Search results for "Perspectives"
Improving trainee well-being vital to medical culture
Three steps can help.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/improving-trainee-well-being-vital-to-medical-culture.htm
1 Jun 2022
Hear, hear for audio-only health care access
Audio-only telemedicine has improved patient care, especially for rural and disadvantaged patients. ACP is seeking member feedback on their use of the practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/hear-hear-for-audio-only-health-care-access.htm
1 Feb 2023
ACP, agencies work to prioritize primary care
ACP has advocated for and in some cases been directly involved in advising on or developing efforts to reform primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/acp-agencies-work-to-prioritize-primary-care.htm
1 Nov 2021
Intimate partner violence: An epidemic hiding in plain sight
Despite a recommendation to screen for intimate partner violence and the many tools available to physicians, barriers to implementation remain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/intimate-partner-violence-an-epidemic-hiding-in-plain-sight.htm
1 Nov 2022
Democrats must reconcile to pass reconciliation
As the Democratic leadership moves forward with their slim majorities in Congress, they must agree among themselves on trillions of dollars of health care programs, including universal health care, Medicare expansion, and more tax subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/democrats-must-reconcile-to-pass-reconciliation.htm
1 Oct 2021
Ultrasound proliferates at the point of care
Point-of-care ultrasound technology is now available in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient settings.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/ultrasound-proliferates-at-the-point-of-care.htm
1 Jan 2020
Making sausage
ACP has clear policy on what the organization stands for, which allows it to bring specific legislative recommendations to Congress.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/making-sausage.htm
1 Jul 2019
Making smoking cessation less of a struggle
This month's issue considers smoking cessation, helping patients with disabilities, and conference coverage from the Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/making-smoking-cessation-less-of-a-struggle.htm
1 Jun 2022
Helping hands come from the community
Community health workers can help physicians and patients as part of a broader recognition that many factors that don't involve direct treatment can still drive medical outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/helping-hands-come-from-the-community.htm
1 Nov 2019
Help elderly patients catch their zzz's
Sleep problems are common, but not inevitable, as people age.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/help-elderly-patients-catch-their-zzzs.htm
1 Jan 2021