Search results for "health care costs"
AGA clinical practice update offers guidance on PPI deprescribing
All patients taking a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) should have a regular review and documentation of ongoing indications for use, which should be the responsibility of the primary care clinician, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/02/22/4.htm
22 Feb 2022
Primary care: When will we learn?
Primary care remains underfunded despite its association with decreased health care costs and improved health outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/primary-care-when-will-we-learn.htm
1 Oct 2022
Long-acting injectable cabotegravir not cost-effective for HIV PrEP
While the long-acting injectable form of cabotegravir has shown superior effectiveness for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a cost-effectiveness analysis found that the drug is too expensive at its current price compared to the daily oral medication available as a generic.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/02/01/5.htm
1 Feb 2022
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Apr 2019
EHR alerts may help boost guideline-directed therapy for heart failure
An industry-funded cluster-randomized trial found that clinician alerts were associated with an over 40% increase in prescription of four recommended drug classes in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/12/1.htm
12 Apr 2022
Task Force finds insufficient evidence on screening for afib
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reviewed trials published since 2017 but did not deem them strong enough to show evidence of benefit or harm.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/02/01/3.htm
1 Feb 2022
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 May 2023
New ACP videos highlight personal reflections on practice transformation
ACP has been a part of the federal Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPi) since 2015.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/13/6.htm
13 Nov 2018
For back pain, early MRI didn't help, early physical therapy did, studies find
A retrospective study found worse outcomes in patients who received an MRI within six weeks of a visit for back pain, while a randomized trial found that early physical therapy for sciatica resulted in better outcomes than a wait-and-see approach.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/06/5.htm
6 Oct 2020
Taking the long view of thyroid cancer
Experts addressed appropriate surveillance after thyroid cancer treatment and tips for combating unhappiness in patients on thyroid replacement therapies.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/taking-the-long-view-of-thyroid-cancer.htm
1 May 2021