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Managed Care
June 2005
Martin Sipkoff |
The Re-Emergence of the Primary Care Physician A new model of care developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians places primary care physicians back at the center of care delivery.   |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2006
Carr et al. |
Older Adult Drivers with Cognitive Impairment In patients who continue to drive, physicians should assess pertinent cognitive domains, determine the severity and etiology of the dementia, and screen for risky driving behaviors. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
June 1, 2014
Ben Comer |
Take as Directed: From Force to Finesse in Promoting Adherence Healthcare players tout patient education and engagement as the keys to better drug adherence rates. Patients agree, as long as that translates to convenient and affordable access to therapy. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2005 |
Newsletter Demand for Subspecialists May Jeopardize Public Health... CDC Survey Reveals Limited Use of Electronic Health Records Systems... SAMHSA Offers $12.4 Million in Grants for Child Trauma Initiative... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2006
Liz Smith |
Newsletter Medicare Beneficiaries Advised to Review Drug Plan Changes for 2007... AAFP Federal Advocacy Efforts Will Focus on Physician Payment Reform... Pay-for-Performance Incentives Used by One Half of Surveyed HMOs... etc. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2003 |
Newsletter AAFP Congress of Delegates Changes Name of Specialty to Family Medicine... HHS Report Shows Increases in Life Expectancy, Incidence of Diabetes... CDC, AAFP to Work Together on Immunization Project... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
March 1, 2013
Al Topin |
Less Selling, More Time What can happen when pharmaceutical reps focus on the physician-patient conversation? |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006
Liz Smith |
Newsletter AMA Announces New Policies on DTC Advertising, Price Transparency... AAP Supports Recommendations of IOM Emergency Care Report... CDC Urges Awareness of Measles in Travelers to World Cup... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2005
Sarah J. Evans |
Newsletter AAFP, ACP, AOA Urge Congress to Stop Medicare Payment Cuts... HHS Awards Emergency Health Care Aid to Louisiana Katrina Victims... HHS Grants Contracts for Nationwide Health Information Network... etc. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2005
Sarah J. Evans |
Newsletter AAFP Survey Shows Increased Use of EHR Systems by FPs... AHRQ Launches New Health Care Program... AAFP Asks Members to Join Title VII Campaign... AHRQ Rewards Over $22.3 Million for Health Information Technology... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2003 |
Newsletter CDC reports current influenza season could be more severe than usual... AAFP partners with nine companies to provide affordable EHR systems... Annual report shows continued improvement in overall health in the United States... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2005
Carrie Morantz |
Newsletter AMA, AAFP Act to Protect Patients' Access to Prescriptions... AHRQ Releases Updated Guide to Clinical Preventive Services... HHS Awards $80.5 Million in Grants to Reduce Infant Mortality Rates... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000
Monica Preboth |
Clinical Briefs ISMP Warning on Heparin/Hespan Mix-ups... Increase in Vaccination Coverage Levels... Therapies for the Prevention of Breast Cancer... Online Service to Provide Hospital Statistics... Office Spirometry for the Detection of COPD... AAFP Annual Scientific Assembly... etc. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2004
Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter Vaccine Manufacturer Expecting Delays in Distribution of Fluvirin... U.S. Census Bureau Report Confirms Rising Number of Uninsured Americans... CDC Reminds Physicians to Consider West Nile Virus in Pregnant Women... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2011
Jennifer Ringler |
The Adherence Fight: A TKO? Why does the match against medicines compliance always seem to end in an easy knockout? |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2007 |
Newsletter Title VII Funds Increase in 2007 Continuing Appropriations Resolution... Medicaid Enrollment Numbers Fall After Introduction of New Rule... AAFP Responds to HPV Vaccination Requirement for School Entry... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
November 1, 2012
Lauri Mitchell |
Who Pays for Specialty Medicines? Providers and patients fish for that delicate balance between access and abandonment. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
December 1, 2011
William Looney |
The Medicines Adherence Challenge Keeping skittish patients on their medicines ought to be a strategic priority for Big Pharma, but is it? An expert round table examines how best to make progress and agree on some practical steps for incorporation in the campaign agenda. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
April 1, 2011 |
Off-Label But On Point? Use of off-label drugs is a balancing act for physicians, and poses even more problems for pharma. The FDA is moving slowly to help. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2006
Liz Smith |
Newsletter IOM Report Finds Medication Errors Injure 1.5 Million Persons Annually... CCHIT Completes First Round of Ambulatory EHR Product Certification... AAFP Study Examines Reasons for Family Medicine Residency Closures... etc. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2007 |
Newsletter Health Care Alliance Announces Proposal to Cover Uninsured... Health Coverage, Physician Payment Are Priorities for AAFP Chapters... Supreme Court Refuses to Hear NRMP Antitrust Lawsuit... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
January 1, 2013
Al Topin |
The Doctor-Patient Disconnect Doctor-patient conversations aren't always what we think; this basic interaction represents both a problem and an opportunity for today's drug marketers, says the author. |
InternetNews
April 29, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Health Could Mean Wealth for Microsoft A partnership with WellPoint Health Networks aims to persuade doctors to go wireless on PocketPCs. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2005
Carrie Morantz |
Newsletter Hurricane Katrina May Stall Pay-for-Performance Legislation... Medicare Deadline Flexible for Patients With 'Creditable Coverage'... Research Finds Low EHR Adoption Rates for Physician Groups... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2005
Carrie Morantz |
Newsletter AAFP Web Resource Answers Questions About Medicare Part D ... Ambulatory Care Quality Standards Endorsed by NQF... NIGMS Allocates $9 Million to Centers for Stem Cell Research... etc. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2004 |
