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Learn how doctors can best spot anemia, or improve patient relationships and possibly outcomes by using empathy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2013
CMS considers codes for additional non-face-to-face services
New codes will allow billing for the complicated and far-reaching services that are provided as part of chronic complex care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/09/coding.htm
1 Sep 2013
Alaska primary care crisis is tip of the iceberg
When the safety net us already stretched, losing even one internist can leave a community in crisis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/safety.htm
1 Oct 2008
ACP advocacy is on a roll
ACP has scored major victories in Medicare's proposal to pay for advance care planning, a grace period for converting to ICD-10 coding, and access to affordable coverage.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/washington.htm
1 Sep 2015
Underused drugs may help with alcohol use disorders
Either acamprosate or oral naltrexone is effective for decreasing consumption by people with alcohol use disorders (AUDs), as is off-label use of nalmefene or topiramate, according to a meta-analysis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/20/1.htm
20 May 2014
Twitter: a medical help, hindrance or hype?
Imagine a future where you can with a click of the mouse see what your patients and colleagues read on the Internet this morning, what they ate for lunch, and what they're working on right now. Whether that sounds to you like a potential practice innovation or a disaster of oversharing probably indicates whether you'll have any use for Twitter, the most hyped Internet innovation of the year.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/twitter.htm
1 Apr 2009
Improving access tops list of small-office tips
Every internal medicine practice has its own unique set of problems and strengths.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/eight.htm
1 Jun 2008
Understand patient expectations as part of a negotiation
Both physicians and patients have a role in developing good communication.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/communication.htm
1 Jul 2014
Internists must reassume the mantle of the ‘doctor's doctor’
The future of the general medicine specialist is in fact bright, but it will require a significant effort on an individual, professional, and societal level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/internists-must-reassume-the-mantle-of-the-doctors-doctor.htm
1 Jan 2020
Study other arts to practice better medicine
Patient communication skills hinge upon careful listening and speaking, cultural literacy, humility, and awareness of the patient's health literacy and numeracy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/study-other-arts-to-practice-better-medicine.htm
1 Jul 2018