Search results for "Adherence"
Age, disability among indicators of medication adherence 3 months after stroke
Invasive MRSA rates dropped dramatically
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/17/5.htm
17 Aug 2010
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
MKSAP Quiz: kidney stone prevention
Disclosing medical errors does not increase malpractice claims
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/17/3.htm
17 Aug 2010
Learning to learn: Simulators are easy, inexpensive to make
There's no need to spend hundreds of dollars on learning simulators when they can be made with supplies that cost pocket change and a few hours of time. Examples from the Herbert S. Waxman Clinical Skills Center provide step-by-step instructions for learning to drain an abscess.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/10/waxman.htm
1 Oct 2010
House calls becoming a viable practice model
Think of it as the patient-centered medical home's ultimate evolution##mdash;care inside the patient's own home. More doctors are making house calls, either to patients who don't travel easily, or to improve the quality of care they could deliver in an office.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/10/house.htm
1 Oct 2010
Highest-risk childhood cancer survivors don't follow recommended screenings
Highest-risk childhood cancer survivors don't follow recommended screeningsACGME approves final duty hour and supervision standards
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/05/1.htm
5 Oct 2010
Cancer screens for cancer patients reveal ‘auto-pilot’ culture
MKSAP Quiz: gradual memory loss
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/19/2.htm
19 Oct 2010
Letters to the Editor
Readers take issue with recent coverage of health care reform, a profile on Cuba's health care system, and the promise that electronic health records may (or may not) have in the practice of medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/letters.htm
1 Nov 2010
Why and how to monitor hypertension at home
Home measurement of high blood pressure overcomes variability inherent in office measurements, delivers better assessment of systolic pressure (and hence, of possible cardiovascular events) and offers a better chance of discontinuing drug therapy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/home.htm
1 Mar 2011
How to say no
With the rise of direct-to-consumer advertising and the easy availability of medical information on the Internet, it's more common than ever for patients to come to a doctor's appointment with specific requests for treatment or tests, and expect to receive them.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2011