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More physicians report being dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their electronic health record system

More Physicians Reporting Dissatisfaction With EHR Systems

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Compared with survey five years earlier, fewer physicians report being satisfied or very satisfied
Use of ST-segment analysis in fetal heart-rate monitoring is not associated with reduced composite neonatal outcomes

ST-Segment Analysis Doesn’t Cut Adverse Neonatal Outcomes

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No significant benefit found for adjunctive use of intrapartum fetal ECG ST-segment analysis
The prevalence of osteoporosis and low bone density has been examined among adults aged 65 years and older. The findings were published online Aug. 13 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

CDC Determines Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Older Adults

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Prevalence of osteoporosis 16.2 percent in adults aged 65 years and older; higher among women
Multigene testing for hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer identifies more mutations that are likely to change clinical management

Multigene Test IDs More at Risk for Hereditary Breast/Ovarian CA

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Testing for mutations other than BRCA1/2 in HBOC may change clinical management for women, families
Untreated pelvic pain is common among U.S. women in their childbearing years

Many Reproductive-Age Women Experience Pelvic Pain

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Findings suggest that even during routine visits, doctors should ask women about pelvic pain
A higher-complex carbohydrate/lower-fat diet significantly improves gestational diabetes mellitus-associated markers compared to the conventionally recommended low-carbohydrate/higher-fat diet

Low-Fat, Higher-Complex Carb Diet Aids Gestational Diabetes

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Improvements seen in maternal insulin resistance and infant adiposity
Diastolic dysfunction frequently develops after anthracycline chemotherapy for breast cancer

Diastolic Dysfunction Common After Anthracycline Chemo

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BMI and age independently linked to diastolic dysfunction after anthracycline chemotherapy
About thirty percent of women with epithelial ovarian cancer survive for more than 10 years

~30 Percent With Epithelial Ovarian CA Survive Long Term

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Predictors for long-term survival include younger age, early stage, low grade, non-serous histology
The latest Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services effort to reduce hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) is the HAC Reduction Program

HAC Reduction Program Penalty Kicks in for FY2015

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Concerns relating to program include overlap between two measures used to calculate HAC score
Universal third-trimester syphilis rescreening is not cost-effective given the national average seroconversion rate

Universal 3rd-Trimester Syphilis Rescreening Not Cost-Effective

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19-fold higher seroconversion incidence for universal rescreening to be cost-effective