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Looking at a family medicine practice with fresh eyes can help address unsightly issues that patients notice

Article Offers Ways to Address Overlooked Details in Practice

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Positive impression can be created in waiting room, front desk, hallway, examination room
Early reductions in Medicare spending were seen for the first full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts for 2012 Accountable Care Organization entrants

Decrease in Medicare Spending for 2012 ACO Entrants

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First full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts linked to early drop in Medicare spending
Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts all-cause mortality

No Racial Difference in Prognostic Value of Cardiorespiratory Fitness

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Cardiorespiratory fitness is strong predictor of all-cause mortality in white and black patients
The 2016 Match was the largest ever recorded by the National Resident Matching Program

2016 Match Marks Record Highs for Registrants, Matching

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Total of 30,750 positions available; overall match rate 96.2%, with 96.3% of first-year positions filled
Lung ultrasounds may offer a safer

Pediatric Pneumonia Can Be Diagnosed Via Lung Ultrasound

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In study, radiation exposure of standard chest X-rays was avoided, no cases were missed
Staff at many outpatient health care facilities in New Mexico failed to follow recommendations for hand hygiene more than one-third of the time

Health Care Workers Skip Hand Washing One-Third of the Time

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Outpatient facility staff also found to be lacking at safe injection practices
Implementation of a computerized multidisciplinary order set in the electronic health record improves the quality of physician pharmacologic prescribing for patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder exacerbations

Computerized Order Set Aids Prescribing in COPD Exacerbations

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Increase in percentage of patients receiving all recommended pharmacologic therapies
Despite an increased proportion of Bordetella pertussis isolates lacking pertactin

Efficacy of DTaP, Tdap Holds Despite Pertactin Deficiency

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Similar estimates for DTaP, Tdap VE to other settings, despite high prevalence of pertactin deficiency
A quality improvement intervention does not reduce in-hospital mortality for critically ill patients treated in intensive care units

Quality Improvement Process Doesn’t Cut ICU Mortality

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No reduction in in-hospital mortality for critically ill patients from ICUs in Brazil
Use of the word "breakthrough" in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's expedited approval process could mislead doctors about the new drugs' actual benefits

Doctors Can Be Misled About FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Drug Designation

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Many believe meds supported by stronger evidence than the law requires to achieve designation