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Home-based HPV screening appears cost-effective, study finds

In an economic evaluation of 19,851 female participants from a randomized clinical trial, incremental cost-effectiveness ratios for increased uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) screening ranged from $86 to $146 per additional screening completed.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/03/28/4.htm
28 Mar 2023

Closing the gap on osteoporosis

A new clinical guideline from ACP focuses on pharmacologic treatment of primary osteoporosis or low bone mass to prevent fractures in adults.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/05/closing-the-gap-on-osteoporosis.htm
1 May 2023

Frailty measure may improve Medicare cost predictions

Observed Medicare costs were compared with predictions based on the standard CMS-Hierarchical Condition Category model, both with and without a claims-based frailty index.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/07/4.htm
7 Apr 2020

There's more to Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit

Clinicians and office staff can benefit from a refresher course about how to code claims correctly for prompt payment.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2014/11/coding.htm
1 Nov 2014

ACP supports proposed changes in Medicare payments to physicians

The new provisions were included in the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2020 that was released by CMS on July 29.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/06/2.htm
6 Aug 2019

Hear, hear for preventing cognitive decline

Because of the association between hearing loss and reduced cognition or dementia, physicians should intervene to treat this common condition of aging.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/04/hear-hear-for-preventing-cognitive-decline.htm
1 Apr 2023

Costs of care among Medicare patients were similar at teaching vs. nonteaching hospitals

The cost of a hospitalization was higher at a major teaching hospital than a nonteaching hospital, but physician costs and 30-day postacute care costs were lower, according to an analysis of common medical and surgical conditions among Medicare patients.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/11/4.htm
11 Jun 2019

More primary care visits addressing mental health concerns in recent years

The prevalence of mental health concerns as a topic during primary care visits increased by nearly 50% from 2006 to 2018, representing almost 16% of all visits by the end of the study, most commonly for anxiety and stress-related diagnoses, a recent analysis found.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/14/2.htm
14 Feb 2023

The road to advocacy's ‘Final Four’

Although ACP achieved major changes to the evaluation and management (E/M) codes, implementation of these changes has not been perfect. There is ongoing work to be done.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/03/the-road-to-advocacys-final-four.htm
1 Mar 2023

Medicare will require clinicians to re-enroll

Due to new risk-screening criteria established as part of the Affordable Care Act, clinicians who enrolled in Medicare prior to March 25, 2011 will be required to re-enroll.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/7.htm
25 Oct 2011

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