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Pilot program offers a road map for PCMH model of care

Internists who have attempted to convert to a patient-centered medical home model have quickly learned the process isn't always easy. But a pilot program found the results appeared worth it: fewer emergency visits and patients who take better care of their own health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/PCMH.htm
1 Nov 2012

Medical home model might be health care's next great change

The patient-centered medical home might be health care next transformational innovation, one that will allow primary care to survive and thrive.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/presidents.htm
1 Jan 2011

More things you shouldn't do based on the lack of evidence

Unwarranted testing and use of resources make up the biggest chunk of unnecessary health care costs, estimated at between $250 and $325 billion per year, and include such items as folic acid tests for patients with altered mental status, creatine kinase muscle-brain testing, and 24-hour patient observation after switching from IV to oral antibiotics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/05/evidence.htm
1 May 2014

Patients and prayer amid medical practice

It's more important than ever to recognize and understand cultures and spiritual beliefs, including and beyond the end of life.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/10/prayer.htm
1 Oct 2012

Get time on your side: expert tips to eliminate waiting

Resolve to solve the waiting-room back-ups. Find out where the practice falls behind and implement solutions, including time studies, prior preparation and using medical assistants to their highest level of practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/MGMA-waiting.htm
1 Jan 2010

Scribes: A write way and a wrong way

Taking a patient's history is considered an intimate part of the exam process, one long-cherished by traditionally minded physicians. Like much of the traditional practice of medicine, it's facing a new model for efficiency. Should doctors delegate the dictation?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/02/scribes.htm
1 Feb 2012

Nonpharmacologic treatment first for low-back pain, ACP guideline recommends

Given that most patients with low back pain improve over time regardless of treatment, clinicians and patients should select nonpharmacologic options such as superficial heat, massage, acupuncture, or spinal manipulation, the guideline states.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/14/1.htm
14 Feb 2017