The next issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox.
Stories this month cover pain in the elderly, ACOs, and the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, among other topics.
The next issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox. Stories include the following:
Take time to ease the pain of elderly patients. Assessing and managing pain can be complicated in elderly patients. Learn which tools work, which tools don't, and how to optimize treatment.
Success in ACOs depends on collaboration. Physicians should consider culture, autonomy and resources before jumping in. Also, get specifics on access to data, and remember to plan for a possible exit strategy.
Spotlight cast on industry gifts, payouts to physicians. The Physician Payments Sunshine Act goes into effect Aug. 1. We detail what physicians need to know.
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