Search results for "Medicare"
ACP Members push for change at Leadership Day
Leadership Day 2018 hosted more than 350 ACP members and guests to meet with nearly 100 members of Congress and staffers to address seven key issues important to internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/acp-members-push-for-change-at-leadership-day.htm
1 Jul 2018
Merger memories and abiding realities
Several of the issues that ACP is championing in 2018 live up to a vision created 20 years ago, when the organization merged with the American Society of Internal Medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/merger-memories-and-abiding-realities.htm
1 Jul 2018
Hospital at home plus transition care reduced readmissions, improved patient satisfaction in a case-control study
The study included 295 patients treated under this hospital-at-home (HaH) model and a control group of 212 patients who met HaH eligibility but declined participation or were seen in the ED when an HaH admission could not be initiated.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/26/5.htm
26 Jun 2018
Percutaneous ablation may be preferred to nephrectomy for selected patients with early-stage renal cancer
Renal cancer-specific and overall survival and complications at 30 and 365 days postintervention were compared in patients with stage T1a disease treated with percutaneous ablation, partial nephrectomy, or radical nephrectomy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/26/2.htm
26 Jun 2018
ABIM study finds MOC status associated with higher HEDIS process measures
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) process measures were slightly higher among physicians pursuing Maintenance of Certification in five categories, but were still low overall in some of the areas.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/12/2.htm
12 Jun 2018
Finding common ground
Rather than standing on the sidelines, ACP selectively supports or opposes issues based on how closely they compare to our own policy recommendations, as determined by our membership.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/finding-common-ground.htm
1 May 2018
Screening for lung cancer a struggle
Lung cancer has an alarmingly low five-year survival rate, but screening, if implemented well, can improve it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/screening-for-lung-cancer-a-struggle.htm
1 May 2018
Improvements needed in communication between physicians, home health care workers
Nearly half of physicians reported spending less than a minute reviewing a care coordination form before certification, whereas one-fifth reported spending at least two minutes.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/03/2.htm
3 Apr 2018
New Medicare identification cards begin rolling out in April
CMS will begin mailing new cards with Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) to all beneficiaries. Practices are urged to remind patients to look out for their new cards in the mail and to be sure to bring them to their next appointments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/new-medicare-identification-cards-begin-rolling-out-in-april.htm
1 Apr 2018
Keep it simple for patient portal success
Experts recommend patient portals that implement a more stripped-down approach, with the focus falling on one or two straightforward components such as streamlining appointments and filling prescriptions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/keep-it-simple-for-patient-portal-success.htm
1 Apr 2018