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Antimicrobial stewardship in the clinic
As of Jan. 1, 2020, all ambulatory practices accredited by The Joint Commission, including those providing medical or dental services and urgent care, must meet new antimicrobial stewardship requirements.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/antimicrobial-stewardship-in-the-clinic.htm
1 Jan 2020
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/2020/01/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Jan 2020
Ultrasound proliferates at the point of care
Point-of-care ultrasound technology is now available in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient settings.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/ultrasound-proliferates-at-the-point-of-care.htm
1 Jan 2020
More than 40% of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in U.S. may be inappropriate
In a cross-sectional analysis of 2015 data, about 56 million antibiotic prescriptions in ambulatory care settings were either inappropriate or lacked a documented indication.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/17/1.htm
17 Dec 2019
Diuretics may be superior to ACE inhibitors for initial hypertension monotherapy
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors appeared only modestly less effective than thiazide or thiazide-like diuretics, but the effect of initial monotherapy with the latter across the whole population could be substantial, the study authors concluded.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/05/2.htm
5 Nov 2019
Lung cancer screening based on gains in life expectancy could maximize benefits
Risk-based and life-gained-based strategies provide substantially greater life extension and death prevention than screening based on current recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/22/4.htm
22 Oct 2019
Squeezing in the cancer screening talk
By making the most of team members and technology, internists can free up valuable physician-patient interaction time to most effectively apply cancer screening guidelines.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/squeezing-in-the-cancer-screening-talk.htm
1 Oct 2019
New guide offers recommendations on caring for transgender patients
The guide provides information for clinicians on common terminology and initial evaluation, medical management, transgender-specific surgical options, medicolegal and societal issues, and practice improvement.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/02/4.htm
2 Jul 2019
Bringing medicine to the streets
A newly formed street medicine fellowship is allowing academic centers and cities to bring care to homeless patients instead of waiting for them to present to a hospital or shelter.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/bringing-medicine-to-the-streets.htm
1 Jul 2019
The importance of ‘the caring’
The fragmented health delivery system in which physicians maneuver can interfere with patients' perception of how much a clinician cares.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/06/the-importance-of-the-caring.htm
1 Jun 2019