Search results for "Procedures"
Details on second mRNA COVID-19 vaccine boosters
This column reviews details on recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/details-on-second-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-boosters.htm
1 May 2022
Tackling administrative burdens one step at a time
ACP seeks to reduce and eliminate sources of administrative and regulatory burden and has developed significant policy recommendations to address the impact of these tasks.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/tackling-administrative-burdens-one-step-at-a-time.htm
1 Oct 2022
New rules change handling of patient data
Under new rules, patients must have access to their electronic health information as soon as it is available. But there are also a few exceptions that allow some flexibility on what is released when.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/04/new-rules-change-handling-of-patient-data.htm
1 Apr 2021
A pre-flight check for patients
People with cardiopulmonary or hematologic disorders can be affected by the hypobaric environment aboard an aircraft, so they should undergo preflight evaluation before lift-off.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/a-pre-flight-check-for-patients.htm
1 May 2019
States aim to limit opioid prescriptions
In an effort to curb the nation's opioid crisis, state legislators are pursuing laws to limit prescribing, resulting in pushback from some doctors worried about the clinical implications, or in some cases physicians backing off from treating chronic pain patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/laws.htm
1 Oct 2016
Treating patients afraid to present
Undocumented patients pose a challenge to medical care, as they have trouble accessing and affording services. The current political environment is making it tougher for those who need help.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/treating-patients-afraid-to-present.htm
1 Oct 2018
Transitioning patients from pediatric to adult care
As adolescents become young adults, there comes a time when pediatricians will no longer see them. For those patients with chronic, sometimes complex, conditions, it can be hard to know how to transition into the adult internal medicine world. ACP, in collaboration with several pediatric and adult subspecialty societies, has developed a toolkit to help patients and practices manage this transition.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/tips.htm
1 Jun 2016
Many patients do not use or discard prescription opioids after surgery, review finds
More needs to be done to reduce the oversupply of opioids after surgery because prescriptions are often not fully used, and easily diverted for nonmedical use, study authors said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/08/1.htm
8 Aug 2017
Lung cancer screening requires intensive effort, incidental findings and inappropriate use common
In a clinical demonstration project at eight academic Veterans Health Administration hospitals, researchers looked at percentages of patients who agreed to undergo lung cancer screening, had positive findings on low-dose CT scans, were diagnosed with lung cancer, or had incidental findings.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/07/5.htm
7 Feb 2017
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