Search results for "Adherence"
Hand hygiene recommendations released
Several professional societies, including the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, recently released recommendations on preventing health care-associated infections through hand hygiene.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/22/5.htm
22 Jul 2014
Statins may be more cost-effective than stress testing to determine primary CHD prevention in some patients
Treating all intermediate-risk patients with high-potency generic statins to prevent coronary heart disease may be more cost-effective than basing treatment on noninvasive stress testing, a new study indicates.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/13/4.htm
13 Dec 2011
Alternative antiplatelet agents, alone or as adjunct, more effective than continuing aspirin monotherapy after new ischemic stroke
While the study may support the idea that alternative antiplatelet strategies are better than continued aspirin monotherapy in patients who have a stroke while on aspirin, with respect to stroke recurrence alone, switching to other antiplatelet agents was nominally but not statistically more effective than maintaining aspirin monotherapy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/08/6.htm
8 Dec 2015
Federal HIV guidelines updated, reconciled among agencies
Federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations have reconciled and expanded recommendations for preventing the spread of HIV.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/23/6.htm
23 Dec 2014
Two key questions guide H. pylori treatment
The best and most cost-effective treatments for H. pylori infection are the ones that work.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/two-key-questions-guide-h-pylori-treatment.htm
1 Jul 2018
Disclosing medical errors does not increase malpractice claims
Age, disability among indicators of medication adherence 3 months after stroke
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/17/4.htm
17 Aug 2010
Intertwining patients in their care management
Patient autonomy is the key to an app that puts patients in control of meeting their goals to reduce high blood pressure.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/twine.htm
1 Mar 2015
CPAP didn't reduce cardiac events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and pre-existing CVD
Prescribing continuous positive airway pressure with the sole purpose of reducing future cardiovascular events in asymptomatic patients with obstructive sleep apnea and established cardiovascular disease cannot be recommended, an editorial stated.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/30/1.htm
30 Aug 2016
Weighing the options for bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery may be an option for severely obese patients for whom lifestyle changes are not enough. Internists can set up expectations that may improve postsurgical outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/obesity.htm
1 Jan 2016
Fall, fracture risk may be increased with prostate-selective alpha antagonists in older men
Men 66 years of age and older who had filled a first outpatient prescription for tamsulosin, alfuzosin, or silodosin were compared with men who had not.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/03/2.htm
3 Nov 2015