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Diabetes project narrows gap between theory and practice

Following a successful first phase, the College's diabetes programs reach out to a wider audience of members, residents and patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/eleven.htm
1 Mar 2008

Creating a blueprint for genomic medical training

Genomics education should be integrated into existing paradigms for teaching about health and disease, because the intersection of the patient-centered medical home and genomics requires primary care physicians and specialists with advanced genetics training as necessary links to effective care delivery.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/genomics.htm
1 Sep 2009

With EHRs or paper, outpatient practices can improve safety

The idea is evolving that improving transitions of care from hospital to outpatient settings reduces readmissions. From medication lists to tracking labs to missed referrals that delay diagnosis, an expert in the field considers it all.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/safety.htm
1 May 2010

Failure to follow up on inpatient test results is common

ACP Job Placement Center calls for job seekers' profilesACP Annual Business Meeting to be held
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/15/7.htm
15 Feb 2011

Low cognition at discharge may impede elderly patients' self-care

Joint guidelines released for recognition, accreditation of patient-centered medical homes
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/15/6.htm
15 Mar 2011

How today's health care teams can play to win

Chronic, complex diseases require a team approach. The size of these teams is growing, as is the types of people involved in them. Internists must be key players to provide high-value, cost-conscious care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/presidents.htm
1 Jul 2011

Readmissions frequent, one-quarter related to new problem

Rates and causes of hospital readmissions, and the infrequency of follow-up care, were quantified in a new research brief from the National Institute for Health Care Reform.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/13/6.htm
13 Dec 2011

Making transitions better for patients

Fred Ralston Jr., MD, MACP, ACP's immediate past president and a practicing internist in Fayetteville, Tenn., writes at KevinMD.com this month about improving transitions of care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/10/12.htm
10 Jan 2012

Most Medicare demos fail to reduce costs, analysis indicates

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has analyzed recent Medicare demonstration projects and concluded that most have not reduced costs, but those that did had certain specific characteristics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/31/2.htm
31 Jan 2012

The March issue is now online

The March issue of ACP Hospitalist is now online, with stories about substance abuse in physicians, a novel transitions-of-care program, and cardiac monitoring.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/20/12.htm
20 Mar 2012

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