Search results for "Risk Assessment"
Baby boomers' health isn't what they expect
The normal aspects of aging will place extraordinary demands on the health care system as the baby boomers enter their retirement years. Sheer numbers, coupled with high expectations of this population, pose a problem for primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/07/boomers.htm
1 Jul 2012
Correcting medicine's use of race in clinical algorithms
Recent efforts have pushed institutions to reconsider the use of race not just in estimating kidney function, but in a variety of algorithms and scores.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/correcting-medicines-use-of-race-in-clinical-algorithms.htm
1 May 2021
Federation of State Medical Boards updates guidelines for chronic use of opioids
The guidelines address ongoing monitoring, treatment agreements, and state prescription drug monitoring programs, among other areas.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/23/2.htm
23 May 2017
Fee schedule updates, penalties explained for 2012
The first of a two-part series outlines changes to the fee schedule update, values for observation services, electronic prescribing and annual wellness visits, including chart-by-chart breakdowns for relative value units.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/coding.htm
1 Jan 2012
Repeat bone mineral density tests during osteoporosis treatment may help identify women at increased fracture risk, study finds
Monitoring bone mineral density in routine clinical practice may identify women with a suboptimal response to osteoporosis treatment who would benefit from closer follow-up, researchers noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/19/1.htm
19 Jul 2016
Calmer talk needed about mammography
Controversy about implementing new mammography guidelines shouldn't cloud talks between doctors and the women they counsel. Clarify what the guidelines really say, and share the decision-making with patients, experts counsel.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/breast.htm
1 Feb 2010
Volunteer internists help to rebuild Haiti
Physicians in Haiti face a new set of challenges as they stem the spread of infectious diseases and restore medical care to a country that had little before a devastating earthquake struck.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/haiti.htm
1 May 2010
Updated guidelines released on antithrombotic therapy for afib
The American College of Chest Physicians provided 60 recommendation statements in the areas of stroke risk, bleeding risk, antithrombotic therapy, and management of bleeding on oral anticoagulation, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/28/2.htm
28 Aug 2018
ACP task force issues high-value care advice on cardiac screening
The High Value Care Task Force of the American College of Physicians released advice today on cardiac screening with electrocardiography, stress echocardiography, and myocardial perfusion imaging, concluding that none of these tests are warranted in asymptomatic, low-risk adults.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/17/4.htm
17 Mar 2015
Medical schools respond to the opioid epidemic
Until very recently, medical schools offered little or no training in addiction medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/opioids-medical-education.htm
1 Jan 2017