Search results for "Patient Satisfaction"
Shorter telemedicine visits for respiratory tract infections associated with antibiotic prescribing
The study of a direct-to-consumer telemedicine service found that visits for respiratory tract infections resulted in antibiotic prescriptions 67% of the time, nonantibiotics 13% of the time, and no prescription 20% of the time.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/02/1.htm
2 Oct 2018
Vote for your favorite entry
ACP Internist Weekly's cartoon caption contest continues. Readers can vote for their favorite caption to determine the winner.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/19/7.htm
19 Mar 2019
Behavioral therapy appears more effective than pharmacologic therapy for urinary incontinence outcomes
The systematic review and network meta-analysis compared first-, second-, and third-line pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions for improvement or cure of stress, urgency, or mixed incontinence.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/19/1.htm
19 Mar 2019
And the winner is …
ACP Internist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/26/7.htm
26 Mar 2019
2019 International Forum highlights physician well-being
This year's Forum focused on “Global Experiences and Initiatives to Promote Physician Well-Being,” including globally shared challenges of technology, complexity, and burnout that could have similar solutions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/2019-international-forum-highlights-physician-well-being.htm
1 Oct 2019
More on the ‘P word’
A reader responds to a recent column on the term “primary care provider.”
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/letter.htm
1 Jan 2020
Antimicrobial stewardship in the clinic
As of Jan. 1, 2020, all ambulatory practices accredited by The Joint Commission, including those providing medical or dental services and urgent care, must meet new antimicrobial stewardship requirements.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/antimicrobial-stewardship-in-the-clinic.htm
1 Jan 2020
Internists must reassume the mantle of the ‘doctor's doctor’
The future of the general medicine specialist is in fact bright, but it will require a significant effort on an individual, professional, and societal level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/internists-must-reassume-the-mantle-of-the-doctors-doctor.htm
1 Jan 2020
How many stars for physician ratings?
Online physician ratings are not going away any time soon, despite very real and very negative consequences.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/02/how-many-stars-for-physician-ratings.htm
1 Feb 2020
Remote monitoring successfully replaced some visits in post-MI care, study finds
Patients in the study's intervention group were given four smartphone-compatible devices: a scale, a blood pressure monitor, a heart rhythm monitor, and a step counter.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/21/6.htm
21 Apr 2020