Search results for "High-value care"
Follow-up MRIs can't distinguish between one-year outcomes after low-back procedures
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed as a one-year follow-up in patients who had been treated for sciatica and lumbar-disk herniation did not distinguish patients with persistent or recurrent symptoms of sciatica from asymptomatic patients, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/19/4.htm
19 Mar 2013
ED visits are usually for emergencies rather than ‘primary care’
Use of presenting complaint is ineffective in determining whether emergency department (ED) visits could have been treated by a primary care visit instead, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/26/5.htm
26 Mar 2013
ACP issues high-value care recommendations for inpatient glucose management
Intensive insulin therapy (IIT) for inpatient glycemic control can result in more harm than benefit, ACP's Clinical Guidelines Committee recently reminded clinicians in a best practice advice paper.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/04/9.htm
4 Jun 2013
IOM report calls for overhaul of nation's health care system
A new report published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is calling for an overhaul of America's health care system. The report, “Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America (2012),” provides evidence that the nation's system is too costly to sustain and suffers from inefficiencies, an overwhelming amount of data, and quality barriers that hinder progress in improving health.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/23/7.htm
23 Jul 2013
ACP and AAIM release updated version of High Value Care Curriculum
ACP and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) have released a new version of their High Value Care Curriculum, a jointly developed instructional program to train resident physicians to be good stewards of limited health care resources.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/24/7.htm
24 Sep 2013
ACP issues clinical practice guideline on chronic kidney disease
ACP released a new clinical practice guideline this week on screening, monitoring and treatment of stage 1 to 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/22/1.htm
22 Oct 2013
ACP services satisfy a broad array of internists' needs
The Chair of ACP's Board of Regents fills a guest spot, answering questions about how ACP's many products, programs and services add value to membership.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/11/presidents.htm
1 Nov 2013
Practicing high-value care and overcoming patients' concerns
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com about obstacles to practicing high-value care and the strategies to help patients understand when a particular test or treatment is not likely to improve health.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/19/10.htm
19 Nov 2013
ACP recommends conservative use of transfusions and erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in patients with heart disease
Red blood cell transfusions should be restricted to cases of severe anemia in patients with heart disease, the American College of Physicians recommended in a clinical practice guideline published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/12/10/4.htm
10 Dec 2013
ACP launches new “Online High Value Care Cases”
A series of free online cases and questions addressing high-value care is available to help clinicians weigh the benefits, harms, and costs of tests and treatment options for common conditions in order to improve health and eliminate waste.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/07/10.htm
7 Jan 2014