Search results for "Ethics"
Pay-for-performance models can support medical professionalism
Put words in our mouth
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/16/8.htm
16 Mar 2010
ACP, SGIM release paper on the ethics of the patient-centered medical home
ACP, in collaboration with the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), recently released the position paper “The Patient-Centered Medical Home: An Ethical Analysis of Principles and Practice.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/07/8.htm
7 Aug 2012
ACP announces new Division of Medical Practice, Professionalism & Quality
And the winner is …
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/31/9.htm
31 Aug 2010
New ethics case study on MedscapeCME
A new case study in the ACP professionalism case studies series, “To Be or Not to Be: Should I Serve as an Expert Witness?” is now available on Medscape for CME credit. The study provides guidance for physicians participating as expert witnesses in legal cases.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/20/11.htm
20 Jul 2010
New ethics case study on Medscape CME
A new case study in the ACP professionalism case study series, “Patient/Physician/Family Caregiver Relationships: When the Family Caregiver is a Physician,” is now available on Medscape for CME credit. The study looks at the challenges physicians face when they become caregivers for their own family members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/15/12.htm
15 Feb 2011
New ethics case study examines patient privacy and confidentiality beyond HIPAA
The case study examines if and under what conditions it may be ethically permissible to discuss deidentified information about a patient.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/19/5.htm
19 Jun 2018
New ethics case study examines working with patients who secretly record office visits
A new ethics case study from ACP provides commentary on the ethical ramifications and on whether and how doctors should raise the matter with patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/09/5.htm
9 Jan 2018
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/2022/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2022
Peers offer welcome, ongoing support
In recent years, hospitals and other medical groups have begun to embrace peer support programs as more informal pathways for physicians to get help with burnout and related issues.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/peers-offer-welcome-ongoing-support.htm
1 Jan 2021
The push toward a COVID-19 vaccine
As America closes in on a vaccine for COVID-19, experts focus on which ones will work best, if at all, how to ramp up production, and how to fairly administer millions of doses.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/the-push-toward-a-covid-19-vaccine.htm
1 Nov 2020