Hospital Volume & Mortality: Trends in High-Risk Surgery
A growing number of studies have reported inverse relationships between hospital volume and...
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Helping Patients With Diabetes Take Control of Their BP
Research has shown that most patients with type 2 diabetes also have comorbid hypertension, with...
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Online Social Tools Helpful for Patients with Diabetes
It is clear that there will be many opportunities to harness the power of social media networks in...
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Guidelines for Transitioning Diabetic Patients to Adulthood
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) published a position statement in the November issue of...
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Need a Blood Glucose Meter? There’s an App for That!
A new device allows patients with diabetes to monitor their blood glucose using a smartphone. ...
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Quality Measures for Parkinson’s Disease Care
Quality measures have been developed for many different frameworks of medical care to address...
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The Changing Tide of Knee Arthroscopy in the U.S.
CDC data show that knee arthroscopy is one of the most frequently performed ambulatory orthopedic...
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A Quality Improvement Strategy to Reduce Infection Rates
An estimated 80,000 patients each year experience catheter-related bloodstream infections during...
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Recommendations Released for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a group of genetic defects that cause elevations in...
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65% of Patients with MS Have Trouble Walking
Approximately two-thirds of people with MS report an inability to walk or have difficulty...
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Why Are Your Patients Hiding Their Depression?
Most patients who don’t disclose their feelings of depression to their primary care providers...
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Conference Highlights: 2011 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
New research presented at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and...
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Top 10 States Having Hospitals With Palliative Care
On average, our nation gets a “B” for hospital support care, according to a new report...
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Statins Improve Brain Injury Survival Rates by 76%
Patients taking cholesterol-lowering statins when admitted to the hospital for a brain injury are...
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Comparing Hysterectomies for Endometrial Cancer
Each year, more than 40,000 women are diagnosed with endometrial cancer in the United States. This...
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Screening Recommendations for Osteoporosis
Over half of all postmenopausal women will develop a fracture related to osteoporosis during their...
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An Effective Intervention for Chronic Insomnia in Older Adults
Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulty falling and/or staying asleep,together...
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MedPAC Supports SGR Pay Formula Repeal
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has officially endorsed the repeal of the...
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Legislating Semantics: Should a Nurse Be Called ‘Doctor’?
Nurses introducing themselves as “doctor” may not be too common today, but by 2015 doctorates may...
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Updated Guidelines for Managing Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affects 2.2 million Americans and is...
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