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Standard blood glucose targets are lower than HbA1c goals require
A recent study determined the pre- and postprandial blood glucose levels that should be targeted to reach a specific HbA1c goal in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
Major elective surgery usually doesn't lead to long-term opioid use
About 3% of previously opioid-naive patients continued to use opioids for more than 90 days after major elective surgery, a study found.
MKSAP Quiz: severe abdominal pain of 2 days' duration
A 43-year-old man is evaluated in the hospital for severe abdominal pain of 2 days' duration. He is otherwise healthy except for the recent finding of pancytopenia. Family history is noncontributory. His only medication is a daily multivitamin.
Rituximab may not benefit patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome
Rituximab offered some short-term benefits to patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome, but none by 24 weeks, a study found.
Post-hip fracture function improved with home exercise program
An at-home exercise program modestly improved function and mobility in hip fracture patients, a recent study found.
ACP, other medical groups urge physicians to strongly recommend HPV vaccination
ACP and 3 other national medical associations have issued a call urging physicians across the United States to educate their patients about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and to strongly recommend vaccination.
Open enrollment for insurance exchanges ends March 31
The open enrollment period for coverage within the new federal and state-run health insurance exchanges (marketplaces) ends on March 31.
Deadline extended for meaningful use attestation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced an extension of the deadline for physicians and other health care professionals to attest to meaningful use in the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive program.
ABIM seeks input on physician knowledge and skill assessment approaches
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has convened a task force of experts within and outside the field of medicine to define what competencies physicians will need as the field continues to evolve and as a means to find the best ways to measure those competencies.
The high cost of ‘free’ unnecessary medical equipment
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, a member of ACP Internist's editorial board, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com about durable medical equipment-related fraud and abuse.
ACP and MGMA collaborate on online cost survey
ACP and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) are working together to provide physicians an opportunity to participate in an exciting new streamlined MGMA 2014 Cost Survey.
And the winner is …
ACP InternistWeekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.