Search results for "EHRs"
ACP's plan to overcome obstacles to good health care
ACP's vision for U.S. health care addresses insurance costs, excessive prices, and more support for primary care as a way of improving the system.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/acps-plan-to-overcome-obstacles-to-good-health-care.htm
1 Mar 2020
Officers and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed. Terms become effective at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall scheduled to take place virtually on Sunday, May 2, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/officers-and-regents-election-results-announced.htm
1 Mar 2021
Deadline approaching to attest for 2013 EHR Incentive Program
Physicians and other eligible professionals must successfully attest by February 28 to receive an incentive payment for participation in the 2013 Medicare EHR Incentive Program.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/28/6.htm
28 Jan 2014
Bringing medicine to the streets
A newly formed street medicine fellowship is allowing academic centers and cities to bring care to homeless patients instead of waiting for them to present to a hospital or shelter.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/bringing-medicine-to-the-streets.htm
1 Jul 2019
Improving HCV treatment and screening in primary care
Amid global calls to eliminate viral hepatitis, efforts are underway to screen asymptomatic adults for hepatitis C and overcome barriers to treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/01/improving-hcv-treatment-and-screening-in-primary-care.htm
1 Jan 2022
Survey reports on barriers to advance care planning discussions
Barriers included lack of a formal system to assess patients' end-of-life wishes and goals of care, no place in an electronic health record to indicate whether a patient has an advance care plan, and little formal training in end-of-life discussions with patients and families.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/26/2.htm
26 Apr 2016
Working together to stop superbugs
The battle against antimicrobial resistance requires a broad line of attack, prompting the CDC to fund projects to expand regional efforts against multidrug-resistant organisms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/02/working-together-to-stop-superbugs.htm
1 Feb 2020
New rules change handling of patient data
Under new rules, patients must have access to their electronic health information as soon as it is available. But there are also a few exceptions that allow some flexibility on what is released when.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/04/new-rules-change-handling-of-patient-data.htm
1 Apr 2021
System-wide changes improve diabetes care
To improve metrics of diabetes care, 4 employed primary care practices at a health system in Texas worked to systematically improve HbA1c testing and started a “Saving Toes” campaign.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/09/success.htm
1 Sep 2016
Squeezing in the cancer screening talk
By making the most of team members and technology, internists can free up valuable physician-patient interaction time to most effectively apply cancer screening guidelines.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/squeezing-in-the-cancer-screening-talk.htm
1 Oct 2019