One important topic that I was never formally taught in medical school (nor were any of the physician colleagues that I have spoken with about the subject) was productivity. Interestingly, productivity is an important topic to physician employers.
ACOI President Promotes Osteopathic Medicine on Capitol Hill
ACOI President Robert T. Hasty, DO, FACOI, FACP, was on Capitol Hill May 22 to brief Congress about the critical role of osteopathic medicine in fulfilling the health care needs of Americans across the country, and in rural and underserved communities specifically.
The Climate Contagion: The Impact of Climate Change on Infectious Diseases
If the existential threat of climate change is not worrisome enough, this brief essay aims to underline the potentially severe impact of climate change on infectious diseases. In short, as temperatures rise, so does the risk of infectious diseases.
In my quest to hold everything together I had forgotten how to take care of myself. In medicine it is often considered a badge of honor to realize at the end of a twelve-hour shift that you haven’t gotten a chance to use the restroom or eat. I learned to question the notion that not attending to normal bodily functions was somehow honorable. I learned to confront the culture in medicine many of us were brought up in; a culture that leads us towards burnout.
Dr. Joseph Salhab is Helping Millions Embrace Gut Health Education through Social Media
Just over two years ago Joseph Salhab, DO, noticed an uptick of people on various social media channels looking for gut health advice. He became concerned by the inaccurate information being posted as responses to questions, mainly because physicians weren’t part of the conversations.
As the 2023-2024 school year comes to a close, ACOI would like to show our appreciation for all of the ACOI Visiting Professors who gave presentations at colleges of osteopathic medicine across the country. Thank you for your dedication to the next generation of osteopathic internists!
Your office manager just received notice of an insurance audit. Now what? Notification of a request for an audit, or a seemingly innocent request for records from a payer, is always a surprise that can be unsettling.
As a member of the Primary Care Collaborative, the ACOI joined a statement in response to an April 11 hearing held by the Senate Finance Committee, “Bolstering Chronic Care through Medicare Physician Payment.”
Top 10 Pieces of Advice for Getting into Residency or Advising Students on Residency Placement
Considering that thousands of our members are medical students and that so many of our members advise medical students, I decided to share my top 10 pieces of advice for getting into residency programs.
In March, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its annual report to Congress on Medicare payment, in which it reissued a recommendation that Congress should provide physicians next year with an inflationary update that reflects half of the Medicare Economic Index.
