Search results for "Primary Care"
Handling the hassle of administrative hurdles
CMS released a proposed rule to address the administrative hassles of prior authorizations in Medicare Advantage plans, calling for automated processes, shorter decision-making time frames, and more transparency about the services subject to prior authorizations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/handling-the-hassle-of-administrative-hurdles.htm
1 Nov 2023
Updated guidelines released for management of HIV in primary care
The HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) released updated guidelines last week on management of HIV in primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/19/7.htm
19 Nov 2013
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation during a pre-employment examination
A 37-year-old man is evaluated during a pre-employment examination. He is starting a new job as a medical assistant in a primary care office. He has received influenza, COVID-19, and tetanus and diphtheria toxoids vaccines. What is the most appropriate additional vaccine to administer?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/27/3.htm
27 Jun 2023
Medicare to send Comparative Billing Reports to primary care clinicians to facilitate accurate billing
This June, CMS will be sending a Comparative Billing Report to a select group of 5,000 primary care clinicians, focusing on evaluation and management codes for office visits.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/05/7.htm
5 Jun 2012
Match Day results better but not good enough for primary care
The number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies inched higher from 2009 but not enough to significantly impact the shortage of primary care physicians, according to an ACP statement on 2010 Match Day results. ACP Council of Student Members Jonathan Stegall and Ryan VanWoerkom talked to ACP about their own Match Day experience.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/23/10.htm
23 Mar 2010
Review examines optimal primary care for combat veterans
A new review by clinicians from the Veterans Administration outlines conditions common to returning combat veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and provides management guidelines for optimal primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/19/6.htm
19 Jun 2012
Simplified cardiac risk score may help predict heart failure in primary care
A simplified cardiac risk score may help predict heart failure in primary care, a new study indicates.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/22/7.htm
22 May 2012
Primary care takes on opioid addiction
There's a lot that primary care clinicians can do to treat opioid addiction, but stigma about the condition, as well as laws and other regulations, throw up barriers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/10/primary-care-takes-on-opioid-addiction.htm
1 Oct 2017
Antibiotics reduced dyspepsia symptoms for some primary care patients
Antibiotic treatment of Helicobacter pylori reduced symptoms of functional dyspepsia for some primary care patients, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/06/5.htm
6 Dec 2011
Primary care physicians often misinterpret cancer screening statistics, study indicates
Primary care physicians often misinterpret statistics about the benefits of cancer screening, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/06/4.htm
6 Mar 2012