Search results for "Patient Management"
Improving access tops list of small-office tips
Every internal medicine practice has its own unique set of problems and strengths.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2008/06/eight.htm
1 Jun 2008
Explore free CME/MOC offerings from ACP
COVID-19 resources are among those eligible for CME credit and MOC points.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/16/6.htm
16 Jun 2020
HIV prophylaxis means discussing sex, drugs with patients
Guidelines for a new HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen offer a new way to combat the disease, but internists will have to gently explore this option with their patients. Learn who's at risk and how to have sometimes delicate conversations.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2014/09/HIV.htm
1 Sep 2014
COVID-19 research looks at aspirin, disparities, long-term outcomes
Recent aspirin use may be associated with improved COVID-19 outcomes, and hospitals had widely differing mortality rates in April 2020. Half of discharged patients reported ongoing symptoms at four months, and most ICU patients showed evidence of impairments at one month, new studies found.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/23/1.htm
23 Mar 2021
Concussions cause cognitive concerns
Traumatic brain injury accounts for three million ED visits a year and at least another three to six million visits for outpatient medical care several days after the injury, without an ED visit.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2019/02/concussions-cause-cognitive-concerns.htm
1 Feb 2019
Mind-body role may matter in heart disease
Research is increasingly indicating a relationship, if not a causal link, between depression and anxiety and heart disease.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2015/10/heart-disease.htm
1 Oct 2015
Majority of TTEs appropriate but may not change management, study finds
Most transthoracic echocardiograms (TTEs), even those done for appropriate clinical indications, have little effect on patient management, according to a new study.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/30/2.htm
30 Jul 2013
Big changes made to E/M codes in 2021
Beginning in January, physicians billing for Medicare patients no longer have to use a patient's history or physical exam to determine the appropriate level of E/M coding.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/01/big-changes-made-to-e-m-codes-in-2021.htm
1 Jan 2021
New ACPNet project on low back pain
ACP has introduced a new program in its ACPNet series, one of ACP's most long-lasting and popular online practice and quality improvement programs.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/13.htm
2 Feb 2010
Label change for pioglitazone-containing medications
This column reviews a label change for medicine that contain pioglitazone and a new indication for empagliflozin.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2017/02/fda.htm
1 Feb 2017