http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A newly-released study on early adoptees of the Primary Care Network initiative proposes that their success lies with three key elements: strong leadership, a redefined, inclusive workspace and allowance for creative discord. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-prescription-successful-primary-networks.html Health Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:49:40 EST news278347772 (HealthDay)—A one-size-fits-all approach to treating U.S. veterans with Gulf War Syndrome does not work, and therapy needs to be tailored to meet each patient's needs, according to a new Institute of Medicine report released Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-vets-gulf-war-syndrome-individualized.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:30:02 EST news278177372 New research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center indicates that the implementation of protected sleep periods for residents who are assigned to overnight shifts in a hospital represent a viable tool in preventing fatigue and alleviating the physiological and behavioral effects of sleep deprivation among these doctors in training. The new results will be published in the December 5th edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-power-naps-doctors-fatigue.html Health Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:00:09 EST news273838647 As the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act moves forward, debate and speculation continue as to whether universal health insurance coverage will lead to significant cost savings for hospitals. The assumption is that providing appropriate primary care will improve the overall health of the population, resulting in less need for hospital services and less severe illness among hospitalized patients. Findings from a recent study published in Health Care Management Review challenge that assumption. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-massachusetts-individual-mandate-decreased-hospital.html Health Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:28:24 EST news262862844 (HealthDay) -- The risk of curvature progression in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) can be based on initial angle of curvature, age, menarcheal status, and height, according to a study published online June 25 in The Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-classification-ids-groups-scoliosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:17:17 EST news261065827 Revenue-driven surgery and poor planning drive some surgical patients home too early, concludes a pair of logistical studies conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-revenue-driven-surgery-patients-home-early.html Surgery Fri, 11 May 2012 11:56:35 EST news255956183 (AP) -- Britain's health minister was angrily heckled Monday over health care reforms that the government says will improve efficiency but opponents claim threaten the foundation of the country's state-funded health care service. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-british-minister-heckled-health-reforms.html Health Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:22:17 EST news248984531 While nurse-to-patient ratios are widely recognized as an important factor in determining the quality of patient care, those ratios are not always easy to change without significant cost and investment of resources. What's more, the projected nursing shortage will make it even more difficult for hospitals to increase nurse staffing. A study published in the current issue of Health Care Management Review indicates that there are other aspects of registered nurses' (RNs) work environments that RNs perceive can also have a significant impact on the quality of care they deliver. In order of influence, those factors are: physical work environment, workgroup cohesion, nurse-physician relations, procedural justice and job satisfaction. Nurses' ratings of patient care quality were also higher in hospitals with Magnet® recognition programs, and lower in work settings with greater organizational constraints such as lack of equipment and supplies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-patient-nurses-environment.html Health Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:50:01 EST news241867725