Search results for "Clinical decision support"
Available now: ACP Smart Medicine module on Ebola and Marburg viruses
In response to the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus, ACP Smart Medicine's module on Ebola and Marburg viruses is being offered free to all members of the health care community and the public at large.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/12/6.htm
12 Aug 2014
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Nov 2019
Preventing suicide in primary care
There is debate over whether screening patients for suicide risk factors actually reduces suicide deaths, yet many primary care clinics are training clinicians and staff to recognize suicide risk factors in their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/preventing-suicide-in-primary-care.htm
1 Oct 2018
A better signal-to-noise ratio for guidelines
It takes about 15 years to broadly implement clinical guidelines into practice. Physicians and scientists are working to shorten this lag and strengthen the connection by examining how guidelines are developed, delivered, and adopted.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/guidelines.htm
1 Jun 2016
EHRs' advantages may carry malpractice risks as well
Electronic health records have numerous advantages but also some potential pitfalls, as design flaws, complex templates and structured progress notes may lead to more complexity and more challenges to defense against malpractice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/04/EHRs.htm
1 Apr 2014
Pneumococcal vaccine recommendations can be unclear
While most physicians surveyed about current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations responded that they found them to be very clear or somewhat clear, when tested with questions about the recommendations and several case scenarios, many of the survey respondents answered incorrectly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/pneumococcal-vaccine-recommendations-can-be-unclear.htm
1 Apr 2018
1975-1984: The Cold War touches the globe and the College
ACP's seventh decade witnesses an increase in geopolitics and its impact on medicine as well as the role that other specialties would play in primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/07/centennial.htm
1 Jul 2015
Changes, challenges in treating heart failure
Readmissions among heart failure patients can be prevented with diligent, evidence-based primary care. But with their time at a premium, physicians can be increasingly concerned about meeting the needs of this population.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/02/heart-failure.htm
1 Feb 2016
Gain efficiency, not overload, through electronic communication
Use digital communications' strengths to streamline its glut of information instead of being carried away.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/04/tips.htm
1 Apr 2013
Blueprint reveals clinical slant to upcoming genomics research
The 10th anniversary of the publication of the entire sequenced human genome is celebrated with another publication, this time of clinical applications for the research. Not only can diseases be treated, but better drugs and streamlined clinical trials may result.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/genomics.htm
1 Apr 2011