Search results for "Patient Care"
Déjà vu all over again for American health care?
The last decade has seen an upsurge in the numbers of “nonphysician providers” or “advanced practice professionals” who are increasingly being placed by health systems to fill gaps in access to care and lower the burden on individual physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/10/deja-vu-all-over-again-for-american-health-care.htm
1 Oct 2024
ACP's identity campaign features internal medicine physicians impacting patient care
The College's multiyear identity brand campaign is underscoring the vital role of internal medicine physicians and the value they bring to health care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/11/28/5.htm
28 Nov 2023
Published studies may exaggerate the effect of burnout on quality of patient care
While higher burnout is associated with lower-quality health care, the magnitude or clinical significance of the relationship is still not clear due to variability and confounding in the existing research, according to a systematic review.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/08/1.htm
8 Oct 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, I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/07/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Jul 2024
ACP outlines recommended policies for use of AI in medicine
A new policy position paper from the College offers recommendations on the ethical, scientific, and clinical components of artificial intelligence (AI) use and stresses that AI tools and systems should enhance human intelligence, not supplant it.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/06/04/4.htm
4 Jun 2024
Making the rounds in the halls of Congress
Hundreds of ACP member physicians advocated for internal medicine at the annual Leadership Day.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/09/making-the-rounds-in-the-halls-of-congress.htm
1 Sep 2024
Medications may help vaginal menopause symptoms, but data limited, reviews find
Vaginal estrogen, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and moisturizers and oral ospemifene may improve genitourinary syndrome of menopause, while vaginal testosterone, systemic DHEA, vaginal oxytocin, and oral raloxifene or bazedoxifene have little evidence of benefit.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/09/10/1.htm
10 Sep 2024
Treating obesity as a disease
Obesity stems from genetics and environmental factors, but bias by physicians and the public may interfere with treating it as a disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/07/treating-obesity-as-a-disease.htm
1 Jul 2024
ACP offering webinars on AI and contract review in September
ACP offers live and recorded educational webinars for ACP members on various topics relevant to internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/09/03/5.htm
3 Sep 2024
Is AI OK for IM?
While generative artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT could potentially revolutionize the practice of medicine, their role must be carefully assessed, with humans, especially physicians, in firm control of interpreting output.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/03/is-ai-ok-for-im.htm
1 Mar 2024