Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine
Authors: G. Andrew McIntosh
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2011)

Letters18 January 2011Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical MedicineG. Andrew McIntosh, MDG. Andrew McIntosh, MDFrom Green, OH 44685.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-2-201101180-00029 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I read the article by Kocher and colleagues (1) with great interest. As a solo, Board-certified, residency-trained family physician and small business owner, the need to vertically integrate is nonexistent for me and my patients.I use evidence-based medicine at the point of care, have a certificate of recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for excellence in diabetic care (passed at 100%), use disease management protocols, and do chart reviews and quality improvement, and I have yet to use the electronic medical record I purchased 9 years ago because of inabilities to keep up with ...Reference1. Kocher R, Emanuel EJ, DeParle . The Affordable Care Act and the future of clinical medicine: the opportunities and challenges. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:536-9. [PMID: 20733178] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: G. Andrew McIntosh, MDAffiliations: From Green, OH 44685.Disclosures: Competing interests include accountable care organizations, HMOs, PPOs, the U.S. government, the CMS, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and “vertical integration” in general. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine: The Opportunities and Challenges Robert Kocher , Ezekiel J. Emanuel , and Nancy-Ann M. DeParle Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Douglas A. Perednia Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Quentin D. Young Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Ardis D. Hoven Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Frank J. Kadel Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Albert Davis Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine John A. Goldman Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Lee S. Gross Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Robert A. Donato Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Arvind R. Cavale Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Robert G. Luke Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine J. Fred Ralston Jr. Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Christine Laine Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Nancy-Ann M. DeParle Metrics 18 January 2011Volume 154, Issue 2Page: 141KeywordsAccountable care organizationsElectronic medical recordsEvidence based medicineForecastingHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability ActHealth care quality assessmentHealth information technologyMotivationQuality improvementRacial and ethnic issues ePublished: 18 January 2011 Issue Published: 18 January 2011 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...