Health Insurance Deductibles Rising Faster Than Wages
One in five workers now have a deductible of $2,000 or more
CPAP in OSA Linked to Beneficial Activity in Brain Stem
In small study, continuous positive airway pressure linked with restored sympathetic drive
IOM: Most U.S. Patients Will Experience Diagnostic Error
Panel urges changes to an increasingly complex health care system
USPSTF Urges Doctors to Ask Adults About Tobacco Use
Clinicians should offer interventions to help adults, including pregnant women, stop smoking
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist Monotherapy Ups Asthma Control
Random effects meta-analysis shows reduced risk of exacerbation with LTRA monotherapy
Harms From Unnecessary Abx Extend Beyond Resistance
Case highlights importance of carefully
monitoring patients with prolonged QT interval
Medical Schools Teaching Students About Costs of Care
Importance of understanding costs due to ACA, prevalence of high-deductible plans
Medicaid, Non-Home Discharge Tied to Longer Hospital Stays
Prolonged length of stay also more likely with MRSA, ICU stay, surgery
Docs in Productivity Models Likely to Encounter Compensation Caps
Physicians, especially those working in a productivity model, must understand compensation caps
Novel Prediagnostic Biomarker ID’d for Non-Small-Cell Lung CA
Diacetylspermine identified as serum biomarker; has additive performance with pro-surfactant protein B
