Search results for "Prescriptions"
Hospitalizations for prescription drug poisoning increasing
ACP Job Placement Center calls for physician profiles
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/13/4.htm
13 Apr 2010
MKSAP Quiz: worsening dysmenorrhea with pain
Hospitalizations for prescription drug poisoning increasingOxyContin redesigned to reduce risk of abuse
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/13/3.htm
13 Apr 2010
With EHRs or paper, outpatient practices can improve safety
The idea is evolving that improving transitions of care from hospital to outpatient settings reduces readmissions. From medication lists to tracking labs to missed referrals that delay diagnosis, an expert in the field considers it all.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/safety.htm
1 May 2010
Health reform could improve the lives of patients, internists
Health reform legislation represents a historic shift in the federal government's role in health care, but debate continues whether it will be good for America and for internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/washington.htm
1 May 2010
Many stent patients delay taking clopidogrel with adverse results
ABIM offers module on caring for the medically underservedUpcoming survey on injection practices
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/04/7.htm
4 May 2010
FDA wants to know about ‘bad’ drug ads
A new FDA program seeks to educate health care professionals who prescribe medications about what constitutes appropriate prescription drug promotion and advertising, and asks physicians to report any misleading prescription drug advertising that they encounter.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/18/8.htm
18 May 2010
DEA to ease burden, allow e-prescribing controlled substances
The Drug Enforcement Administration released an interim final rule outlining how doctors can begin to fulfill narcotic prescriptions electronically. ACP's practice management staff outline how physicians can begin the process.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/practice.htm
1 Jun 2010
Using e-mail in practice is e-asy, but exercise care
E-mail can improve communication with patients##mdash;it's even reimbursable##mdash;but it's effective only if it's used properly. One physician discusses the do's and some very important don'ts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/e-mail.htm
1 Jun 2010
Cardiologists highlight prevention, clopidogrel
Subspecialists leading the Internal Medicine 2010 cardiology pre-course offer advice, but also accept some from general internists about preventing cardiovascular events in high-risk patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/cardiology.htm
1 Jun 2010
Now begin the nuts and bolts of health care reform
The American College of Physicians begins an educational campaign to introduce health care reform to its members.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/washington.htm
1 Jun 2010