Search results for "Patient satisfaction"
More than 4 in 10 older adults have used online physician rating websites, survey finds
When asked to identify factors that were very important in selecting a physician, more U.S. adults ages 50 to 80 years chose online ratings or reviews than where the physician trained or attended medical school.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/13/2.htm
13 Apr 2021
Rethinking advance care planning
While more physicians are reporting having conversations about advance care planning with their patients, it's still far from common.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/rethinking-advance-care-planning.htm
1 May 2022
Remote monitoring successfully replaced some visits in post-MI care, study finds
Patients in the study's intervention group were given four smartphone-compatible devices: a scale, a blood pressure monitor, a heart rhythm monitor, and a step counter.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/21/6.htm
21 Apr 2020
Primary care: When will we learn?
Primary care remains underfunded despite its association with decreased health care costs and improved health outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/primary-care-when-will-we-learn.htm
1 Oct 2022
The more you know … the more you know
Physicians should be in charge of health care teams because of the breadth and quality of their medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/the-more-you-know-the-more-you-know.htm
1 Jan 2023
Vote for your favorite entry
ACP Internist Weekly's cartoon caption contest continues. Readers can vote for their favorite caption to determine the winner.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/19/7.htm
19 Mar 2019
And the winner is …
ACP Internist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/26/7.htm
26 Mar 2019
More on the ‘P word’
A reader responds to a recent column on the term “primary care provider.”
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/letter.htm
1 Jan 2020
12 tips for new academic hospitalists
Internists seeking a career in hospital medicine should be engaged, make connections, and try new things in order to be successful.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/12-tips-for-new-academic-hospitalists.htm
1 Jul 2021
Behavioral therapy appears more effective than pharmacologic therapy for urinary incontinence outcomes
The systematic review and network meta-analysis compared first-, second-, and third-line pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions for improvement or cure of stress, urgency, or mixed incontinence.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/19/1.htm
19 Mar 2019