Search results for "Readmissions"
Transportation doesn't fix all no-show woes
Health care systems are creating transportation programs to shuttle patients not only to appointments, but to pharmacies and locations to help with treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/11/transportation-doesnt-fix-all-no-show-woes.htm
1 Nov 2018
COVID-19 research covers taste and smell alterations, incidence in nursing homes and shelters, resource allocation policies
Other topics of note this week include guidance from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) on personal protective equipment, plus information from the FDA and IDSA on serum antibody tests.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/28/1.htm
28 Apr 2020
Teaching diabetes self-management ‘basic survival skills'
Diabetes self-management education is cost-efficient and can improve A1c levels “far greater” than the effect required to approve a new drug for the disease. Smartphones, health coaches and educators are part of the new paradigm to help patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/diabetes.htm
1 Sep 2012
COVID-19 news on monoclonal antibodies, psychiatric drug and complications
A monoclonal antibody received emergency use authorization, but experts described implementation challenges with this therapeutic class. New research found potential benefit from a psychiatric drug in COVID-19 outpatients and associations of COVID-19 with psychiatric disorders.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/17/1.htm
17 Nov 2020
In the News
Clinical updates from the reports compiled by ACP IntenristWeekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/in-the-news.htm
1 May 2009
Resource use, outcomes of hospitalization may be associated with care continuity
Patients were more likely to be discharged home if they were cared for by their primary care physician versus by a hospitalist, while patients cared for by other generalists were less likely to be discharged home than patients cared for by hospitalists.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/21/4.htm
21 Nov 2017
Successful bariatric surgery requires planning, prep
This issue covers topics such as bariatric surgery, care for patients in an urban environment, and screening options for hepatitis C.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/editors.htm
1 Jan 2016
MKSAP Quiz: 3-year history of dyspnea, cough
A 69-year-old man is evaluated for a three-year history of dyspnea and chronic productive cough. He was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) two years ago and has been treated for three exacerbations in the past year. He is taking tiotropium, fluticasone/salmeterol, and albuterol inhalers. Which long-term treatment is most likely to reduce exacerbations?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/05/3.htm
5 Mar 2019
GASTROENTEROLOGY “Probably the biggest negative is that it car-ries ...
had relativelyfewer ER visits and hospital readmissions.WESTMED doctors also met almost all ofthe 10 goals targeting cancer screenings andproactive management of diabetes andheart disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/09/acpi-201409-puzzle_t2.pdf
20 Aug 2014
IDSA issues new clinical practice guideline for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy
The new guideline updates 2004 recommendations from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) with evidence from recent research, particularly on the safety of outpatient parenteral therapy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/20/5.htm
20 Nov 2018