Search results for "health care costs"
Score may determine when patients should seek treatment for strep throat
A score to diagnose group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis that can be calculated by patients at home could save hundreds of thousands of visits annually by identifying the need for testing or treatment, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/05/2.htm
5 Nov 2013
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
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
New tool available for integrating primary care and public health
A new tool to integrate primary care and public health called “A Practical Playbook: Public Health & Primary Care Together” is now available online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/11/7.htm
11 Mar 2014
PCMH model may make its mark on high-risk patients
A patient-centered medical home (PCMH) pilot in Pennsylvania was found to significantly reduce costs for high-risk patients, according to a report finding very different results from an analysis published a month ago on the same pilot project.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/01/1.htm
1 Apr 2014
More things you shouldn't do based on the lack of evidence
Unwarranted testing and use of resources make up the biggest chunk of unnecessary health care costs, estimated at between $250 and $325 billion per year, and include such items as folic acid tests for patients with altered mental status, creatine kinase muscle-brain testing, and 24-hour patient observation after switching from IV to oral antibiotics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/05/evidence.htm
1 May 2014
Patients getting PPIs from a gastroenterologist may have better symptom control
Patients receiving prescriptions for proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) from a gastroenterologist are more likely to be optimal users and have better symptom control than those who are prescribed drugs by a primary care physician (PCP) or buy them over the counter, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/17/2.htm
17 Jun 2014
Changes coming for colon cancer screening
Colonoscopies are an obvious target in the current push to decrease health care costs, given their expense and utilization, said experts at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago in May.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/colonoscopy.htm
1 Jul 2014
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is now online and coming to your mailbox.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/08/7.htm
8 Jul 2014
Article cites ACP and other groups for efforts to promote high-value care
According to an article published in the July 16 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), professional organizations like ACP are the groups best positioned to engage physicians in qualitative efforts to improve the value of health care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/22/7.htm
22 Jul 2014