Search results for "Patient care"
A Senate intern turned internist seeks solutions to better patient care
This month at KevinMD.com, Fred Ralston Jr., MD, MACP, a past president of ACP and a practicing internist in Fayetteville, Tenn., discusses meeting with elected representatives about our health care system.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/24/8.htm
24 Jul 2012
The Doctors Company announces five-year anniversary of the Tribute Plan
The Doctors Company, ACP's exclusively sponsored medical liability carrier, announced the five-year anniversary of its Tribute Plan last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/24/11.htm
24 Jul 2012
USPSTF updates guidance on screening electrocardiography
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently updated its recommendations on screening for coronary heart disease using electrocardiography.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/31/5.htm
31 Jul 2012
New module on chronic pain available on Medical Home Builder 2.0
A new Chronic Pain Management module has been added to the Medical Home Builder 2.0, ACP's online tool that enables clinicians and staff members to measure and, where needed, improve patient care and office workflow based on the Patient-Centered Medical Home model.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/31/7.htm
31 Jul 2012
Letters to the Editor
ACP members take the organization to task for its positions on modifying reimbursement to doctors, and the organization's legislative leader offers a wider viewpoint on the issue in response.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/letters.htm
1 Sep 2012
‘Rights, privileges and responsibilities appertaining thereto’
An internal medicine resident reflects on his recent graduation, a cross-country move and the new responsibilities he now carries.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/residents.htm
1 Sep 2012
New Patient Care Program aims to engage patients and reduce costs
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation recently launched a Patient Care Program that seeks to eliminate all preventable harms to patients and reduce complications and patient readmissions that could be averted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/18/8.htm
18 Sep 2012
Spirituality may play larger role in new health care environment
Physicians who are comfortable with their own spirituality may find it easier to incorporate patients' beliefs into clinical practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/10/editors.htm
1 Oct 2012
2012 election to decide four critical health care questions
Medicaid, Medicare, funding for medical education and guarantees of health insurance coverage for all Americans are on the line in the upcoming presidential election.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/10/washington.htm
1 Oct 2012
ACP, other groups release survey findings on electronic health records
ACP, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Doctors Helping Doctors Transform Health Care developed a survey and analyzed 527 responses for the new report “Clinician Perspectives on Electronic Health Information Sharing for Transitions of Care.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/16/11.htm
16 Oct 2012