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Residency match numbers level off for internal medicine
The number of U.S. medical student seniors at medical schools choosing internal medicine residencies leveled off in 2012 after two years of significant increases, according to results from the 2012 Match Day.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/20/1.htm
20 Mar 2012
Positions on health care reform aren't all black and white
ACP's health care positions can't be neatly labeled as coming from one political perspective or another. A wide array of issues requires consideration.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/07/washington.htm
1 Jul 2012
Internal medicine residency match results encouraging
The number of U.S. senior medical students choosing categorical internal medicine residencies increased this year for the fourth consecutive year, according to the 2013 National Resident Matching Program.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/19/1.htm
19 Mar 2013
Starting salaries rise for primary care doctors in 2012
Primary care physicians reported $180,000 in median first-year guaranteed compensation, up from $175,000 in 2011, a salary survey noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/07/2.htm
7 May 2013
ACP members take the Hill to tackle SGR and sequestration
Senators and representatives heard directly from ACP members about pressing priorities in health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2013
Studies examine effectiveness of financial incentives in primary care
Two randomized trials suggest that certain financial incentives may be associated with some clinical improvements in primary care, although both the study authors and editorialists said that additional research is needed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/17/1.htm
17 Sep 2013
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACP Internist Fulfilling Medicare patients’ requests for ...
the physician. Our cover story on page 1 offers more details about DME,as well as suggestions on how to streamline processing of requests inyour practice. ... The failure to fix the sustainable growth rate (SGR) was a fre-quently discussed topic this year, along with physician workforce issues and medical lia-bility reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/acpi-201407-puzzle_t1.pdf
23 Jun 2014
Devil can be in the details for DME requests
This issue covers topics including requests for durable medical equipment (DME), screening for stages 1 to 3 chronic kidney disease, and diagnosis of meningitis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2014
Leadership Day attendees push legislators to finish SGR fix
Physicians and medical students representing ACP took to Capitol Hill to discuss the sustainable growth rate formula, workforce issues, and liability reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2014
IOM reforms need bigger role for primary care, ACP says
ACP has reviewed the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recent efforts to revise the governance and financing of graduate medical education (GME).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/05/8.htm
5 Aug 2014