Search results for "Allergies"
Adult immunization rates fall far short of goals
The CDC's Healthy People 2010 campaign aimed to have 60% of high-risk patients under 65 vaccinated against pneumonia and influenza. Actual immunization rates may be half of that. The president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases describes the barriers and the solutions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/immunize.htm
1 Apr 2011
The bad, the ugly and the good of electronic health records
EHRs have significant pluses and minuses.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/presidents.htm
1 Jul 2013
Trichomoniasis is unpopular, underdiagnosed, expert says
A neglected disease of poverty gets little attention, yet it's more common than better-known diseases and has serious consequences. Fortunately, once diagnosed, the treatment is simple and inexpensive.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/trichomoniasis.htm
1 Mar 2012
Virtual visits pose real issues for physicians
There could be 1 million virtual health consultations done by phone or video by the end of 2014, with growth expected in 2015. Observers are weighing the benefits of access against the potential lack of an ongoing doctor-patient relationship.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/virtual-visit.htm
1 Nov 2014
Vulvovaginal disorders common but commonly misdiagnosed
Nearly one in eight women have chronic vaginal pain. Although there's a lack of regular training in internal medicine, the gold standards for diagnosis remain the history and physical, pH and saline wet mount, and a whiff test and biopsy (if indicated).
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/vaginal.htm
1 Jun 2011
Coverage from Internal Medicine Meeting 2018 highlights future of medicine
This issue also covers ACP's Leadership Day event, an annual gathering of members in Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Congress and their staffers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/coverage-from-internal-medicine-meeting-2018-highlights-future-of-medicine.htm
1 Jul 2018
Ensuring quality referrals and effective care coordination
Effective two-way communication between primary and subspecialty care practices can improve referrals and care coordination for both by making some basic infrastructure adjustments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/07/ensuring-quality-referrals-and-effective-care-coordination.htm
1 Jul 2017
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT As always, the Medicare program hassome changes ...
Allergy and 1%immunology. Cardiology 3%. Critical care 1%. Endocrinology 1%. Gastroenterology 0%.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/acpi-201201-coding_t2.pdf
19 Dec 2011
INTERNAL MEDICINE MEETING Treating chronic cough involves tack-ling a ...
Testing can include allergy assessmentsand sinus CT scans. For allergy testing, Dr.Altman does a serology on the 18 most com-mon allergens in Texas. ... You’re not thinkingabout congestive heart failure.” An internistcan be less suspicious of chronic lung diseaseif the patient doesn’t smoke and can be lesssuspicious of allergy unless it’s in
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/acpi-201807-solving-mysterious-chronic-cough-cases_t1.pdf
22 Jun 2018
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACP Internist Gluten-free diets have gotten a ...
be causing a patient’s GI symptoms, including wheat allergy, celiac dis-ease, and irritable bowel syndrome.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/09/acpi-201409-puzzle_t1.pdf
20 Aug 2014