Search results for "Allergies"
Virtual visits pose real issues for physicians
There could be 1 million virtual health consultations done by phone or video by the end of 2014, with growth expected in 2015. Observers are weighing the benefits of access against the potential lack of an ongoing doctor-patient relationship.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/virtual-visit.htm
1 Nov 2014
Vulvovaginal disorders common but commonly misdiagnosed
Nearly one in eight women have chronic vaginal pain. Although there's a lack of regular training in internal medicine, the gold standards for diagnosis remain the history and physical, pH and saline wet mount, and a whiff test and biopsy (if indicated).
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/vaginal.htm
1 Jun 2011
Strength in numbers: building influence through coalitions
The American College of Physicians joins with government, quality groups and other medical societies to increase the volume of internal medicine's voice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/02/presidents.htm
1 Feb 2009
Infectious disease doctors tackle bad bugs with fewer drugs
Annual meeting unveils research, techniques that could help stem the tide of resistance and disease, particularly with the increase of ‘C-diff’.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/idsa.htm
1 Jan 2008
Adult immunization rates fall far short of goals
The CDC's Healthy People 2010 campaign aimed to have 60% of high-risk patients under 65 vaccinated against pneumonia and influenza. Actual immunization rates may be half of that. The president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases describes the barriers and the solutions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/immunize.htm
1 Apr 2011
Ensuring quality referrals and effective care coordination
Effective two-way communication between primary and subspecialty care practices can improve referrals and care coordination for both by making some basic infrastructure adjustments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/07/ensuring-quality-referrals-and-effective-care-coordination.htm
1 Jul 2017
Coverage from Internal Medicine Meeting 2018 highlights future of medicine
This issue also covers ACP's Leadership Day event, an annual gathering of members in Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Congress and their staffers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/coverage-from-internal-medicine-meeting-2018-highlights-future-of-medicine.htm
1 Jul 2018
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT As always, the Medicare program hassome changes ...
Allergy and 1%immunology. Cardiology 3%. Critical care 1%. Endocrinology 1%. Gastroenterology 0%.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/acpi-201201-coding_t2.pdf
19 Dec 2011
INTERNAL MEDICINE MEETING Treating chronic cough involves tack-ling a ...
Testing can include allergy assessmentsand sinus CT scans. For allergy testing, Dr.Altman does a serology on the 18 most com-mon allergens in Texas. ... You’re not thinkingabout congestive heart failure.” An internistcan be less suspicious of chronic lung diseaseif the patient doesn’t smoke and can be lesssuspicious of allergy unless it’s in
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/acpi-201807-solving-mysterious-chronic-cough-cases_t1.pdf
22 Jun 2018
California San Diego School of Medicine.Dr. Crowe also serves ...
An allergy to wheat should be suspect-ed if the patient already has other food aller-gies and reports gluten intolerance, saidCiaran Kelly, MD, medical director for theCeliac Center at Beth ... GASTROENTEROLOGY. 14 ACP Internist. Sorting the ‘gluten 3’. Characteristic Celiac disease (CD) Gluten sensitivity (GS) Wheat allergy (WA).
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/09/acpi-201409-gluten_t1.pdf
20 Aug 2014