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Now available: ACP's 2023 end-of-year graphic demonstrating ACP's advocacy in action
ACP's 2023 Advocacy Highlights graphic shows how the College addressed critical issues impacting internal medicine physicians and their patients this year.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/12/19/6.htm
19 Dec 2023
Thiazide diuretics for hypertension pose more hyponatremia risk than labeling indicates
Incidence of moderate to severe hyponatremia was significantly higher with new use of bendroflumethiazide or hydrochlorothiazide plus a renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor than with a calcium-channel blocker or a RAS inhibitor alone, two Danish target trials found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/12/19/4.htm
19 Dec 2023
Recombinant flu vaccine appears to provide benefit in patients ages 50 to 64 years
An industry-funded study compared a high-dose recombinant influenza vaccine with one of two standard-dose egg-based vaccines over two flu seasons and found patients who received a high-dose vaccine were less likely to test positive for flu.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/12/19/2.htm
19 Dec 2023
Clinical practice guideline released on pharmacologic management of COPD
The American Thoracic Society strongly recommended LABA/LAMA combination therapy over monotherapy with either agent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and dyspnea or exercise intolerance, among other guidance.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/21/4.htm
21 Apr 2020
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Oct 2023
The case for G2211, Medicare's visit complexity code
A Medicare-specific add-on code, G2211, is designed to address the complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/the-case-for-g2211-medicares-visit-complexity-code.htm
1 May 2023
ACP's Quality Improvement Network now recruiting practices for ACPNet: Diabetes
ACP's Quality Improvement (QI) Network is recruiting practices to enroll in ACPNet: Diabetes, a QI initiative that provides physicians free access to PQRSwizard, ABIM-approved MOC practice performance (part IV) credit, and ACP's Practice Advisor (formerly the Medical Home Builder).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/08/9.htm
8 Oct 2013
ACP issues best practice advice on diagnostic imaging for low back pain
Routine imaging with X-ray or advanced imaging methods such as CT scan or MRI does not improve the health of patients with low back pain, a new paper from ACP advises.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/01/4.htm
1 Feb 2011
New online tool lets practices enroll in EFT with multiple payers through a single, online process
CAQH has launched a new, universal electronic funds transfer (EFT) enrollment tool that facilitates the use of electronic payments between payers and clinicians by offering a single point of entry for adopting EFT.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/22/6.htm
22 Oct 2013
How you can integrate behavioral health in your practice
Behavioral health integration (BHI) is a way for primary care practices to address patients' behavioral and mental health needs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/how-you-can-integrate-behavioral-health-in-your-practice.htm
1 Jan 2023