Search results for "Patient Satisfaction"
Weekly home INR testing comparable to monthly clinic testing
Drug company information might influence prescribing habits
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/26/5.htm
26 Oct 2010
Practice management experts urge docs to use the Web
Susan R. Miller, RN, suspected that business was being lost during the office's peak calling periods. So she did a study.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/web.htm
1 Feb 2008
MKSAP Quiz: 3-day history of productive cough, sore throat
A 32-year-old man is evaluated for a 3-day history of productive cough, sore throat, coryza, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, generalized myalgia, and fatigue. His sputum is slightly yellow. His two children (ages 3 years and 1 year) had similar symptoms 1 week ago. He is a nonsmoker and has no history of asthma. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/09/09/3.htm
9 Sep 2014
Hire NPs, PAs to boost revenue, accessibility
A dependent practitioner can increase a practice's accessibility, productivity and revenue while contributing to quality and patient satisfaction##mdash;and at half the cost of hiring a physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/04/tips.htm
1 Apr 2010
No clear-cut choice among once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonists
The growing number of available treatments for type 2 diabetes has made diabetes care more complex.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/08/1.htm
8 Dec 2015
A call to action: Align well-being and antiracism strategies
For too many clinicians, racism is a defining component of work culture. Health care organizations should adopt antiracist practices that result in sustained, meaningful change.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/a-call-to-action-align-well-being-and-antiracism-strategies.htm
1 Mar 2021
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care in patients who have had an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/27/7.htm
27 Sep 2011
Doripenem not for pneumonia; migraine device approved
This update covers a labeling change for doripenem (Doribax) and a warning about risk of death for ventilator patients with pneumonia, among other regulatory actions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/05/fda.htm
1 May 2014
ACP offers recommendations on ‘concierge’ medicine
One recommendation states that physicians in all types of practices must honor their professional obligation to provide nondiscriminatory care, serve all classes of patients who are in need of medical care, and seek specific opportunities to observe their professional obligation to care for the poor.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/10/2.htm
10 Nov 2015
Distributing pay for performance
Once a practice receives pay-for-performance bonuses, how should they be distributed? Do they go to the treating physicians, the entire practice or some kind of hybrid? There options aplenty to consider.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/04/tips.htm
1 Apr 2012