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Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications common in Medicare beneficiaries
Rates of nonadherence varied by patient age, drug class, race and ethnicity, and state of residence.
Little difference found among prostate cancer treatments regarding clinical results, patient-reported outcomes
More men in the active-monitoring group developed metastases than in the surgery or radiotherapy groups, and there were higher rates of disease progression in the active-monitoring group than in the surgery or radiotherapy groups.
MKSAP Quiz: difficult-to-treat migraine
A 30-year-old woman is evaluated for difficult-to-treat migraine. She has had severe headaches, usually on the first day of menses, since menarche. The pain is hemicranial, pulsatile, and associated with severe nausea and vomiting but no aura. She frequently awakens with the attack already in progress. A series of drug regimens have become ineffective in controlling pain. Following physical and neurological exams, what is the most appropriate next step in treatment?
Ischemic heart disease linked to worse prognosis in heart failure patients with type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes was associated with greater risk for all-cause mortality in patients with ischemic and nonischemic heart failure, previous revascularization was associated with better survival, and most patients with type 2 diabetes and nonischemic heart failure had at least 1 treatable comorbid condition associated with heart failure risk.
ACP offers discount on Royal College of Physicians membership
To learn more about RCP membership benefits and how to join, visit the international affiliate membership page of the RCP website or contact ACP Membership Development.
You've heard of MACRA and MIPS, but how about HCC for how some of us get paid?
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com in a post about how hierarchical condition categories and ICD-10 coding will impact payment in future payment models.