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The March issue of ACP Internist features articles on:

Depression screening. Guidelines call for internists to screen for depression, but only if they can offer support once they make a diagnosis. Internists who've already achieved this describe how they did so, and how it's benefited their patients.

Remote monitoring. Telemedicine programs help physicians ensure continuity of care for elderly patients with chronic conditions. The goal is to catch problems early and improve self-management. Another goal: provide physician reimbursement.

The real doctor behind the fake one. ACP Member Lisa Sanders is the technical advisor to television's “House, M.D.” Get a behind-the-scenes look at how medical practice makes its way onto the show, and how it doesn't. (Hint: The character is “a jerk.”)