Search results for "Disease Management"
Most Medicare demos fail to reduce costs, analysis indicates
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has analyzed recent Medicare demonstration projects and concluded that most have not reduced costs, but those that did had certain specific characteristics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/31/2.htm
31 Jan 2012
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
Distributing pay for performance
Once a practice receives pay-for-performance bonuses, how should they be distributed? Do they go to the treating physicians, the entire practice or some kind of hybrid? There options aplenty to consider.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/04/tips.htm
1 Apr 2012
Better treatment, low awareness for hepatitis C
Amid rising rates of long-term hepatitis C infection, particularly among older populations, better treatments are able to treat the condition. But first, patients have to know they have it, and internists have to be able to recognize the diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/07/hepatitis.htm
1 Jul 2012
Meeting baby boomers' high expectations
Baby boomers may seek a level of health care that isn't always realistic. Learn how to address their needs while carefully transitioning them into their golden years.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2012
Chronic disease model helps improve smoking cessation efforts
Smoking cessation programs are traditionally treated as discrete, standalone attempts. One program applied dedicated counselors who could form a relationship with the patient over long stretches of time, resulting in better success.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/07/success.htm
1 Jul 2012
Little evidence on screening for CKD, USPSTF says
The current evidence is insufficient to determine whether asymptomatic patients should be screened for chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/28/4.htm
28 Aug 2012
Hospital-initiated transition interventions may improve stroke, MI outcomes
Transition-of-care interventions initiated in the hospital can help improve outcomes in adult patients with stroke and myocardial infarction (MI), according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/18/5.htm
18 Sep 2012
Readmission causes, timing and reductions analyzed
Readmissions of recently hospitalized patients were the focus of several studies published last week in the Jan. 23/30 Journal of the American Medical Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/29/5.htm
29 Jan 2013
Gain efficiency, not overload, through electronic communication
Use digital communications' strengths to streamline its glut of information instead of being carried away.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/04/tips.htm
1 Apr 2013