Search results for "Comparative effectiveness"
Analysis finds several treatments for painful diabetic neuropathy more effective than placebo
A large meta-analysis recently compared the effectiveness of pharmacological treatments for painful diabetic neuropathy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/04/5.htm
4 Nov 2014
ACP's prescription for rising drug costs
ACP has 4 concrete proposals to address rising prescription drug prices: regulating and negotiating prices, enhancing transparency, increasing competition, and considering value.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/05/washington.htm
1 May 2016
PCORI now accepting applications
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is accepting applications for its current advisory panels until Monday, March 4.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/26/8.htm
26 Feb 2013
No clear-cut choice among once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonists
The growing number of available treatments for type 2 diabetes has made diabetes care more complex.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/08/1.htm
8 Dec 2015
What do Obama's first weeks tell us about health care reform?
Searching the first 100 days of President Barack Obama's administration for clues about health care reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2009
Exercise may be as effective as drugs for some mortality outcomes, study finds
Exercise may be as effective as drug therapy in providing mortality benefits for certain conditions, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/08/2.htm
8 Oct 2013
Future claims: Moving toward ICD-10 and new standards
ICD-10 and transactions standards are changing. ACP's practice management staff advise how to stay up-to-date across the entire office as Medicare expands its 13,000 diagnosis codes to more than 68,000.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/billing.htm
1 Jul 2009
ACP: Best practice for diabetes is diet, then metformin, then any second drug
New diabetes guidelines from the American College of Physicians recommend prescribing a drug when lifestyle changes don't lower hyperglycemia. Specifically, start with metformin first and then add any second oral agent.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/07/4.htm
7 Feb 2012
ACP members tell Congress their views on SGR, health reform
Internists descended on Capitol Hill to explain how the legislative process impedes good clinical care. The legislators agreed with the doctors on that. But disagreement on health care reform left physicians and politicians with a cynical view.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2011
DMARD triple therapy noninferior to, but less costly than, TNF inhibitor
In rheumatoid arthritis patients in whom first-line methotrexate therapy has failed, triple therapy with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) was noninferior to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor etanercept plus methotrexate, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/18/2.htm
18 Jun 2013