Search results for "Electronic Health Records"
Take our poll on open records access
Tell us whether you'd ever consider implementing open access medical records in your office.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/20/11.htm
20 Mar 2012
NCQA develops strategy to advance patient engagement using health IT tools
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released a report, “Building a Strategy to Leverage Health Information Technology to Support Patient and Family Engagement,” that outlines a strategy to advance patient and family engagement in health care by leveraging new health information technology (IT).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/13/9.htm
13 May 2014
Spanish translation of ACP's Ethics Manual, Sixth Edition, now available
The Spanish translation of ACP's Ethics Manual, Sixth Edition, is now available online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/14/6.htm
14 Jan 2014
Lifetime risks of hypertension quantified by large U.K. database
Blood pressure affects cardiovascular risk differently across different diseases and age ranges, according to a large, new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/10/2.htm
10 Jun 2014
A better signal-to-noise ratio for guidelines
It takes about 15 years to broadly implement clinical guidelines into practice. Physicians and scientists are working to shorten this lag and strengthen the connection by examining how guidelines are developed, delivered, and adopted.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/guidelines.htm
1 Jun 2016
Updated ACP Ethics Manual addresses genetic testing, telemedicine, end-of-life care
The seventh edition of the ACP Ethics Manual reaffirms ethical tenets of medicine and reexamines their application in changing circumstances.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/15/2.htm
15 Jan 2019
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond with challenges to the need for Maintenance of Certification, debate on the value of accountable care organizations and electronic health records, and a self-reflection on why one reader became a physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/09/letters.htm
1 Sep 2013
Telemedicine connects remote areas with care
Modern medicine is dramatically cutting the distance that patients must travel, even for severe injuries. Consulting by telemedicine reduces delays, improves patient outcomes and brings health care to areas that otherwise wouldn't have it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/one.htm
1 Apr 2008
Success in ACOs depends on collaboration
Physicians should consider culture, autonomy and resources before jumping in.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/acos.htm
1 Jul 2013
Nominees named for ACP Officers and Regent positions
The Nominations Committee of the American College of Physicians places nominations for President-elect, regents, and others.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/11/nominees.htm
1 Nov 2008