Search results for "Patient Care"
Calmer talk needed about mammography
Controversy about implementing new mammography guidelines shouldn't cloud talks between doctors and the women they counsel. Clarify what the guidelines really say, and share the decision-making with patients, experts counsel.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/breast.htm
1 Feb 2010
ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host fifth forum on COVID-19
“COVID-19 Forum V: Evaluation and Care of Patients with Persistent Symptoms Following Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection” was held on June 9.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/15/2.htm
15 Jun 2021
ACP task force issues high-value care advice on cardiac screening
The High Value Care Task Force of the American College of Physicians released advice today on cardiac screening with electrocardiography, stress echocardiography, and myocardial perfusion imaging, concluding that none of these tests are warranted in asymptomatic, low-risk adults.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/17/4.htm
17 Mar 2015
Internists interacting with retail clinics
Primary care physicians are seeing more patients after they've already been to a retail health clinic. Experts say that a more patient-centered model needs to evolve to combat the ease of seeking care outside the doctor's office.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/02/retail-clinics.htm
1 Feb 2016
College's new end-of-life guidelines fill gaps in patient care
The College's new guidelines recommend that clinicians regularly assess end-of-life patients for symptoms of pain, dyspnea and depression, and use proven therapies to treat these conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/fourteen.htm
1 Mar 2008
Seeking mastery in medicine
In his latest KevinMD column, ACP's Vice President of Membership and Global Engagement, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, analyzes what pursuing mastery in medicine might look like in physicians' daily lives.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/07/6.htm
7 Jan 2020
Longer lifespans emerge in Down syndrome
Transitioning a patient with Down syndrome from a pediatric practice to an adult physician can be challenging due to a lack of willing physicians, who may not feel that they know enough to provide care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/02/longer-lifespans-emerge-in-down-syndrome.htm
1 Feb 2021
Significant differences in starting salaries for male and female physicians persist since 1999
Lower salaries for women were due partly to specialty but could not be explained by the greater importance they placed on schedules that allow work-life balance, the study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/28/2.htm
28 Jan 2020
Why medicine should be a laughing matter
Laughter offers health benefits and can be creatively incorporated into clinical practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/why-medicine-should-be-a-laughing-matter.htm
1 May 2022
ACP supports proposed changes in Medicare payments to physicians
The new provisions were included in the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2020 that was released by CMS on July 29.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/06/2.htm
6 Aug 2019