Search results for "Primary Care"
Missed diagnoses and drug errors make up bulk of primary care malpractice claims
Missed or delayed diagnoses, particularly of cancer and myocardial infarction in adults and meningitis in children, were the most common cause of malpractice claims brought against doctors in primary care, a British meta-analysis of studies performed in different countries found, while medication errors were the second most common reason for claims.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/23/1.htm
23 Jul 2013
Portal-based population health screening appears effective for depression
Patients who received emails inviting them to complete an online screener via a patient portal were more likely to be screened for depression and had a higher rate of positive screens than those who received usual care, a single-center study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/09/27/2.htm
27 Sep 2022
Primary care doctors do limited screening for misuse of long-term opioids
Primary care physicians' adoption of opioid risk reduction strategies is limited, even in treatment of patients at increased risk of misuse, a new study has found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/30/1.htm
30 Aug 2011
Some newer diabetes drugs may help decrease risk of COPD exacerbation
A cohort study in the United Kingdom found that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations were less common in patients with type 2 diabetes and COPD taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists or sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors versus sulfonylureas.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/08/4.htm
8 Nov 2022
From crisis to opportunity: Time to invest in primary care
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an inadequate and antiquated reimbursement system for primary care, compounded by a neglected public health system.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/02/from-crisis-to-opportunity-time-to-invest-in-primary-care.htm
1 Feb 2021
Big barrier to buprenorphine removed
The U.S. government no longer requires an X waiver to treat patients with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/03/big-barrier-to-buprenorphine-removed.htm
1 Mar 2023
Not enough evidence to recommend for or against screening for eating disorders, Task Force says
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force commissioned a systematic review that found no trials directly assessing the benefits or harms of screening for eating disorders in normal-weight or overweight adolescents and adults, leading to an insufficient, or I, recommendation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/22/2.htm
22 Mar 2022
Telemedicine appears effective for recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
In a South Korean trial of patients with previous cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, 72.4% of those randomized to a web-based diagnostic questionnaire and a video explaining the canalith repositioning maneuver reported vertigo resolution.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/24/4.htm
24 Jan 2023
EHR-integrated alerts may improve referrals to quitlines, but patient use remains low
A study of 22 primary care practices in Maryland found that while adding a prompt for a smoking quitline referral to the electronic health record (EHR) helped increase referral rates, only approximately 20% of patients called the quitline.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/15/4.htm
15 Mar 2022
AGA clinical practice update offers guidance on PPI deprescribing
All patients taking a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) should have a regular review and documentation of ongoing indications for use, which should be the responsibility of the primary care clinician, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/02/22/4.htm
22 Feb 2022