Search results for "Electronic Health Records"
Government expert encourages transition to electronic records
Internist Farzad Mostashari, MD, has tackled some intimidating tasks.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/EHR.htm
1 Oct 2011
Mobile devices offer advantages, challenges
Internists are piecing together technology to improve their practice management, but too many pieces are more of a puzzle than a picture. All the new devices ultimately need to lead to better care, the experts urge.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/04/technology.htm
1 Apr 2012
An international meeting highlights domestic health care
ACP's international membership has much to offer the domestic roster, and vice versa.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/presidents.htm
1 Nov 2010
Millennials, the same doctors in a changed environment
Some older physicians may peg millennials as entitled, self-centered, and lazy, lacking the dogged passion for medicine of generations before them. But those who teach them say that behavioral differences among this group may have more to do with environmental and individual factors than generational ones.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/millennials.htm
1 Oct 2016
1995-2004: The big merger
After years of effort and negotiation, ACP and the American Society of Internal Medicine officially merged in 1998.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/centennial.htm
1 Oct 2015
Will you be ready for ICD-10?
Even though ICD-10 has been delayed, it is important to continue planning for the eventual transition.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/10/tips.htm
1 Oct 2012
It's a numbers game: How should physicians inform patients about risk?
A recent Annals of Internal Medicine article on risk communication highlighted the critical role of the physician in influencing patients' treatment decisions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/editor.htm
1 Feb 2008
Small practices prepare for ACOs
Small practices are wondering how they will fit into the larger networks of accountable care organizations that are springing up nationwide. There are three small steps practices can take as the issue sorts itself out.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/tips.htm
1 Nov 2012
Will U.S. physicians swim or sink in changing health care waters?
Health care reform, pricing transparency and the movement away from fee-for-service payments mean the times are changing for American medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/09/washington.htm
1 Sep 2013
Internists as team physicians keep their heads in the game
This month we take an inside look at internists practicing in a field of medicine that's just a little bit different from the norm.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/editors.htm
1 Oct 2011