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Portal-based population health screening appears effective for depression

Patients who received emails inviting them to complete an online screener via a patient portal were more likely to be screened for depression and had a higher rate of positive screens than those who received usual care, a single-center study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/09/27/2.htm
27 Sep 2022

Updated advice on anxiety screening

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently concluded that for adults up to age 65 years, including those who are pregnant or postpartum, screening for anxiety is beneficial and should be conducted routinely in primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/updated-advice-on-anxiety-screening.htm
1 Oct 2023

Primary care reminders, outreach boosted overdue cancer screening follow-up

Electronic reminders alone did not increase follow-up rates for abnormal breast, cervical, colorectal, or lung cancer screening test results, but adding outreach by letter and phone did, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/17/4.htm
17 Oct 2023

Transforming health care to improve U.S. life expectancy

The sobering decline in U.S. life expectancy reaffirms the exigency of health care reform anchored in a proactive and comprehensive approach.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/transforming-health-care-to-improve-us-life-expectancy.htm
1 Oct 2023

Population Health Colloquium to be held this month in Philadelphia

The Jefferson School of Population Health will hold its 14th Population Health Colloquium from March 17-19 at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/04/8.htm
4 Mar 2014

Experts offer optimism on overcoming obesity

ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine hosted a forum on managing the epidemic levels of obesity in America.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/experts-offer-optimism-on-overcoming-obesity.htm
1 May 2023

ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host forum on overweight and obesity

A full recording of “Overweight and Obesity: Current Clinical Challenges” is available online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/03/14/5.htm
14 Mar 2023

Encouraging change with motivational interviewing

Physicians can adopt these interviewing techniques to help patients accomplish goals like smoking cessation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/encouraging-change-with-motivational-interviewing.htm
1 Oct 2022

Register now for ACP's and Annals of Internal Medicine's forum on overweight and obesity

During the virtual live event “Overweight and Obesity: Current Clinical Challenges” on March 8, a panel of experts will discuss the treatment of patients struggling with health complications associated with overweight and obesity.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/28/4.htm
28 Feb 2023

Primary care: When will we learn?

Primary care remains underfunded despite its association with decreased health care costs and improved health outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/primary-care-when-will-we-learn.htm
1 Oct 2022

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