CME Content
Here are challenging ideas that can change your care of patients -- or confirm that you are doing the right thing. You will find a spectrum of multimedia activities, including interactive case studies
Prevention/Risk Reduction
CME Content - Prevention/Risk Reduction
Hot Topics
Bring More Patients into Wellness Care: The Affordable Care ActScreening for Osteoporosis: Who, When, How—or Maybe NotScreening for Breast Cancer: Who? When? Why?Screening for Cervical Cancer: Who? When? Why?Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Who? When? Why?Screening for Prostate Cancer: Who? When? Why?
Hypertension
CME Content - Hypertension
Hot Topics
Hypertension in WomenHypertension in Patients with Cardiovascular DiseaseHypertension in Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)Hypertension in Patients with Heart FailureHypertension in BlacksWhen to Treat Hypertension in the Very ElderlyHypertension in Children and Adolescents Improving blood pressure: How valuable is a team approach?What is prehypertension and what can you do about it?5 common errors in measuring blood pressure
COPD
Type 2 Diabetes
CME Content - Type 2 Diabetes
Hot Topics
Common Errors in T2D Management: Picking the Right Oral MedicationCommon Errors in T2D Management: Misuse of Insulin SecretagoguesCommon Errors in T2D Management: Pushing for Weight Loss—But Not Too MuchCommon Errors in T2D Management: Metformin and Renal FailureCommon Errors in T2D Management: Delaying the Start of InsulinCommon Errors in T2D Management: Overuse of premixed insulinsCommon Errors in T2D Management: Failure to Distinguish Between T2DM and T1DMCommon Errors in T2D Management: Problems with Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring
Performance Improvement
Working from as few as 25 patient charts on a given clinical topic, you can earn up to 20 credits and measure the improvement in care of your patients with chronic diseases. Plus earn a Medicare bonus!
Topic Resource Overviews
Involve Your Staff & Patients
Gain valuable ideas for teaming with staff and patients to improve effectiveness and efficiency of care. Explore their resource centers -- and a "new" concept for a more satisfying practice.
What's New
Prevention / Risk Management:
Breaking Medical News
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PHOENIX (MedPage Today) -- Adding chemotherapy to radiation therapy failed to improve disease control or survival in patients with high-risk head and neck cancer, long-term follow-up of a randomized trial showed.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- If the Supreme Court rules that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is unconstitutional, the entire law doesn't need to be thrown out, lawyers for the Obama administration argued in a brief filed Friday with the high court.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The U.S. government overpaid private insurance companies administering Medicare Advantage plans by as much as $3.1 billion in 2010, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
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(MedPage Today) -- Newer biologic agents for treating moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis can be considered for first-line use in some cases, according to new treatment guidelines from the National Psoriasis Foundation.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The delay is over for the diabetes drug Bydureon (exenatide extended-release), with FDA approval making it the first once-weekly treatment for type 2 disease.
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(MedPage Today) -- Prenatal exposure to testosterone appears to affect language development -- and to do so differently in males than in females, researchers found.
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(MedPage Today) -- Tops in this week's edition, research in mice suggests that taking protein out of patients' diets a few days before surgery could reduce the risk of complications.
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(MedPage Today) -- The American Society of Hematology is challenging the major college sports organization over its policy on sickle cell trait testing for athletes.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Medicare doesn't adequately track which physicians are opting out of Medicare, making it nearly impossible to determine who is cutting ties with the program and why, according to an OIG memo.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The makers of Bydureon (exenatide extended-release) say the FDA has approved the injectable drug for once-weekly treatment of type 2 diabletes.
Latest Poll
William Marshall, 45, is being evaluated for cardiovascular risk, and has a Framingham risk score of 9%. Which one of the following is most likely to lower his risk to 3%?
Did you know?
The CDC has estimated that as of 2007, approximately 70 million people remained unvaccinated.
Source: Pleis JR, Lucas JW. Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2007. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat. 2009; 10(240):1.
