Making It Possible for General Internal Medicine To Survive

Editorials20 April 2004Making It Possible for General Internal Medicine To SurviveRobert B. Copeland, MD, FRCPRobert B. Copeland, MD, FRCPFrom Georgia Heart Clinic, La Grange, GA 30240.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-140-8-200404200-00017 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail I have practiced for almost 4 decades as a small-town cardiologist who has also provided principal or primary care. In this issue, Larson and the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Task Force on the Domain of General Internal Medicine got it right (1). They outline a future mission that reaffirms the fundamental strength of internal medicine: breadth and depth. They recognize the potential for teams of clinicians to improve patient care. They highlight the importance of a reimbursement system that rewards high-quality care and good outcomes.Our already overworked and under-reimbursed training programs and physician practices cannot meet the ...References1. Larson EB. Health care system chaos should spur innovation: summary of a report of the Society of General Internal Medicine Task Force on the Domain of General Internal Medicine. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140:639-43. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Girard RA, Mendenhall RC, Tarlov AR, Radecki SE, Abrahamson S. A national study of internal medicine and its specialties: I. An overview of the practice of internal medicine. Ann Intern Med. 1979;90:965-75. [PMID: 443693] LinkGoogle Scholar3. Mendenhall RC, Tarlov AR, Girard RA, Michel JK, Radecki SE. A national study of internal medicine and its specialties: II. Primary care in internal medicine. Ann Intern Med. 1979;91:275-87. [PMID: 464469] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Georgia Heart Clinic, La Grange, GA 30240.Disclosures: None disclosed.Corresponding Author: Robert B. Copeland, MD, Georgia Heart Clinic, 109 Medical Drive, La Grange, GA 30240; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoReforming Payment for Primary Care: Making It Happen Gail R. Wilensky Customizing Residency Education Holly J. Humphrey Health Care System Chaos Should Spur Innovation: Summary of a Report of the Society of General Internal Medicine Task Force on the Domain of General Internal Medicine Eric B. Larson and Starting a Conversation about the Future of Internal MedicineGeneralism as Intention Richard J. Baron Working Together—That's Innovation! Howard K. Rabinowitz Metrics 20 April 2004Volume 140, Issue 8Page: 661-662KeywordsElectronic medical recordsForecastingHeartInformation technologyMotivationPatientsQuality indicatorsResidencySub-specialty careVision ePublished: 20 April 2004 Issue Published: 20 April 2004 CopyrightCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...