Health Data Interoperability in the United States
Health Data Interoperatbility in the United States
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Author: TimH
Diagnosing & Staging Esophageal Cancer
The overall 5-year survival rates for esophageal cancer are less than 15%. Although esophagectomy...
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Recognizing & Treating Caregiver Burden
Research has shown that unpaid family or informal caregivers provide as much as 90% of the in-home...
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Optimizing Migraine Care
The American Headache Society (AHS) recently joined the Choosing Wisely initiative of the American...
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Stratifying Risk in SCD: Planning for the Future
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States and is responsible for more...
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Decriminalizing Marijuana: Assessing Unintentional Pediatric Exposure
Throughout the United States, the legalization of marijuana is being debated by the public and in...
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Expert, Real-Time Advice on HCV
According to recent reports, an estimated 3 to 4 million Americans are chronically infected with...
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Vaccines: Changes in Annual Morbidity
Vaccines: Changes in Annual Morbidity – Infographic...
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Tackling Heart Failure Readmissions
According to recent estimates, heart failure (HF) currently affects about 6 million adults in the...
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Refusal of Curative Care in the ED
Resuscitating and stabilizing acutely ill or injured patients is a top priority for ED personnel,...
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Reducing Poor Surgical Oncology Practices
As part of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s “Choosing Wisely” campaign, the...
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Optimizing Patient Education in Knee Osteoarthritis Care
The goals of knee osteoarthritis (OA) treatment are to improve health-related quality of life and...
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Palliative Care for Metastatic Cancer
Nearly half of all patients with metastatic cancer have incurable disease, but these individuals...
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The Importance of HIV/STD Prevention Counseling
According to recent estimates, approximately 1.1 million people in the United States are living...
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People Smoke Where Cigarettes Are Cheap
Data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration illustrate an association...
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Strategies for Managing Chronic Cough
Chronic cough, or cough that persists beyond 8 weeks, has a prevalence of 9% to 33% in all age...
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Transradial Angiography: Coming to a Consensus
Research indicates that the adoption of transradial angiography increased 10-fold between 2007 and...
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Managing Families With Multiple Children in the ED
It is not uncommon for families to bring multiple children to the ED for evaluation at a single...
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Grading the Nation’s Support for Emergency Care
Since 2006, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has periodically released a...
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Breast-Conserving Surgery for Invasive Breast Cancer
Despite recent improvements in imaging technology, pathology assessments, and the use of systemic...
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