Use of Patient Navigators Improves Cancer Screening Rates
Navigators particularly helpful for low-income and ethnic minority patients
Persistent High Spending Common in Year Before Death
Overall, 48.7 percent of older Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2012 had persistent high spending
Tips Provided for Leveraging Social Media
Kevin Pho of KevinMD shares insights into social media use in health care
Reset Room Can Help Address Physician Burnout
Reset room is one of three steps Hennepin County Medical Center has introduced to address burnout
Strategy Needed to Address Impending Physician Shortage
AAMC promotes multipronged approach including federal support, technology, care delivery changes
Tasquinimod Improves Radiographic PFS in mCRPC
Does not improve overall survival in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Prices for Care Rise Significantly As Multi-Hospital Systems Emerge
76 percent increase per hospital admission across all hospitals; greater increase in multi-hospital systems
USPSTF Reaffirms Need for CRC Screen Beginning at Age 50
U.S. advisory group says there's not enough evidence to endorse one screening method over another
Potential Impact of Single-Payer Health Care Discussed
System could alleviate administrative burden, but may have trade-offs in terms of patient care
Many PCPs Discuss Low-Dose CT Screening With Patients
But more than half report making one or no screening recommendations in past year
