Search results for "Quality of care"
Benefits of clearly defining value in patient care
Physicians have always been charged as agents to advocate for patients' best interests. Simultaneously, however, they are tasked with considering using resources wisely. These commitments can sometimes conflict and create tradeoffs in clinical decision making.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/policy.htm
1 Nov 2015
Reliable medical answers are only a click away
Going online during a patient encounter delivers answers immediately, letting physicians provide better care and improve their knowledge base. A new generation of tools makes evidence-based information quickly available to busy clinicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/gastro-point-of-care.htm
1 Sep 2009
Start ART in all HIV-infected adults, expert panel says
All adults with HIV should receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) regardless of CD4 cell count, according to the 2012 International Antiviral Society-USA panel recommendations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/24/1.htm
24 Jul 2012
Study analyzes diagnostic errors in primary care
Diagnostic errors in primary care are often related to process breakdowns during the clinical encounter, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/05/4.htm
5 Mar 2013
Guideline-based care underused for PAD, study says
Interventions to optimize secondary prevention, such as physician note “checklists” or other systematic prescription programs, might improve medication use and lifestyle counseling.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/02/4.htm
2 May 2017
PCMH pilot demonstrated minimal quality improvement, no cost savings
A pilot project found that implementation of a medical home practice model improved quality only minimally and did not reduce health care costs or utilization.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/04/1.htm
4 Mar 2014
Age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff appears better at ruling out PE
D-dimer cutoffs adjusted for age performed better than a fixed D-dimer cutoff for safely ruling out pulmonary embolism (PE), especially in elderly patients, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/25/6.htm
25 Mar 2014
Many general internists uncomfortable caring for childhood cancer survivors, unfamiliar with relevant cancer surveillance guidelines
Internists reported that they were “somewhat uncomfortable” caring for childhood cancer survivors, were unfamiliar with available surveillance guidelines, and preferred to collaborate with cancer treatment centers and clinicians in a recent survey.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/07/4.htm
7 Jan 2014
A woman in medicine reflects on philanthropic leadership
Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, MACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/thirteen.htm
1 Mar 2008
Managing medications in patients with heart failure
Internists can provide a medical home to patients with heart failure so that medications and supplements are regularly assessed and managed, according to experts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/medications.htm
1 Feb 2017