Practice Guidelines - Mar 15, 2007 - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2007 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a report on vaccination coverage of children entering school. It analyzed data from 48 states and the District of Columbia for the 2005–2006 school year to determine vaccination rates among children entering school.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0315/p931.html
2007 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules: Evolution or Intelligent Design? ...
Jan 1, 2007 - The arrival of the new 2007 recommended immunization schedules serves as a call for the evolution of preventive care for children and adolescents to be guided by intelligent and thoughtful design.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0101/p117.html
Coding & Documentation - Jan 2007 -- FPM
Jan 1, 2007 - ...The CPT code for a Tdap injection, which is a combination vaccine consisting of tetanus toxoid, diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine, is 90715. To bill for the administration of the vaccine, use 90465-90466 or 90471-90472. You may report preventive services or other...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0100/p18.html
HPV Vaccine: A Cornerstone of Female Health - Editorials - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2007 - ...vaccines (i.e., tetravalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine [MCV4; Menactra] and tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis booster [Tdap; Boostrix, Adacel]). Together, these three vaccines provide the opportunity for important anticipatory guidance during...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0101/p28.html
Family Physicians and Immunizations - Editorials - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2006 - ...Substituting tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine for one dose of the 10-year Td booster through age 64. Using alternative vaccination strategies if needed to ensure that high-risk adults are immunized against hepatitis B. Given the...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/1215/p2027.html
Practice Guidelines - Dec 15, 2006 - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2006 - The 2007 adult immunization schedule reflects new recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for varicella, influenza, hepatitis B, and measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/1215/p2115.html
Practice Guidelines - Nov 15, 2006 - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 2006 - The Partnership for Prevention conducted a study to accurately rank 25 preventive health care services. These rankings represent the most valuable preventive services and should be used to help physicians prioritize which services to emphasize with patients.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/1115/p1787.html
The FPM Encounter Forms Collection: 'Paper Automation' of Your Progress Notes -- FPM
Sep 1, 2006 - Our forms can make documentation faster, easier and more accurate while providing decision support and coding help. What more do you want for nothing?
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2006/0900/p63.html
Diuretics for Treatment of Patients with Heart Failure? - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Aug 1, 2006 - Compared with other active medications, diuretics can improve exercise capacity in patients with heart failure by about 30 percent. Withdrawal of diuretic therapy from patients with heart failure may increase the risk of hospital readmission or death. About eight deaths are prevented ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0801/p411.html
Insulin Detemir (Levmir) for Diabetes Mellitus - STEPS - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2006 - Insulin detemir is suitable as basal insulin in a basal-bolus regimen. In limited research, it has been shown to cause slightly fewer episodes of minor hypoglycemia and no weight gain in patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes, which is a benefit that must be balanced against its higher ...
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0715/p323.html
Are Atypical Antipsychotics Safe in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease? - Cochrane for ...
Aug 1, 2006 - Although the atypical antipsychotic medications risperidone (Risperdal) and olanzapine (Zyprexa) are modestly efficacious in reducing aggression, routine use is not justified. Both drugs are associated with serious adverse cerebrovascular events and extrapyramidal symptoms. Use of ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0801/p414.html
Influenza Vaccination Coverage of Children in the United States - Practice Guidelines -...
Jul 15, 2006 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report on influenza vaccination coverage of children younger than two years during the 2003 to 2004 influenza season.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0715/p336.html
ACIP Updates Recommendations for Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission - ...
May 15, 2006 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its strategy to eliminate hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in the United States.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0515/p1839.html
How to Answer Your Clinical Questions More Efficiently -- FPM
Aug 1, 2005 - Asking focused questions and knowing where to look can lead to quicker answers.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0700/p37.html
The 2006 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: Reflections at the 50th ...
Jan 1, 2006 - ...The past year brought a notable reemergence of pertussis. Waning immunity from the birth-to-five-years diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis/diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, and acellular pertussis vaccine series likely contributed to epidemic spread, especially in adolescents. The...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0101/p37.html
Practice Guidelines - Jan 15, 2006 - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2006 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report on vaccination coverage in children. The report states that coverage levels are notable given the supply shortage of several vaccines between 2001 and 2004.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0115/p346.html
Practice Guidelines - Jan 1, 2006 - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2006 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have released the 2006 recommended immunization schedule for children and ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0101/p167.html
What Makes a High-Earning Family Physician? -- FPM
Aug 1, 2005 - The author reports the results of an AAFP survey of 730 members conducted to see what factors separated the high earners ($160,000 or more) from the low earners ($100,000 or less). The strongest influence was number of patient visits.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0700/p16.html
AAFP News - Jun 1, 2015 - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2015 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0601/p752.html
The 2006 Adult Immunization Schedule: Improving Immunization Rates - Practice ...
Dec 15, 2005 - The 2006 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule provides a concise tool to help family physicians identify who to vaccinate, when to vaccinate, and which vaccine to use.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1215/p2545.html
AAFP News - Sep 15, 2014 - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2014 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0915/p366.html
CDC and HICPAC Release Updated Guidelines on the Prevention of Health-Care-Associated ...
Aug 1, 2004 - Recommendations on reducing the incidence of pneumonia and other severe, acute lower respiratory tract infections in acute-care hospitals and in other health care settings have been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0801/p596.html
Bronchitis (Acute) - Clinical Evidence Handbook - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2004 - What are the effects of treatment in people without chronic respiratory disease?
American Family Physician : Clinical Evidence Handbook
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0801/p557.html
Should Doctors Call in Sick? - Curbside Consultation - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2004 - Many practical factors mitigate against a physician taking a sick day. For physicians in private practice, the economic considerations are great because office overhead and staff payroll costs continue during their absence. Even salaried physicians are subject to the powerful physician ...
American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0101/p219.html
afp20060801p420.pdf
...Pertussis: A Disease Affecting All Ages DAVID S. GREGORY, M.D., Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, Lynchburg, Virginia B ordetella pertussis, a highly com- municable gram-negative coccoba- cillus, causes pertussis (whooping cough). B. pertussis is an exclu- sively human...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0801/afp20060801p420.pdf