Search results for "Patient Satisfaction"
When negotiating contracts with ACOs, cover all the bases
Get specifics on access to data, and remember to plan for a possible exit strategy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/contracts.htm
1 Jul 2013
Internists must reassume the mantle of the ‘doctor's doctor’
The future of the general medicine specialist is in fact bright, but it will require a significant effort on an individual, professional, and societal level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/internists-must-reassume-the-mantle-of-the-doctors-doctor.htm
1 Jan 2020
Patients, generalists and subspecialists all gain from PCMH
When discussing the PCMH as a model for delivering health care in the U.S. three questions commonly arise.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/president.htm
1 Sep 2008
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about retail clinic guidelines and EMRs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/letters.htm
1 Jan 2008
No clear-cut choice among once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonists
The growing number of available treatments for type 2 diabetes has made diabetes care more complex.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/08/1.htm
8 Dec 2015
Withholding, delaying antibiotics for simple respiratory infections had similar outcomes as immediate prescriptions
Not prescribing antibiotics or delaying prescriptions for uncomplicated acute sore throats and other respiratory infections resulted in fewer than 40% of patients using antibiotics and similar symptomatic outcomes versus offering immediate prescriptions, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/18/1.htm
18 Mar 2014
Smartphone app does not appear to help with weight loss, study finds
A free smartphone app for weight loss did not appear to be effective in primary care, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/18/4.htm
18 Nov 2014
Well visits not just for kids anymore
Medicare now reimburses for annual physical exams, so prepare your office, your patients and yourself for the best way to accommodate this into your practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/wellness.htm
1 Jun 2011
Changes coming for colon cancer screening
Colonoscopies are an obvious target in the current push to decrease health care costs, given their expense and utilization, said experts at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago in May.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/colonoscopy.htm
1 Jul 2014
Consider offering in-office labs
Office-based labs increase efficiency, contribute to faster diagnoses and treatment and improve satisfaction. Increased regulation and reduced reimbursement should be balanced against new technology and a greatly expanded range of tests available.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/cpii.htm
1 Sep 2009