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Aspirin for primary prevention of CVD: Are the right people using it?
Not always. Aspirin therapy is both underused and overused, the authors found. Their research identified populations most likely to err in either...
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How well are we managing diabetes in long-term care?
The care received by nursing home residents with diabetes does not meet ADA standards for ambulatory adults, this study finds. Nor should it. The...
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The effect of insurance-driven medication changes on patient care
Nearly one-quarter of patients in this study encountered problems filling their prescriptions; that led to a mix of adverse outcomes, decreased...
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Acute respiratory tract infection: A practice examines its antibiotic prescribing habits
Unexpected findings from an in-office study point out correctable measures to improve patient care.
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Fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes: Common and often unmanaged
This study of patients with type 2 diabetes in a large rural clinic showed that abnormal liver function tests do not usually lead to diagnostic...
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A mental health brief intervention in primary care: Does it work?
An onsite adjunctive service appears to improve the care of patients with mental health disorders.
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Knee OA: Which patients are unlikely to benefit from manual PT and exercise?
A preliminary clinical prediction rule uses 3 patient attributes to predict who will fare better with alternative treatments.
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Identifying cognitive impairment during the Annual Wellness Visit: Who can you trust?
This study found that patients, family members, and even physicians have trouble detecting cognitive impairment. A better bet: Routinely...
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One practice’s experiment in refusing detail rep visits
Physicians and staff discovered that the benefits of refusing visits from pharmaceutical representatives outweighed the perks they had grown...
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You wrote the prescription, but will it get filled?
Nearly 16% of antihypertensive prescriptions in this study went unfilled. Managed care denials played a big part, but a third of the time patients...
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Weight-loss talks: What works (and what doesn’t)
Combining nutrition, physical activity, and weight loss advice may help patients reduce fat intake. Focusing solely on exercise may actually lead...