Search results for "Patient Care"
MKSAP Quiz: Genetic consult for breast cancer risk
A 29-year-old woman requests advice after receipt of a direct-to-consumer genetic test result that included BRCA gene analysis. She has no breast symptoms and has not undergone any previous breast cancer screening. Following a physical exam and other findings, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/09/13/3.htm
13 Sep 2022
Is mastering coding worth the time?
While Medicare has added new codes to increase the reimbursement available to primary care practices, they can be difficult to implement and may not align with the integrated flow of a visit.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/is-mastering-coding-worth-the-time.htm
1 Oct 2022
Registration is now open for Internal Medicine Meeting 2023
ACP's premier meeting takes place in San Diego from April 27-29, 2023. Special Early Bird discount rates are available through Jan. 31, 2023.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/16/6.htm
16 Aug 2022
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Mar 2020
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for Officer and Regent positions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/officers.htm
1 Nov 2016
How to handle uncertainty
Studies have yet to tease out how physicians' tolerance of uncertainty affects their behavior and decision making, and even their sense of burnout.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/how-to-handle-uncertainty.htm
1 Feb 2023
Efforts to stop coprescribing of opioids, benzodiazepines helped, but problem ongoing
Two recent studies examined national trends in opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing, one finding that prescribing of these drugs together and separately dropped nationally, while another showing that opioid prescribing for patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) decreased in New York.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/06/07/4.htm
7 Jun 2022
Telemedicine's time has arrived
As the need for remote health care expands, medical educators and residents continue to refine the best ways to teach and learn telemedicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/telemedicines-time-has-arrived.htm
1 Sep 2022
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
What Medicare's add-on code G2211 means for your practice
ACP has long supported the implementation of G2211, which addresses the complexity inherent in office and outpatient evaluation and management services.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/what-medicares-add-on-code-g2211-means-for-your-practice.htm
1 Oct 2023