Search results for "Physician-patient relationship"
‘Owning’ our patients
The latest KevinMD column from Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, ACP's Vice President of Membership and Global Engagement, looks at the physician-patient relationship.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/16/6.htm
16 Jul 2019
Taking action to bridge the physician shortage
Addressing the critical physician shortage requires a comprehensive strategy focused on empowering physicians, revamping training models, and reshaping incentives to prioritize patient-centered care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/taking-action-to-bridge-the-physician-shortage.htm
1 Apr 2024
The healing touch, and the worried well
Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, blogs at KevinMD about the importance of the physical examination as a key component of the diagnostic process and the physician-patient relationship.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/27/4.htm
27 Feb 2018
Problems with grateful patient programs
A recent position paper from ACP adds to the increasing scrutiny of institutions' current fundraising practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/problems-with-grateful-patient-programs.htm
1 Jan 2024
Treating the patient, not the disease
In his latest KevinMD column, ACP's Vice President of Membership and Global Engagement, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, shares his personal experience of the health care system as a caregiver.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/03/6.htm
3 Mar 2020
Are scribes a potential boon or bane for primary care?
Many doctors feel that the presence of another person in the exam room will have a negative impact on the physician-patient relationship and is antithetical to their training. Will scribes ever carve out a place in primary care?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/02/editors.htm
1 Feb 2012
What doctors can (and should) learn from patients
In his latest KevinMD column, ACP's Vice President of Membership and Global Engagement, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, discusses the foundational principle of caring partnerships with patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/11/6.htm
11 Feb 2020
Readers weigh in on bedside skills, health care costs
Readers weigh in on the physician-patient relationship and difficulties of health insurance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/09/readers-weigh-in-on-bedside-skills-health-care-costs.htm
1 Sep 2017
Discussions of firearm safety uncommon in the health care setting
Of 4,011 adults from gun-owning households who participated in the 2019 National Firearms Survey, 7.5% said they had ever discussed firearm safety with a clinician.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/22/4.htm
22 Dec 2020
Crunching the numbers in primary care
This issue outlines whether better billing is worth the increase time, more expert opinion on COVID-19, and motivational interviewing.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/crunching-the-numbers-in-primary-care.htm
1 Oct 2022