Seven Tips Help Doctors Prepare for Meaningful Use Audits
Best way to prepare for an audit is to assume it will happen and make sure MU requirements are met
Lung-RADS Criteria Can Reduce False-Positive Result Rate
Reduction in false-positive result rate, but reduction in sensitivity also observed
Research Misconduct ID’d by FDA Often Unreported in Literature
Only three of 78 published studies mentioned issues of concern uncovered by FDA
Naps Counteract Negative Effects of Sleep Deprivation
Naps appear to restore norepinephrine and interleukin-6 levels to normal
Confidence Not Accurate Measure of Prescribing Competence
Fourth-year medical students show lack of insight into their own prescribing strengths and weaknesses
Motivational Interviewing Can Help Reach Nonadherent Patients
Although working with patients to set personal goals may take more time, the investment pays off
Perspective on Dr. Davidson: ‘Be Like Mike’
Michael Davidson took on highest risk patients, sought to extend lives in cases deemed 'hopeless'
AICR: Awareness of Key Cancer Risk Factors Alarmingly Low
Many worry about unproven factors like food additives; less about exercise and obesity
Healthy Diet Independently Tied to Lower Risk of COPD
Consuming less red meat, soda and alcohol tied to less COPD in study
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Down But Still Too High
Two out of five children breathing in secondhand smoke
