Search results for "Patient Safety"
Balancing ethics, risks of ‘right to try’
Drug manufacturers can still refuse to provide the medication that a patient requests, said Richard L. ... patient safety, such as changes in dosing or additional monitoring, Dr.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/balancing-ethics-risks-of-right-to-try.htm
1 Jan 2018
QI project helps raise vaccination rates
With patients likely to decline all vaccinations, of any kind, due mainly to concerns about safety or adverse effects, physicians opted to work with ACP's “I Raise the Rates” initiative as a quality improvement project.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/02/qi-project-helps-raise-vaccination-rates.htm
1 Feb 2018
Flexible duty-hour policies associated with higher dissatisfaction among interns
Interns in flexible programs were more likely than those in standard programs to report dissatisfaction with various training aspects and overall well-being, while a faculty survey concluded that directors of flexible programs were less likely than those of standard programs to report dissatisfaction with various educational processes.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/27/1.htm
27 Mar 2018
Keep it simple for patient portal success
Experts recommend patient portals that implement a more stripped-down approach, with the focus falling on one or two straightforward components such as streamlining appointments and filling prescriptions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/keep-it-simple-for-patient-portal-success.htm
1 Apr 2018
Nominate a Top Hospitalist
The November issue of ACP Hospitalist will profile hospitalist physicians who have made notable contributions to the field. The nomination deadline is July 30.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/17/6.htm
17 Jul 2018
Preventing suicide in primary care
There is debate over whether screening patients for suicide risk factors actually reduces suicide deaths, yet many primary care clinics are training clinicians and staff to recognize suicide risk factors in their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/preventing-suicide-in-primary-care.htm
1 Oct 2018
Transitional care can be effective, underused
Clinicians are figuring out ways to flag those complex patients in advance and then better support them during transitions in care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/11/transitional-care-can-be-effective-underused.htm
1 Nov 2018
Going beyond ‘less is more’ to improve diagnosis
Clinicians need general principles to follow in addition to lists of tests to avoid.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/going-beyond-less-is-more-to-improve-diagnosis.htm
1 Jan 2019
IMGs face uncertainty amid politics, rhetoric
Proposed changes to U.S. immigration policy have had a ripple effect on the medical field.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/imgs-face-uncertainty-amid-politics-rhetoric.htm
1 Jan 2019
International Forum focuses on social determinants of health
The discussion at Internal Medicine Meeting 2018 was organized around the nine policy positions highlighted in ACP's recent position paper, “Addressing Social Determinants to Improve Patient Care and Promote Health Equity.”
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/international-forum-focuses-on-social-aspects-of-health.htm
1 Jan 2019