Search results for "Quality of care"
Lack of coordination between health care systems associated with fatal opioid overdoses
Veterans who received opioid prescriptions from both inside and outside the Veterans Affairs health system had two to three times the risk for fatal overdose versus those who received prescriptions from only one source.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/12/1.htm
12 Mar 2019
Former College president appointed to MedPAC
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently announced that William J. Hall, MACP, will be one of two new members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/8.htm
14 Jun 2011
The October issue is online and coming to your mailbox
The October issue of ACP Internist highlights continuous glucose monitoring, house calls and managing irritable bowel syndrome.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/05/11.htm
5 Oct 2010
Summit covers myths and evidence of competing with clinics
Providers and administrators of retail medical clinics try to assess the evidence base behind the care delivered at these facilities. Office-based practitioners ignore the increasing number and expanding capabilities of storefront medicine clinics at their peril.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/conference.htm
1 May 2010
Focused update released on management of unstable angina, non-ST-segment- elevation MI
The American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association released a focused update last week to their guidelines on management of unstable angina and non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/24/5.htm
24 Jul 2012
Pharmacy chain announces it will no longer sell tobacco products
CVS Caremark announced last week that it would begin to phase out sales of tobacco products in its stores.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/11/5.htm
11 Feb 2014
Applying ACP's advice for shorter courses of antibiotics
ACP's recent Best Practice Advice for antibiotic stewardship, the College's second guidance on the topic, is meant to improve patient care and combat antibiotic resistance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/applying-acps-advice-for-shorter-courses-of-antibiotics.htm
1 Oct 2021
Diabetes Collaborative Registry provides seamless view of diabetes patients across specialties
The American College of Cardiology, in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, the American College of Physicians, and Joslin Diabetes Center, has launched the Diabetes Collaborative Registry, the first clinical registry aimed at tracking and improving the quality of diabetes and cardiometabolic care across the primary and specialty care continuum.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/17/7.htm
17 Jun 2014
A can't-miss cause of resistant hypertension
More than 20% of patients with resistant hypertension have primary aldosteronism, an underrecognized cause of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/a-cant-miss-cause-of-resistant-hypertension.htm
1 May 2021
Guidelines get their own conference at G-I-N
A “high-stakes” effort is occurring in the pricey world of guideline development, as researchers around the globe seek to pool resources and find common ground.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/gin.htm
1 Feb 2017