Search results for "Public Health"
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
Minnesota Chapter, 2007-2011; Governor-elect, Minnesota Chapter, 2006-2007; Health and Public Policy Committee, 2014-present; Volunteerism Committee, 2014-present. ... Board of Governors, 2010-2012; ACP representative for the Institutes of
November 2015
Learning to parry patient requests
Another intangible that's difficult to quantify is the background influence of malpractice fears, said Tara Bishop, ACP Member, an assistant professor of public health in the division of outcomes and ... I think that the public is coming to understand
March 2011
Successful bariatric surgery requires planning, prep
Read more on ways to determine whether concerns about environment, finances, or safety could be derailing patients' efforts at staying healthy, as well as some public health initiatives that could help. ... Speaking of public health, hepatitis C virus
January 2016
Healing the homeless during COVID-19
said. When the pandemic hit, people experiencing homelessness were already in a terrible public health situation, Dr. ... Right now, the positive test rate is down to 1% to 4%, low enough to do effective isolation and contact tracing and other key public
September 2020
Officers and Regents election results announced
Institutes of Medicine/Association of State and Territorial Health Officials primary care/public health collaboration project, 2012-present; High Value Care Task Force, 2011-present; Governor, Washington State Chapter, 2010-present. ... Colorado Health
March 2014
Ebola outbreak holds lessons for world health community
Volunteer medical staff underwent training through the World Health Organization in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. ... There is a huge need for continued investment in their public health systems,” he said.
June 2015
Frustrations with EHRs rampant as development slows
The EHR has to fulfill multiple data demands: for payers, for public health, and for documenting “meaningful use” of the EHR in order to receive incentive payments and avoid penalties, said ... NextGen Healthcare and vice chair of the Electronic
May 2015
ICD-10 changes looming amid a modern medical landscape
But is ICD-10 the fix that offers more detail and specificity in capturing health care data? ... Without ICD-10 data, there will be serious gaps in the ability to extract important patient health information needed to support research and public health
February 2015
Warnings for varenicline, bupropion; pacemaker recalled
A boxed warning for smoking cessation drugs varenicline (Chantix) and bupropion (Zyban, Wellbutrin) about the risk of serious mental health events, including changes in behavior, depressed mood, hostility and suicidal thoughts. ... A public health
September 2009
Can medical practices provide vaccine incentives?
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/10/can-medical-practices-provide-vaccine-incentives.htm. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, clinicians and organizations can temporarily offer incentives to get people vaccinated ... 6. The incentive or
October 2021