Search results for "Patient care"
Fast action, individualized treatment necessary in fungal meningitis outbreak
A research letter and an opinion piece published last week in Annals of Internal Medicine provide details and guidance on caring for patients in the current outbreak of fungal meningitis due to contaminated methylprednisolone.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/23/5.htm
23 Oct 2012
Nominees named for College Officer, Treasurer and Regents
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians placed in nomination candidates for leadership positions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/regents.htm
1 Nov 2012
Upper endoscopy may be overused in patients with reflux, guidelines committee says
Routine use of upper endoscopy for most patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) does not improve patient health, is associated with preventable harms, and may lead to unnecessary interventions and costs, according to an ACP clinical policy paper.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/04/1.htm
4 Dec 2012
What peers are made of and why it matters to medical education
A resident reflects on the importance of his peers to the learning process##mdash;guiding, helping and supporting one another.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/residents.htm
1 Jan 2013
Discharge summaries from cardiac rehab often fail to reach primary care clinicians in Canada, study finds
Primary care clinicians often don't receive their patients' discharge summaries from cardiac rehabilitation, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/15/5.htm
15 Jan 2013
Don't give up on patient self-management
Time-pressed physicians are adopting a team approach as they grapple with how to help their patients improve their health. Referred to as “patient self-management,” the sometimes time-consuming process can be handled directly or through trained coaches.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/02/self-management.htm
1 Feb 2013
Groups release appropriate use criteria for amyloid PET
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and the Alzheimer's Association recently released appropriate use criteria for amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) in clinical practice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/05/2.htm
5 Feb 2013
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
ICD-10 advice, and clarifying transitional care management
The reset compliance date of Oct. 1, 2014, means that internists must move forward with transition and education plans for using the new ICD-10 codes. Start by examining documentation needed to assign the new codes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/coding.htm
1 Mar 2013
Officer, Treasurer and Regent election results announced
Meet the incoming Chair-elect of the Board of Regents, the new Treasurer and new Regents who will be confirmed at Internal Medicine 2013.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/regents.htm
1 Mar 2013