ACP Internist 
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ISSN (Print) 0020-9546
Published by American College of Physicians
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[3 journals]- Going viral
- Abstract: ACP Internist's new puzzle feature challenges readers to seek answers to clues placed horizontally in rows to reveal an answer written vertically.
PubDate: Wed, 1 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT
- Abstract: ACP Internist's new puzzle feature challenges readers to seek answers to clues placed horizontally in rows to reveal an answer written vertically.
- Sequestration's cutbacks could cause patients serious harm
- Abstract: As sequestration's impact on health care looms, physicians must tell members of Congress reach a bipartisan agreement with the president to reduce spending on less effective and lower-priority programs, increase funding for more important and more effective programs, and further trim health care spending by focusing on unnecessary care.
PubDate: Wed, 1 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT
- Abstract: As sequestration's impact on health care looms, physicians must tell members of Congress reach a bipartisan agreement with the president to reduce spending on less effective and lower-priority programs, increase funding for more important and more effective programs, and further trim health care spending by focusing on unnecessary care.
- Toward a patient- and family-centered practice
- Abstract: A physician in the process of transforming his practice into a medical home discovered a resource that was already at his fingertips: patients and families who could help apply patient- and family-centered care concepts to primary care.
PubDate: Wed, 1 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT
- Abstract: A physician in the process of transforming his practice into a medical home discovered a resource that was already at his fingertips: patients and families who could help apply patient- and family-centered care concepts to primary care.
- Earlier recognition may help outcomes in osteoarthritis
- Abstract: Interventions such as exercise and weight loss are more likely to be successful for osteoarthritis if it is detected early.
PubDate: Wed, 1 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT
- Abstract: Interventions such as exercise and weight loss are more likely to be successful for osteoarthritis if it is detected early.
- HIPAA omnibus final rule--it's time to brush up on the basics
- Abstract: With the release of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) omnibus rule, it's time to take a fresh new look at office policies, procedures and practices.
PubDate: Wed, 1 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT
- Abstract: With the release of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) omnibus rule, it's time to take a fresh new look at office policies, procedures and practices.
- Chapter awards
- Abstract: ACP announces chapter awards for Members, Fellows and Masters who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, or service to their community, their chapter, and the College.
PubDate: Wed, 1 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT
- Abstract: ACP announces chapter awards for Members, Fellows and Masters who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, or service to their community, their chapter, and the College.
- Professional excellence, service make ACP essential
- Abstract: In her first column, ACP's incoming president reflects on how internists can make themselves essential to their patients through membership in the College.
PubDate: Wed, 1 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT
- Abstract: In her first column, ACP's incoming president reflects on how internists can make themselves essential to their patients through membership in the College.
- From the MKSAP case studies
- Abstract: A 55-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department after experiencing fever and chills yesterday evening and bilateral arm pain and a rash on the upper extremities upon awakening this morning. The patient ate raw oysters from the Gulf Coast 3 nights ago. He was recently diagnosed with hemochromatosis. Which pathogen is most likely causing the patient's current findings?
- Abstract: A 55-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department after experiencing fever and chills yesterday evening and bilateral arm pain and a rash on the upper extremities upon awakening this morning. The patient ate raw oysters from the Gulf Coast 3 nights ago. He was recently diagnosed with hemochromatosis. Which pathogen is most likely causing the patient's current findings?
