Search results for "Procedures"
Letter to the Editor
A reader reacts to ethics surrounding civilian and war-time prisoner containment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/letters.htm
1 Sep 2008
Actavis recalls more than 60 generics, six flu vaccines OK'd
The latest recalls, warnings, label changes and approvals from the Food and Drug Administration.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/fda.htm
1 Oct 2008
Presidential candidates quiet on one health issue: abortion
The presidential candidates are steering away from the abortion issue, but a ballot issue in South Dakota keeps the issue alive in voter's minds.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/campaign.htm
1 Oct 2008
Hospitals work with admitting doctors on documentation
Hospitals are working more closely with their admitting physicians to make them aware of the need for better documentation on pre-existing conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/practicerx.htm
1 Oct 2008
Efficient docs make for happier patients
ACP's Center for Practice Improvement and Innovation suggests simple tips for creating a more efficient practice and happier patients, in turn.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/10/cpii.htm
1 Oct 2008
What will it take to fix the broken reimbursement system?
Align physician reimbursement to compensate for the best possible patient care coordination.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2008
Letters to the Editor
ACP Hospitalist, ACP mobile content, ACP Press, and ACP QI programs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/11/letters.htm
1 Nov 2008
Mammography poses small benefits, latent risks in elderly
Like all screening exams, mammography has a potential adverse effect on comfort, function and psychological well-being.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/mamrisks.htm
1 Jan 2009
When trials are cut short, who benefits?
Does speeding a potentially effective drug to market benefit patients, or does it benefit drug companies? Internists are left to decide.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/trials.htm
1 Jan 2009
Overcoming colonoscopy's image problem
Colon cancer screening saves lives, but internists have to overcome patients' initial unease with the test. They also need to sort through the multiple guidelines released in 2008 and help their patients choose among the many screening regimens.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/01/colon.htm
1 Jan 2009