How to Improve HCV Screening Rates: A 6-Step QI Experience
HCV screening rates improved at one large clinic from 24% to over 90% and were sustained at 1 year. How? With this 6-step intervention.
Reducing Risk and Rates of Severe Hypoglycemia
Severe hypoglycemia is more prevalent than previously believed and also significantly underreported. Details from 3 studies at ADA 2018.
Novel Markers, Glycemic Variability Predict CV Events in Diabetes
From ADA 2018: Two new biomarkers predict CV events independently of conventional risk factors, plus post-hoc analysis of VADT.
10 New Drugs for Primary Care: Q2 2018
What new drugs should you know about from the second quarter of 2018? Scroll through our quick slideshow to find out.
Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Migraine Treatment: The PRESTO Study
Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation may be a viable method for the treatment of acute episodic migraine, according to a new study.
Top 5 Locum Tenens Apps for Primary Care Providers
Do you do locum tenens work or think you might be interested? Our app reviewer looks at 5 apps that help you plan, stay organized, manage budgets, and relax.
Insulin Discontinuation and Other Measures of GLP-1 RA Efficacy
What is the impact on insulin dose, A1c, body weight of adding GLP-1 RA to a MDI insulin regimen? Three studies from ADA 2018 illuminate.
ADA 2018: CV Benefits of SGLT-2 Inhibitors
Three studies at ADA 2018 highlight the current track record of SGLT-2is in reducing CV-related morbidity and mortality.
Headline Medical News: June 2018
Patient Care scoured the web to find the top news in medicine this month that could affect your practice. Which ones made the cut?
ADA 2018: Oral Agents and Insulin - Combined, Compared
Should you: Stop a DPP-4i when you start insulin? Prescribe initial triple combination Rx? What about SGLT2i + DPP-4i + MET vs insulin + MET? Find out.
ADA 2018: New Basal Insulins go Head-to-Head
How do 2nd generation basal insulin formulations perform vs their predecessors? We report highlights of 3 important studies from the ADA 78th Scientific Sessions.
Medicare Part D
The gap in Medicare Part D coverage, aka "the donut hole," may be a problem for many of your older patients, starting right about now.
Midyear Pain Quiz for Primary Care
What's your pain IQ? Find out with this 12-question round-up from popular Patient Care pain quizzzes.
Hep C Guidance Update Quiz: Special Populations
The newest HCV guidance is out on special populations. Are you up to date? Take our short, 5-question quiz to find out.
Stroke Knowledge & OAC Preference in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Is there a link between stroke knowledge and OAC preferences in patients with AF? According to a new study, yes.
5 Top Reasons the Pharmacy Calls You And How to Avoid Them
How can you avoid at least these 5 key reasons for a call? One pharmacist has some guidance.
Hypertension Guidelines 2017 & 2014 Revisions: Estimated Impact on CV Events and Deaths in US Adults
What impact could the latest 2017 hypertension guidelines have on your patients? Click through our quick slideshow to find out.
Zits of Another Kind
A teen boy has tried everything for his "zits" without improvement. Take a close look at the eruption. Acne? Or, something else? Another Case Study from the Clinic.
Celiac Disease: More Prominent in Women, Underdiagnosed in Kids, and other Epidemiologic Trends
Studies of celiac disease at DDW 2018 found low rates of non-celiac gluten sensitivity, lower detection in women vs men, and that the pediatric poulation is underdiagnosed.
Helicobacter Pylori: A Better Test, Low Cure Rates, High Resistance - 3 Studies from DDW
Highlights of H. pylori-focused research at Digestive Disease Week: a noninvasive assessment tool, need for eradication testing, and patterns of treatment resistance.
