Search results for "Patient Safety"
Managing money for medical school
Medical students can expect to pay a median four-year bill of $250,222 for public and $330,180 for private education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/02/managing-money-for-medical-school.htm
1 Feb 2019
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/06/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Jun 2019
Positioning your practice for a new payment system
In 2019, new Medicare incentive programs take effect. There will be 2 avenues from which to choose: participation in an alternate payment model or the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/tips.htm
1 Jan 2016
Internal Medicine Meeting 2017 offers new, rapid-fire session
At Internal Medicine Meeting 2017, expect to hear recent research findings, clinical pearls and pitfalls, and maybe the sound of a gong.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/preview.htm
1 Feb 2017
New recommendations on insulin pump use
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American College of Endocrinology offered guidance on optimal and safe use of insulin pumps in a new consensus statement.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/03/5.htm
3 Jun 2014
CCHIT develops tool to help ACOs achieve goals
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has developed an assessment and planning tool called the CCHIT Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Health Information Technology (HIT) Framework to help ACOs anticipate the costs and resources needed to start and maintain a successful HIT infrastructure.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/25/8.htm
25 Jun 2013
Spring planting for a new harvest
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken half a million American lives. Amid this loss, the new year offers new political leadership, new insights, and new plans for the future.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/spring-planting-for-a-new-harvest.htm
1 Mar 2021
‘Mastering Medicine Together’ at ACP's annual meeting
ACP's annual Internal Medicine Meeting brings internists together in Los Angeles for the first time.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/mastering-medicine-together-at-acps-annual-meeting.htm
1 Mar 2020
ABIM announces changes to MOC program
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) announced changes last week to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process for board-certified internal medicine specialists and subspecialists, effective immediately.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/10/1.htm
10 Feb 2015
Textbook edition reflects evolution of hospital medicine
The first update of “Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine” exemplifies how hospital medicine has evolved and the skills that hospitalists need to have.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/textbook.htm
1 Feb 2017