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The ACP Advocate Blog: A doctor and lawyer walk into their Congressman’s office…
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The ACP Advocate Blog. The ACP Advocacy Blog is written by Bob Doherty and maintained by the American College of Physicians. Refer to the blog articles for the latest in issues important to Internists. Archive and Other Blogs. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. A doctor and lawyer walk into their Congressman’s office…. 8230;And tell her they actually agree on something—no joke! Each organization approached the issue from a position of credibility on the aspects of firearms policies for which they had the most...
The ACP Advocate Blog: August 2009
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The ACP Advocate Blog. The ACP Advocacy Blog is written by Bob Doherty and maintained by the American College of Physicians. Refer to the blog articles for the latest in issues important to Internists. Archive and Other Blogs. Friday, August 28, 2009. What should Obama do about the drop in public support for health reform? A new public opinion tracking poll. The critics of health reform, though, should think again before concluding that they have won the public opinion battle. 63% of the respondents ...
The ACP Advocate Blog: Internal Medicine and ACP: The “Conscience of the Medical Profession”
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The ACP Advocate Blog. The ACP Advocacy Blog is written by Bob Doherty and maintained by the American College of Physicians. Refer to the blog articles for the latest in issues important to Internists. Archive and Other Blogs. Friday, May 15, 2015. Internal Medicine and ACP: The “Conscience of the Medical Profession”. Now available for sale. Through the ACP book store. The highly respected and independent UK medical journal, called "Osler redux: the American College of Physicians at 100," written by Dr&#...
The ACP Advocate Blog: Lucy's Football
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The ACP Advocate Blog. The ACP Advocacy Blog is written by Bob Doherty and maintained by the American College of Physicians. Refer to the blog articles for the latest in issues important to Internists. Archive and Other Blogs. Thursday, March 19, 2015. Could this time be different? Could physicians actually help get SGR repeal passed by Congress, without Congress pulling it away at the last minute? For the bill, the legislation “is fiscally-responsible, by putting an end to the practice of Congress...
The ACP Advocate Blog: June 2009
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The ACP Advocate Blog. The ACP Advocacy Blog is written by Bob Doherty and maintained by the American College of Physicians. Refer to the blog articles for the latest in issues important to Internists. Archive and Other Blogs. Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Does President Obama have the right Rx for primary care? Last week, President Obama made his most extensive comments. And one of the things that I'd like to explore - and I've been working with the administration and with Congress - are their loan forgivenes...
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DrDialogue: October 2012
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Monday, October 8, 2012. Have Electronic Health Records Led to Fraudulent Upcoding by Physicians? Over the past several decades medical costs in the United States have escalated rapidly, exceeding the pace of inflation and threatening bankrupt to Medicare. As we heard in last week’s presidential debate, different solutions have been proposed on how to slow Medicare’s growth and reduce cost. I have discussed this in a previous blog: " When is Unneeded Care Criminal? As reported by the New York Times.
DrDialogue: July 2012
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Thursday, July 12, 2012. Are Annual Physical Exams Necessary. Recently a physician reporter for the New York Times, Elisabeth Rosenthal, argued in the cover article of the Sunday Review that routine physicals are in many ways pointless, and perhaps even dangerous. In the article, entitled “ Let’s Not Get Physicals. After years of criticism by proponents of prevention Medicare recently started to cover an annual exam, which is referred to as a “ Wellness Exam. By health plans requiring that plans provide ...
DrDialogue: February 2014
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Saturday, February 1, 2014. Should you be on cholesterol medication? How the new guidelines are different. Cardiovascular disease—including coronary atherosclerosis and cerebrovascular disease, remains the number one cause of mortality in the United States. One out of three people in this country will die of cardiovascular causes. In November 2013 updated guidelines for the treatment of high cholesterol were released by the American College of Cardiology-American Heart Association. The new risk calculato...
DrDialogue: August 2013
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Thursday, August 22, 2013. Should a Doctor Prescribe Drugs that are Unapproved by the FDA? Here’s an interesting clinical dilemma brought to my attention by another physician. Discuss it as an option for women who have trouble with lactation. The questions: Is it legal, ethical or good medical practice for a physician in the United States to write a prescription for domperidone for a patient who has been using it for lactation with good results? How about for gastroparesis? Where does one get the drug?
DrDialogue: July 2013
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013. What foods are in the Mediterranean Diet? The Mediterranean Diet is fresh on my mind, having recently returned from a trip to Turkey. During my travels I also enjoyed a variety of grilled fresh fish served with lemon, seaweed salad, pomegranate juice, freshly pressed at the side of road, and roasted chestnuts, also sold by street vendors. I was elated to hear that a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In April of this year. I was after I read these results.
DrDialogue: Should you be on cholesterol medication? How the new guidelines are different
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Saturday, February 1, 2014. Should you be on cholesterol medication? How the new guidelines are different. Cardiovascular disease—including coronary atherosclerosis and cerebrovascular disease, remains the number one cause of mortality in the United States. One out of three people in this country will die of cardiovascular causes. In November 2013 updated guidelines for the treatment of high cholesterol were released by the American College of Cardiology-American Heart Association. The new risk calculato...
DrDialogue: Doctor, Patient, Friend: Blurring the Boundaries
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Thursday, February 18, 2010. Doctor, Patient, Friend: Blurring the Boundaries. Clearly the doctor-patient relationship is a highly privileged one, in which private and confidential information is exchanged. The communication that occurs within this context is subject to unique rules, ethical, and legal boundaries, as described by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA. Online social networking has introduced new aspects to this old question. Dr. Sachin Jain. 1 Have an offline dis...
DrDialogue: Should a Doctor Prescribe Drugs that are Unapproved by the FDA ?
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Thursday, August 22, 2013. Should a Doctor Prescribe Drugs that are Unapproved by the FDA? Here’s an interesting clinical dilemma brought to my attention by another physician. Discuss it as an option for women who have trouble with lactation. The questions: Is it legal, ethical or good medical practice for a physician in the United States to write a prescription for domperidone for a patient who has been using it for lactation with good results? How about for gastroparesis? Where does one get the drug?
DrDialogue: June 2013
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Alternative, Holistic and Integrative Medicine: Definitions and Safety Considerations. Recently a patient of mine brought in a bottle given to her by her acupuncturist. She had turned to acupuncture with my encouragement after traditional medicine fell short at addressing her chronic pain. Indeed, there is data to support the efficacy of acupuncture. In the management of chronic pain. This patient interaction brought to light two topics worth discussing:. A doctor who makes attemp...
DrDialogue: August 2012
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Friday, August 3, 2012. Physician Self-Disclosure: Helpful or Harmful? How much should doctors reveal about themselves to patients? Whether or not “self-disclosure” is an effective communication strategy in the doctor-patient relationship has been debated. In fact, some studies have demonstrated that doctors who talk about themselves more are rated more poorly by patients than those who are more private. This topic has been of interest to me and I have written about it in my blog:. For this reason I ende...
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