient care"
The Doctors Company announces 2011 dividend for ACP members
The Doctors Company, the nation's largest insurer of physician medical liability, is pleased to announce a 7.5% dividend for ACP members based on strong claims experience and ACP members' commitment to patient care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/10/9.htm
10 May 2011
Integrate palliative care from early illness onward
The medical community has made progress in palliative care, moving it from the end of the line to a part of a terminal illness' earliest aspect of care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/palliative.htm
1 Jun 2011
Time away from the office an investment in the time spent in it
Politicians have markedly disparate visions for the government's role in health care. The outcomes of the 2012 elections will have an impact on what eventually happens.A recap of events at Internal Medicine 2011 provide insights into clinical knowledge and the problems facing internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/presidents.htm
1 Jun 2011
Most hospital-based specialists work longer hours than physicians in ambulatory settings
Specialists who care for more acutely ill patients work longer hours than those who care for more stable, chronically ill patients—though hospitalists are an exception, a new analysis found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/19/6.htm
19 Jul 2011
College Regent wins medical professionalism prize
Molly Cooke, FACP, a Regent of the College, has been named a winner of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation Professionalism Article Prize for an article published last year in the New England Journal of Medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/02/8.htm
2 Aug 2011
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care in patients who have had an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/27/7.htm
27 Sep 2011
Medical missions in Iraq help train next generation of doctors
U.S. military physicians are helping to train Iraq's next generation of doctors, as well as helping to restore an infrastructure smashed by decades of neglect then the shock and awe of combat.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/iraq.htm
1 Oct 2011
Mandated health care cuts don't equal health care reform
Under the new budget control agreement that President Obama and Congress reached in August to allow for an increase in the debt ceiling, federal health care spending could be subject to deep cuts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/washington.htm
1 Oct 2011
Electronic medical records have yet to fulfill their potential
An admittedly technophobic internist recounts her first day using an electronic health records. Her lesson learned: Internists must take control of their design and use to make the most of these new systems.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/presidents.htm
1 Oct 2011
Building the medical home starts in school
Four medical schools revamped their residency programs to include concepts of the patient-centered medical home. The changes resulted in teamwork, continuity of care, and more intense clinical rotations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/PCMH.htm
1 Nov 2011