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Self-administered aspirin immediately after myocardial infarction saves lives, study finds
Taking aspirin within four hours of severe chest pain onset and continuing treatment for 28 days after an acute myocardial infarction delayed 13,016 deaths annually, even after accounting for 963 deaths due to bleeding, researchers estimated.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/07/4.htm
7 May 2024
Practical tips to prepare for ICD-10 on Oct. 1
ACP's Tips to Get Ready for ICD-10 help practices manage the transition to ICD-10.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/22/6.htm
22 Sep 2015
ICD-10 isn't just the problem, it's also the symptom
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com, in a post about how ICD-10 reflects an “absurdly complicated payment ‘non-system’” and calls for “alternatives that make getting the diagnosis right more important than selecting the correct code.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/10/8.htm
10 Nov 2015
Tips and resources to help practices navigate ICD-10 changes
ACP and others offer information on addressing problems and ensuring claims are successful.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/06/7.htm
6 Oct 2015
Home-based INR monitoring associated with fewer adverse events
An industry-funded, claims-based analysis found that patients on warfarin who tested their international normalized ratio (INR) at home had lower rates of stroke, thromboembolism, and major bleeding than patients whose INRs were measured at physicians' offices or in laboratories.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/01/02/4.htm
2 Jan 2024
CMS announces ICD-10 contingency plan
More information about the plan can be found in ACP's Newsroom.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/21/6.htm
21 Jul 2015
Ready for ICD-10?
The Oct. 1 deadline is fast approaching, and practices need to be working now to make sure they are ready.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/07/5.htm
7 Jul 2015
ICD-10/version 5010 readiness assessment available
ACP is making available to its members a readiness assessment tool developed by CMS to gauge the health care industry's awareness of, and preparation for, the transition to ICD-10 and version 5010.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/26/8.htm
26 Apr 2011
ICD-10 summit to be held in April
ACP joins First Lady and HHS in childhood obesity initiative
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/16/9.htm
16 Feb 2010
ICD-10 delayed to 2014
On Aug. 24, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would delay the compliance date for the switch to ICD-10 diagnosis codes until October 2014.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/11/8.htm
11 Sep 2012