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What economic theory can teach us about retail clinics
As clinicians continue to debate the merits and limitations of retail clinics, it is increasingly clear that they are here to stay. Although some concerns about this trend have merit, retail clinics could also create positive disruption for the medical community.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/policy.htm
1 Jun 2016
ACP helps transform practices to value-based care
ACP is 1 of 10 Support and Alignment Networks that received grants from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support physicians as they improve patients' experience of care, improve the health of populations, and reduce the per capita cost of health care through the expansion of quality improvement capacity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/presidents.htm
1 Mar 2016
Medical homes for homeless patients during COVID-19
This issue also covers racial disparities and COVID-19, conference coverage on diabetes and LGBTQ care, and myocardial infarction in the elderly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/09/medical-homes-for-homeless-patients-during-covid-19.htm
1 Sep 2020
Marijuana requests: Relief or ‘permission’?
Fourteen states have legalized medical marijuana. Internists who have issued the controversial prescriptions describe how they sort out legitimate uses from trivial requests.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/marijuana.htm
1 Nov 2010
Nonspecific symptoms may have a very specific cause
This issue covers topics including management of lupus, the effect of telemedicine on primary care practice, and new approaches to treating Clostridium difficile.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/editors.htm
1 Nov 2014
Letters to the Editor
What do an X-ray machine in Oregon and a shower chair in Bellmore, N.Y. have in common? Both are available for free on a Web site that matches U.S. donors of medical equipment to needy recipients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/six.htm
1 Mar 2008
Managing diabetes meds more complicated in elderly patients
This issue covers topics including management of diabetes in the elderly, the public release of Medicare payments to physicians, and new approaches to antivirals as flu season begins.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/10/editors.htm
1 Oct 2014
Ask the question to find sexual dysfunction
This issue also covers making time for cancer screening, improving immunization rates, and health care for immigrants.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/ask-the-question-to-find-sexual-dysfunction.htm
1 Oct 2019
Firearm-related injuries, deaths in Charleston and beyond
A reflection on recent tragedies leads to embracement of initiatives meant to stem the tide of gun violence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/presidents.htm
1 Oct 2015
Solution to resistant hypertension sometimes hides in plain sight
This issue also addresses stories about osteoarthritis, race and clinical algorithms, and follow-up care for thyroid cancers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/solution-to-resistant-hypertension-sometimes-hides-in-plain-sight.htm
1 May 2021