Search results for "health care costs"
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 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
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
AHA scientific statement targets atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
The American Heart Association recently issued a statement on secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in the elderly.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/05/6.htm
5 Nov 2013
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
Studies examine effectiveness of financial incentives in primary care
Two randomized trials suggest that certain financial incentives may be associated with some clinical improvements in primary care, although both the study authors and editorialists said that additional research is needed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/17/1.htm
17 Sep 2013
Physicians view other parties as responsible for reducing costs of health care
Physicians believe other parties, including trial lawyers, health insurance companies, and hospitals and health systems, bear greater responsibility than they do for reducing health care costs, according to a recent survey.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/30/1.htm
30 Jul 2013
A doctor who embraces change, personally and politically
The new president of Physicians for a National Health Program, an ACP Fellow, shares his vision for health care reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/profile.htm
1 Jul 2013
Medicare prescribers use twice as many brand-name drugs as VA
Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes take many more brand-name drugs than similar patients treated in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system, adding as much as $1 billion per year to health care costs, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/11/1.htm
11 Jun 2013
Macrolide antibiotics reduce exacerbations but increase antimicrobial resistance in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
The macrolide antibiotics erythromycin and azithromycin each appear to reduce exacerbations in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis but may also lead to increased antimicrobial resistance, according to two new studies in the March 27 Journal of the American Medical Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/02/4.htm
2 Apr 2013