Search results for "Comparative effectiveness"
Home BP monitoring works, but not as well alone
Home blood pressure monitoring needs to be combined with other interventions and the data collected must be used to engage the patient in some way to have the greatest effect.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/home-bp-monitoring-works-but-not-as-well-alone.htm
1 Nov 2020
Dabigatran may interact with BP meds in patients with afib and normal kidney function
U.S. guidance currently recommends a lower dabigatran dose in those taking P-glycoprotein inhibitors only if kidney function is impaired.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/28/4.htm
28 Apr 2020
Age only one consideration in post-MI drug therapy
To determine the best therapy for elderly patients after a heart attack, physicians should get to know their goals for their lives.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/09/age-only-one-consideration-in-post-mi-drug-therapy.htm
1 Sep 2020
Internal medicine interns spend only 13% of workday on direct patient care
A study found that an average of 66% of interns' days were spent on indirect patient care (mostly charting and documentation), showing that “internal medicine is now indeed a trade practiced before a computer screen,” an editorial said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/23/5.htm
23 Apr 2019
Screening for lung cancer a struggle
Lung cancer has an alarmingly low five-year survival rate, but screening, if implemented well, can improve it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/screening-for-lung-cancer-a-struggle.htm
1 May 2018
ACP recommends policies to curb prescription drug costs
Transparency in pricing, cost, and comparative value and elimination of restrictions on using quality-adjusted life-years in comparative effectiveness research are 2 of the recommendations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/29/2.htm
29 Mar 2016
Teach-back
Reflection on the past year as ACP president has taught lessons on advocacy and the scope of medicine, among other lessons.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/teach-back.htm
1 Apr 2018
Flexible duty-hour policies associated with higher dissatisfaction among interns
Interns in flexible programs were more likely than those in standard programs to report dissatisfaction with various training aspects and overall well-being, while a faculty survey concluded that directors of flexible programs were less likely than those of standard programs to report dissatisfaction with various educational processes.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/27/1.htm
27 Mar 2018
Beyond the annual physical
It's a new year, and promises to be an exciting one in health care. But concepts such as bundled payments, comparative effectiveness and the patient-centered medical home seem certain to remain center stage.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/editor.htm
1 Jan 2010
ACP offers solutions to problem of increased cost sharing for patients
Among other positions, ACP says that the health care system must accelerate its efforts to reduce overall health care spending in ways that do not rely principally on shifting the cost burden onto insured persons who cannot afford to pay more for their medical care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/19/4.htm
19 Jul 2016