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Sort by: Relevance | Newest | OldestGetting back to basics: reform care at the doctor-patient level
President Barack Obama and Congress is a return to basics, a recognition that the relationship between patients and their primary care doctor is the basis of all good medical care. But reform will also require funding.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/02/washington.htm
1 Feb 2009
Affordable health care puts individuals, society at odds
The public would have more confidence in the cost-control measures that emerge from health care reform if physicians led the discussion.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2009
Letters to the Editor
ACP members take the organization to task for its positions on modifying reimbursement to doctors, and the organization's legislative leader offers a wider viewpoint on the issue in response.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/letters.htm
1 Sep 2012
Internists should pursue innovative practice models
The patient-centered medical home and the accountable care organization allow internists to do a better job caring for patients, and there is at least some early evidence that they may reduce the costs of care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/presidents.htm
1 Mar 2013
Value-based payments a new source of reimbursement, penalties
Value-based payments are meant to adjust Medicare and Medicaid payments according to performance. Take concrete actions to recoup more reimbursement and avoid nonparticipation penalties.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/VBP.htm
1 Mar 2013
Expenditures may be higher in hospital-owned versus physician-owned organizations
Organizations owned by hospitals or multihospital systems had higher expenditures over a 3-year period than organizations owned by physicians, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/28/1.htm
28 Oct 2014
Enter to win second annual Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely® Challenge
The Costs of Care organization and the ABIM Foundation have announced the second annual Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely Challenge to help identify the most promising innovations and bright ideas for teaching high-value care and stewardship to medical trainees.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/11/7.htm
11 Nov 2014
Six physician teams named winners of the Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely® Challenge
The Costs of Care organization and the ABIM Foundation have announced the winners of the annual Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely Challenge for the most promising innovations and bright ideas for teaching high-value care and stewardship to medical trainees.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/17/5.htm
17 Mar 2015
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to ACP Internist coverage of issues surrounding the time spent with patients, ICD-10 coding changes, and physician burnout.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/letters.htm
1 Apr 2015
Benefits of clearly defining value in patient care
Physicians have always been charged as agents to advocate for patients' best interests. Simultaneously, however, they are tasked with considering using resources wisely. These commitments can sometimes conflict and create tradeoffs in clinical decision making.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/policy.htm
1 Nov 2015