Search results for "Medicare"
Know your home oxygen options
Physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists may be unfamiliar with home oxygen equipment that differs from hospital equipment. Six questions can help clinicians choose the best options for a patient.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/know-your-home-oxygen-options.htm
1 Oct 2020
Lessons learned from telemedicine
Although many internists may have felt inexperienced with telemedicine before the pandemic, they could well have been doing it all along.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/lessons-learned-from-telemedicine.htm
1 Oct 2020
Breathing easier from hospital to home
A substantial percentage of patients prescribed home oxygen at hospital discharge after an acute COPD exacerbation no longer meet the criteria two to three months later.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/breathing-easier-from-hospital-to-home.htm
1 Oct 2020
Glucocorticoids associated with increased infection risk even at low doses
Patients taking glucocorticoids for rheumatoid arthritis had a significant, dose-dependent increased risk for infections requiring hospitalization, and the results should be considered in prescribing for these patients, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/22/2.htm
22 Sep 2020
Advocacy in the time of COVID-19
Since the pandemic, ACP has advocated for policies to support and sustain internal medicine physicians and their practices, to support public health, to ensure patient access to testing and treatment, and to ensure that there are enough internists to meet demand.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/09/advocacy-in-the-time-of-covid-19.htm
1 Sep 2020
Cardiovascular medications underused in Hispanic/Latino patients with PAD
Efforts to improve peripheral artery disease (PAD) treatment in Hispanic/Latino populations are needed, including improved access to health care and more guideline-adherent treatment, according to the authors of a recent study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/11/5.htm
11 Aug 2020
Statin uptake suboptimal in PAD, industry-funded study finds
Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) were less likely to be taking statins than those with cerebrovascular disease or coronary heart disease, despite a high risk for atherosclerotic events.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/14/4.htm
14 Jul 2020
A new vision for health care
ACP's vision for health care entails a series of policy papers and editorials outlining improvements to the U.S. health care system.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/07/a-new-vision-for-health-care.htm
1 Jul 2020
Study finds low uptake of lung cancer screening in eligible Medicare patients
Although Medicare has covered lung cancer screening for eligible patients since 2015, the study found that screening numbers were low in 2016 among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, with lower frequency among nonwhite patients and those in regions other than the Northeast.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/23/5.htm
23 Jun 2020
Getting to the new normal
A new way of conducting office visits in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic seems frightening at first, but the precautions taken instill in patients confidence that they are safe visiting their doctor.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/06/getting-to-the-new-normal.htm
1 Jun 2020