Search results for "Quality Improvement"
Register now for ACP's 2023 National Abstract Competitions
The deadline to submit an abstract is Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, for all categories.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/22/5.htm
22 Nov 2022
Patients with provoked VTE often on anticoagulation longer than recommended
Three variables were associated with receiving anticoagulation for longer than three months after a provoked venous thromboembolism (VTE): direct oral anticoagulant use, history of VTE, and history of myocardial infarction.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/01/4.htm
1 Nov 2022
Incorporating families into the care team
Involving one member of a patient's family can benefit the patient and boost work efficiency.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/incorporating-families-into-the-care-team.htm
1 Jul 2022
Working toward fundamental change
ACP engages in a significant number of efforts on its own and with external organizations to help move the health care system to one that better addresses its vision for better health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/working-toward-fundamental-change.htm
1 Apr 2022
Pandemic provides impetus for POLSTs
ACP Advance: COVID-19 Recovery Program helps practices use team-based quality improvement to improve systems of care for patients with or at risk for COVID-19.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/01/pandemic-provides-impetus-for-polsts.htm
1 Jan 2022
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2021
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/2021/08/31/7.htm
31 Aug 2021
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/2021/08/24/7.htm
24 Aug 2021
Scientific statement addresses primary care's role in poststroke care
Effective communication by primary care clinicians can improve adherence to necessary interventions after stroke, boost patient motivation, and reduce barriers to care, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association advised.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/27/2.htm
27 Jul 2021
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