Search results for "Disease Management"
Miserable symptoms mark chronic sinusitis
Chronic sinusitis, an illness that can feel as symptomatically miserable as congestive heart failure or rheumatoid arthritis, is often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. But distinctive clues can lead internists to deliver the right treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/sinusitis.htm
1 Jan 2011
Diagnosing a disorder with few symptoms
Hypercalcemia can have absent, few or nondifferential symptoms, but the condition can indicate the presence of major diseases such as breast cancer. Experts review how to quickly apply a high index of suspicion to make a diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/hypercalcemia.htm
1 Mar 2012
Promoting literacy to increase adherence
Roughly 80 million Americans navigate health care's complexities with limited health literacy skills. Learn easy steps that help patients understand what they need to do, without the need for formal literacy screening or for questions that might embarrass a patient.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/literacy.htm
1 Jul 2011
Primary care works in cooperative, close-knit North Dakota
Eccentricities and efficiencies make North Dakota rise to the top quartiles of health care rankings for access, quality, use, equity and outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/11/dakota.htm
1 Nov 2008
From policy to results: How does it all come together?
The process by which advocacy organizations achieve results for their members can seem opaque to those who are not directly involved. How does advocacy really work?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2016
Patients and priorities in prostate cancer care
Prostate cancer requires men to work through a multitude of treatment options, and if the patient ends up settling on active surveillance, then the internist's role is even more important moving forward.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/11/patients-and-priorities-in-prostate-cancer-care.htm
1 Nov 2017
Practice uses ACP survey for peer review, quality improvement
True North Health Center in Maine surveyed every patient who came through their doors from March through May last year to let each if its 28 practitioners know outcomes for each provider. Proprietary surveys are expensive, so they turned to ACP's tools. The results helped those performing best to teach their peers about best practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/success.htm
1 Feb 2010
Visits can be more productive when patients set the agenda
First in a three-part series: Motivational interviewing is one technique for engaging patients and developing strategies that work.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/twelve.htm
1 Mar 2008
The best self-management is ‘specific, do-able and realistic’
Second in a three-part series: Simple ways to engage patients in their own health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/twelve.htm
1 Apr 2008
Long-term view for chronic pancreatitis
Unlike acute cases of pancreatitis, chronic cases present with varying degrees and types of pain, and without other clinical indicators such as calcification or damage to pancreatic ducts. It's best to refer to a gastroenterologist early to clarify the diagnosis, so the internist can better manage the patient.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/01/pancreatitis.htm
1 Jan 2014