Search results for "Documentation"
Urate-lowering therapy associated with benefit in patients with gout and CKD
The five-year risk of severe or end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) was lower in patients with CKD and gout who achieved a target serum urate level of less than 6 mg/dL compared to those who did not, data from the United Kingdom show.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/03/4.htm
3 Dec 2024
Bringing patients onto the diagnostic team
Patients and physicians may look at clinical diagnoses, and misdiagnoses, very differently, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/bringing-patients-onto-the-diagnostic-team.htm
1 Nov 2024
New College resources help physicians with best practices for E/M documentation
New resources from ACP and the Electronic Health Record Association include guidance for general internal medicine specialists and subspecialists.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/10/6.htm
10 Aug 2021
Moving forward with AI in health care
Coauthors of an ACP policy position paper outlined their hopes and reservations for artificial intelligence in medicine, underscoring the importance of continued physician education and alignment of regulatory definitions and policies.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/10/moving-forward-with-ai-in-health-care.htm
1 Oct 2024
ACP advocacy contributes to CMS changes in E/M documentation for medical students
Verifying student documentation in a patient's medical record allows teaching physicians to provide a meaningful educational experience within a much more streamlined workflow, eliminating an unnecessary administrative burden.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/13/5.htm
13 Feb 2018
Q&A: Conquering the ABCs of coding and documentation
Early career physicians may feel overwhelmed by having to document the care they provide, but an expert explains why it's not as confusing as it used to be.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/02/qanda-conquering-the-abcs-of-coding-and-documentation.htm
1 Feb 2024
Semaglutide shows promise for smoking cessation
Patients taking semaglutide were less likely to have a medical encounter that included a diagnosis of tobacco use disorder than patients taking any of seven other diabetes medications, a retrospective study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/07/30/1.htm
30 Jul 2024
Measuring high-quality depression care
ACP's Performance Measurement Committee looked at eight quality measures for major depressive disorder (MDD) and voted to support one on suicide risk assessment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/09/measuring-high-quality-depression-care.htm
1 Sep 2024
Letters to the editor
Readers respond to coverage in I.M. Matters from ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/07/letters.htm
1 Jul 2024
ACP's Coding for Clinicians series now includes a POCUS module
The module offers information on credentialing and documentation requirements, common CPT codes and modifiers, and professional and technical fees.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/11/14/5.htm
14 Nov 2023