Analysis Targets U.S. Hospitals With Highest Markups
In the 50 hospitals with highest charge-to-cost ratio, charges 10-fold above Medicare-allowable costs
Professional Guidelines Have Limited Impact on Pre-Op Testing
Drop in routine electrocardiogram testing, but not in plain radiography, hematocrit, urinalysis
Cardiac Dysfunction in Childhood Cancer Survivors Examined
Long-term survivors have greater prevalence of abnormal global longitudinal strain, diastolic function
25(OH)D Inversely Linked to Arterial Stiffness in Some Teens
Association seen in lean adolescents, obese adolescents with T2DM, but not normoglycemic teens
AMA Offers Guidance for Physician-Hospital Relationships
Six principles of success described for integrated leadership between hospitals, physicians
Scoring System Helps Predict Post-Hospital Mortality
For now, researchers see this as a tool for hospital comparisons, not patient care
Review: Short vs. Long Duration Dual Antiplatelet Tx After Stent
Longer DAPT linked to reduced stent thrombosis and myocardial infarction, increased bleeding, mortality
Time-Updated Hemoglobin A1c Variables Linked to MI Risk
Stronger correlation for MI risk with updated latest and updated mean versus baseline HbA1c
Metabolic Syndrome Up With ADT in Prostate Cancer
Increases in components of metabolic syndrome, and in prevalence of full metabolic syndrome
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed
Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
