http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from American College of Physicians The American College of Physicians (ACP) today unveiled two evidence-based interventions and two videos to improve the health outcomes of patients in the first year following an initial acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event such as heart attack and unstable angina (chest pain or discomfort but no part of the heart muscle dies), the most common indications of ACS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-american-college-physicians-unveils-tools.html Cardiology Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:25:44 EST news285002734 The creation and use of information online and the widespread use of the Internet offer exciting new opportunities for patient care, but also require physicians to consider how to best protect patient interests and apply principles of professionalism to online settings, the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) said today in a newly released policy paper, "Online Medical Professionalism: Patient and Public Relationships." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-acp-fsmb-doctors-friend-patients.html Other Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:37:30 EST news284913222 The American College of Physicians (ACP) today unveiled a series of interventions to help patients and physicians manage prediabetes, gout, obesity and weight loss, and Alzheimer's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-acp-unveils-tools-patients-prediabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:33:52 EST news284834024 Men between the ages of 50 and 69 should discuss the limited benefits and substantial harms of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test with their doctor before undergoing screening for prostate cancer, according to new recommendations issued today by the American College of Physicians (ACP). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-american-college-physicians-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:00:01 EST news284659031 The number of U.S. senior medical students choosing categorical internal medicine residencies increased for the fourth consecutive year. According to the 2013 National Resident Matching Program, 3,135 U.S. medical school seniors matched for residency training in internal medicine, a 6.6 percent increase compared to 2012, when 2,941 matched in internal medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-internal-medicine-residency-results-adults.html Other Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:27:29 EST news282590841 Survey results released today indicate that satisfaction and usability ratings for certified electronic health records (EHRs) have decreased since 2010 among clinicians across a range of indicators. Overall, user satisfaction fell 12 percent from 2010 to 2012. Users who are "very dissatisfied" increased 10 percent during the same time period. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-survey-clinicians-user-satisfaction-electronic.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:36:18 EST news281705773 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) announced its recommended 2013 adult immunization schedule that includes important updates to the pneumococcal, Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis), and influenza vaccines. Because current vaccination rates are low, ACIP also urges health care providers to regularly assess patient vaccination histories and implement intervention strategies to increase adherence. This recommendation will be published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians (ACP). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-acip-adult-immunization.html Health Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:33:29 EST news278616801 Stage 3 Meaningful Use measures need to focus more on measuring improvements in patient health outcomes rather being than a large and growing collection of functional measures, the American College of Physicians (ACP) says in a letter submitted to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-acp-stage-meaningful-focus-health.html Health Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:11:33 EST news277481480 The American College of Physicians (ACP) has approved a policy recommendation that all health care providers (HCPs) be immunized against influenza; diphtheria; hepatitis B; measles, mumps, and rubella; pertussis (whooping cough); and varicella (chickenpox) according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Adult Immunization Schedule. ACP's policy exempts HCPs for medical reasons or a religious objection to immunization. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-american-college-physicians-immunizations-health.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:05:08 EST news277387502 The American College of Physicians (ACP) today urged Congress to pass legislation that will "create a permanent solution to the endless cycle of Medicare physician payment cuts." Three-page letters were sent to U.S. House and Senate leaders emphasizing that "there is no plausible route to entitlement reform that does not include full repeal of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-acp-urges-congress-solution-endless.html Other Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:45:17 EST news274985112 Heartburn is one of the most common reasons for people to see a doctor, and some physicians often use upper endoscopy to diagnose and manage gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). But most patients do not require the procedure unless other serious symptoms are present, according to the American College of Physicians (ACP) Clinical Guidelines Committee in a new evidence-based clinical policy paper published today in Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-upper-endoscopy-overused-patients-heartburn.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:00:01 EST news273758369 Six organizations representing physicians, other health care professionals, and patients today issued two new clinical practice guidelines for diagnosing and treating stable ischemic heart disease (IHD), which affects an estimated one in three adults in the United States. The guidelines and patient summaries appear in the November 20 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, published by the American College of Physicians (ACP). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-clinical-stable-ischemic-heart-disease.html Cardiology Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:00:02 EST news272562546 A new article being published early online in Annals of Internal Medicine describes the diagnosis and treatment protocol established in a Roanoke, Va. hospital to care for dozens of patients presenting with suspected fungal meningitis related to contaminated epidural spinal injections. This unprecedented surge of patients seeking care for a rare central nervous system (CNS) infection required physicians to react quickly with little data to guide treatment decisions. The authors suggest that the data collected from these cases may fill information gaps and inform current and future therapy for fungal meningitis patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-early-clinical-fungal-meningitis-outbreak.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:40:44 EST news271942837 In a new perspective piece being published Online First tonight in Annals of Internal Medicine, a physician recalls lessons learned from treating patients affected by the 2002 outbreak of Exophiala (Wangiella) dermatitidis meningitis or arthritis related to contaminated, injectable coticosteroids prepared from a compounding pharmacy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-dont-fungal-meningitis-outbreak.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:24:21 EST news269799853 Survey results released today reveal that an overwhelming majority of clinicians believe that the electronic exchange of health information will have a positive impact on improving the quality of patient care, coordinating care, meeting the demands of new care models, and participating in third-party reporting and incentive programs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-survey-clinicians-ehrs-positive-impact.html Health Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:53:48 EST news268480401