- Chronic Diseases - American Medical Association
Chronic diseases are long-term health conditions that can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life
- Improving Care for Patients with Prolonged Symptoms and Concerns about . . .
This toolkit can help physicians and other health care professionals provide better care for patients with prolonged symptoms and concerns about Lyme disease
- What doctors wish patients knew about chronic venous insufficiency
From swelling to varicose veins, Charles Leithead, MD, of Ochsner Health, explains why patients should not ignore signs of chronic venous insufficiency
- Putting a spotlight on lifestyle medicine to prevent chronic disease
Being active can help prevent chronic diseases such as osteoarthritis or chronic back pain If surgery is needed to treat a musculoskeletal condition, physical activity can also prepare that patient from a prehabilitation standpoint, with the hope that it will make the recovery process easier The six pillars of lifestyle medicine
- What doctors wish patients knew about bronchitis
Bronchitis inflames airways, causing cough and fatigue Jonathan Stoever, MD, pulmonologist at Confluence Health, explains its symptoms and care
- Living with chronic pain, lifespan vs healthspan, and updated dietary . . .
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients Learn more about chronic pain and updated dietary guidelines
- Controlling chronic disease corrals costs and improves outcomes
If one were to design a health care program that improves patient outcomes, saves money and has high satisfaction ratings from both patients and physicians, it would probably look a lot like Ochsner Health’s Hypertension Digital Medicine service The digitally enabled chronic disease-management
- Improving your ICD-10 Diagnosis Coding - American Medical Association
Acute vs Persistent vs Recurrent vs Chronic Review the guidelines for how the terms acute, persistent, recurrent, and chronic are defined for various diagnoses The guidelines define how many episodes within a period of time constitute acute, persistent, recurrent, and chronic
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