Search results for "Electronic Health Records"
Low thyroid-stimulating hormone levels linked with cognitive impairment
Thyrotoxicosis from any cause, including medical treatment, was associated with an increased risk of being diagnosed with a cognitive disorder among those ages 65 years and older, a new analysis found.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/31/2.htm
31 Oct 2023
OTC birth control pill, naloxone gain approval
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/09/otc-birth-control-pill-naloxone-gain-approval.htm
1 Sep 2023
Prognostic model stratifies risk for methotrexate toxicity
A prognostic risk score could help primary care physicians decide on individual monitoring strategies for methotrexate toxicity after the first six months of a prescription, according to a new modeling study.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/06/4.htm
6 Jun 2023
Racism in the record?
Two authors discuss their recent study finding that Black patients were twice as likely as White patients to be described with negative words in their history and physical notes, particularly in inpatient records.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/04/racism-in-the-record.htm
1 Apr 2022
ACP, other groups release survey findings on electronic health records
ACP, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Doctors Helping Doctors Transform Health Care developed a survey and analyzed 527 responses for the new report “Clinician Perspectives on Electronic Health Information Sharing for Transitions of Care.”
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/16/11.htm
16 Oct 2012
Factoring drug costs into diabetes decisions
A sizable number of patients with diabetes do not consistently fill their prescriptions or take less than the prescribed amount due to costs, but there are ways to make it easier on a patient's pocketbook.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/05/factoring-drug-costs-into-diabetes-decisions.htm
1 May 2022
Personal risk-based screening for lung cancer may be more cost-effective than recommended cutoffs
While risk-based screening strategies were robustly more cost-effective than the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation in a modeling study, whether the results will be replicable in complex real-world clinical practice remains uncertain, an editorial noted.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/07/5.htm
7 Feb 2023
Observe, listen, feel: Going back to Osler
These three skills hold enormous opportunity to strengthen physicians' diagnostic acumen.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/03/observe-listen-feel-going-back-to-osler.htm
1 Mar 2022
New ACP case study examines ethics, EHR integrity, and the patient-physician relationship
Electronic health records (EHRs) are now a routine part of health care delivery, but their use can sometimes pose new ethical issues related to the accuracy of patient records and the patient-physician relationship.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/02/6.htm
2 Mar 2021
App-enabled device no better than standard device for self-measuring blood pressure
A smartphone app did not provide any additional reduction in blood pressure, and patients with hypertension would recommend a standard device as much as they would the app-connected device, a study concluded.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/23/2.htm
23 Aug 2022