Search results for "Humanities"
ACP unveils new online section: Sharing Our Stories
A new page on ACP's website features perspectives pieces and physician profiles.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/07/5.htm
7 Mar 2017
For med students, when does follow-up cross the line?
Medical students are using electronic health records to virtually follow up on patients' outcomes. While it's meant as a way of improving care and learning, it can be interpreted as a violation of patient privacy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/03/medical-education.htm
1 Mar 2017
Defining value and creating quality in the patient encounter
Critical questions will arise about defining and measuring value in the patient encounter when the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act goes into action.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/04/washington.htm
1 Apr 2016
A 2-pronged approach to advance care planning
With prior planning, physicians can ensure that their patients' wishes are followed at the end of life.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/advanced-directive.htm
1 Sep 2015
Improving teamwork through the selection of students
Among the many efforts to improve teamwork and improve patient care, one potential area for significant improvement remains: the selection of medical trainees.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/residents.htm
1 Jan 2015
Transitioning from health care to a broader domain of services
Clinicians and the organizations in which they practice are moving beyond episode-based health care delivery and into the communities in which they exist, delivering services that would normally seem outside the scope of medical practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/09/residents.htm
1 Sep 2014
Disclosing medical errors the right way
After a medical error, patients want an explicit statement that an error occurred, what happened, and the implications for their health. They want an outright apology, not a statement of regret. Work from global organizations is refining the right way to disclose errors.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/06/errors.htm
1 Jun 2014
INTERNAL MEDICINE ■ Express personal regret and apolo-gize; ■ ...
important as the words used in the apology,said co-speaker Thomas Gallagher, MD,FACP, professor of medicine and ofbioethics and humanities at the Universityof Washington School of Medicine inSeattle.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/06/acpi-201406-puzzle_t2.pdf
21 May 2014
College Master, Fellow receive Heinz Awards
A College Master and a College Fellow were recently named recipients of the 19th Heinz Awards.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/11/8.htm
11 Mar 2014
Look for reasons if patients refuse advice
Refusal can be frustrating for physicians, who likely see their medical advice as contributing toward healing and improving quality of life. But patients reserve the right to make informed decisions about their care, even if these decisions run counter to what's been recommended.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/02/informed-refusal.htm
1 Feb 2014