Article Offers Ways to Address Overlooked Details in Practice
Positive impression can be created in waiting room, front desk, hallway, examination room
Decrease in Medicare Spending for 2012 ACO Entrants
First full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts linked to early drop in Medicare spending
No Racial Difference in Prognostic Value of Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Cardiorespiratory fitness is strong predictor of all-cause mortality in white and black patients
2016 Match Marks Record Highs for Registrants, Matching
Total of 30,750 positions available; overall match rate 96.2%, with 96.3% of first-year positions filled
Pediatric Pneumonia Can Be Diagnosed Via Lung Ultrasound
In study, radiation exposure of standard chest X-rays was avoided, no cases were missed
Health Care Workers Skip Hand Washing One-Third of the Time
Outpatient facility staff also found to be lacking at safe injection practices
Computerized Order Set Aids Prescribing in COPD Exacerbations
Increase in percentage of patients receiving all recommended pharmacologic therapies
Efficacy of DTaP, Tdap Holds Despite Pertactin Deficiency
Similar estimates for DTaP, Tdap VE to other settings, despite high prevalence of pertactin deficiency
Quality Improvement Process Doesn’t Cut ICU Mortality
No reduction in in-hospital mortality for critically ill patients from ICUs in Brazil
Doctors Can Be Misled About FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Drug Designation
Many believe meds supported by stronger evidence than the law requires to achieve designation