Newsletter Family physicians will have the opportunity to attend two conferences as the AAFP Annual Assembly will Be Held in Conjunction with Wonca Conference. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2006
Liz Smith |
Newsletter CDC Recommends Increased Influenza Vaccination in Health Care Staff... Health Initiative to Improve Cancer Therapy with Biomarker Evaluation... Pharmaceutical Association Supports Lower Priced Drugs Act... etc. |
Managed Care
June 2007 |
Docs Don't Exploit Electronic Prescribing While physicians were positive about the basic features of e-prescribing, products often lacked advanced features, or if they had them, physicians often did not use them because of implementation hurdles or their perceptions that the features did not add value. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
June 1, 2011 |
Getting IT Together The National eHealth Collaborative has the daunting goal of discovering ways to put health information technology in the hands of patients. |
Managed Care
September 2002 |
Physician prescribing rates climb One reason that spending on medications has increased during the last 15 years is that physicians are turning to pharmaceuticals to help patients battle comorbidities, according to a study in Health Affairs. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2006
Liz Smith |
Newsletter AAFP adopts new physician workforce policy to counter family physicians shortage... Medicare and Medicaid services propose allowing use of part D data for research initiatives... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000
Rosemarie Sweeney & Toni Lapp |
Newsletter Conference Committee Reaches Funding Decisions on Key Health Programs... Foundation Urges Enrollment of Children in Insurance Programs... A National Summit on Medical Errors Is Announced... Thimerosal-Free Vaccines for Infants Are Recommended... |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2003 |
Newsletter House Bill May Reclaim Title VII Family Practice Training Funds... Health Care Spending in the United States Increased by 8.7 Percent in 2001... Two Surveys Demonstrate Negative Economic Impact of Medicaid Reductions... AHRQ Releases Fact Book on Women's Health Care in U.S. Hospitals... FDA Establishes Task Force on Consumer Nutrition Health Information... |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2006
Liz Smith |
Newsletter FDA Announces New Prescription Drug Information Format... ASTM International Develops Continuity of Care Record... HHS Launches Project to Test Electronic Prescribing for Medicare Part D... etc. |
American Journal of Nursing
September 2011
Adams & Tolich |
Original Research: Blood Transfusion: The Patient's Experience This study therefore sought to identify how well patients understand the role of blood transfusion in their treatment and whether it causes them discomfort. |
Managed Care
February 2002
Joyce Ochs |
E-Prescribing Gets More Enticing Physicians today are writing prescriptions for patients on palm-held devices that seem eerily akin to medical practice on the Starship Enterprise... |
Managed Care
March 2001
Michael D. Dalzell |
Preventive Care: Can We Do a Better Job? HMOs place great stock in disease prevention, but some highly recommended services go uncovered. Plans and purchasers often don't agree on priorities... |
Nursing
August 2010
Bartley & Shiflett |
Handle older trauma patients with care Your comprehensive understanding of how age-related changes can affect outcomes during and after trauma will help your patients recover to the fullest extent possible. |
Managed Care
May 2003
Wayne Miller |
Higher Drug Copays Now Might Cause Problems Later The long-term impact of noncompliance must be considered before copayments are increased. This is especially true where chronic conditions are concerned. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006
Gardiner & Dvorkin |
Promoting Medication Adherence in Children The problem of getting children to follow a treatment regimen is widespread and is frustrating for physicians. Having the child participate in devising the plan improves adherence. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2007 |
Newsletter Congress Passes Legislation That Prevents Medicare Payment Cut... Congress Approves Extension of Physicians for Underserved Areas Act... HHS Unveils Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care System... etc. |
Insurance & Technology
September 16, 2005
Phil Britt |
Ounce of Prevention Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is providing system physicians with the ability to prescribe medicines electronically, which should improve safety and efficiency. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
March 1, 2011
Jerry Coamey |
Engage the Physician! New research shows that gauging the mind of the clinician is crucial to timely uptake of the new diagnostic tools offered by the genomic revolution |
CIO
October 29, 2015
Martha Heller |
Amgen uses algorithms to venture into digital healthcare A senior vice president of global marketing and commercial development, says she's working with the CIO to set up a digital healthcare organization that can help physicians better predict how patients will respond to therapies. |
Fast Company
April 2012
Christina Chaey |
Stevi Riel Provides Partnerships With Hospitals To Find Affordable Help For Patients This year, the U.S. government started a program for health-care innovators. One innovator, Stevi Riel takes what physicians are too busy to do, and partners with hospitals to find affordable prescription solutions for underinsured patients. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004
Matthew Neff |
HHS Announces Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson recently announced an interim final regulation for the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program, designed to help persons who are covered by Medicare with the cost of prescription drugs. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003
Matthew Neff |
Newsletter CDC Web Page Provides Up-To-Date Information on Monkeypox... HHS Streamlines FDA Regulations for Generic Drug Approvals... AHRQ Releases Men's Health Brochure for Screening Tests and Staying Healthy... Coalition Announces Agenda for Addressing the Issue of Low Health Literacy... etc. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2007
Pollock et al. |
Appropriate Prescribing of Medications: An Eight-Step Approach These eight steps, along with ongoing self-directed learning, compose a systematic approach to prescribing that is efficient and practical for the family physician. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000 |
Letters to the Editor On whether physicians should be 'Bending the Rules to Get a Medication'... |
Managed Care
October 2000
Kevin A. Wilson |
Public Policy Largely Ignores Adult Immunization Needs Although four fifths of the nation's children are fully immunized, tens of thousands of adults die each year from diseases preventable by vaccination... |
