Search results for "Patient care"
ACP's identity campaign features internal medicine physicians impacting patient care
The College's multiyear identity brand campaign is underscoring the vital role of internal medicine physicians and the value they bring to health care.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/11/28/5.htm
28 Nov 2023
Handling the hassle of administrative hurdles
CMS released a proposed rule to address the administrative hassles of prior authorizations in Medicare Advantage plans, calling for automated processes, shorter decision-making time frames, and more transparency about the services subject to prior authorizations.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/11/handling-the-hassle-of-administrative-hurdles.htm
1 Nov 2023
Internal medicine interns spend only 13% of workday on direct patient care
A study found that an average of 66% of interns' days were spent on indirect patient care (mostly charting and documentation), showing that “internal medicine is now indeed a trade practiced before a computer screen,” an editorial said.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/23/5.htm
23 Apr 2019
Mitigate potential workplace violence
Physicians should consider violence prevention measures that they can adopt, such as regular training in de-escalation techniques, more routine documentation of worrisome encounters, and seeking guidance from law enforcement or a threat assessment consultant.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/09/mitigate-potential-workplace-violence.htm
1 Sep 2023
ACP addresses ethics of physician fundraising from ‘grateful patients'
“Grateful patient” fundraising for hospitals by physicians is ethically problematic and creates the potential for erosion of patient and public trust in institutions and the profession, ACP stated in a position paper.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/09/26/4.htm
26 Sep 2023
Universal health care: Why not?
The College recommends universal coverage, independent of a person's health status, income, employment, or place of residence, with essential benefits, adequate access, and lower administrative costs.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/06/universal-health-care-why-not.htm
1 Jun 2023
New ACP paper addresses ethical concepts related to health as a human right
The paper reflects the College's position that recognizing health as a human right and supporting the patient–physician relationship and health systems that promote access to care will lead to a stronger U.S. health care system.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/31/5.htm
31 Oct 2023
Work toward equity in Black men's health
An expert discusses causes and effects of health disparities as well as ways to incorporate health equity into the practice of medicine.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/07/work-toward-equity-in-black-mens-health.htm
1 Jul 2023
A part of patient care that I was not taught in medical school
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD in a post about how expressing condolences is a part of patient care.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/08/6.htm
8 Aug 2017
Be on alert for blood cancer precursors
Joseph R. Mikhael, MD, FACP, reviewed practical approaches to two premalignant conditions, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL).
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/07/be-on-alert-for-blood-cancer-precursors.htm
1 Jul 2023