News tagged with healthcare delivery
Twin epidemics: HIV and Hepatitis C in the urban Northeast
A new Yale study looks at the scope and consequences of a burgeoning health problem in the cities of the U.S. Northeast: concurrent infection with both HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV). The study appears online ...
HIV & AIDS
May 17, 2013 |
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ASU experts say raising the age of eligibility and other reforms will put Medicare on solid footing
Raising the age of eligibility and reforming some Medicare practices can go a long way to making it sustainable, according to three Arizona State University healthcare policy experts.
Health
Apr 25, 2013 |
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First large scale trial of whole-genome cancer testing for clinical decision-making reported
For the first time, researchers have conducted a large trial in which they tested the entire genome of individual breast cancers to help personalize treatment. They released their findings at the ESMO 2012 Congress of the ...
Cancer
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Breast cancer risk estimates increased with repeated prior CT and nuclear imaging
Researchers reviewing the records of approximately 250,000 women enrolled in an integrated healthcare delivery system found that increased CT utilization between 2000 and 2010 could result in an increase in the risk of breast ...
Cancer
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Use of more costly diabetes medications varies widely
(HealthDay)—Even within an integrated Veterans Affairs (VA) system with a uniform national formulary and established criteria for drug use, there is substantial variation in the use of thiazolidinediones ...
Diabetes
Oct 12, 2012 |
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ACGME announces plan to transform graduate medical education
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) today announced major changes in how the nation's medical residency programs will be accredited in the years ahead, putting in place an outcomes-based evaluation ...
Other
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Beds in pediatric intensive care unit could be used more efficiently with improved flow
The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a precious resource. With limited number of beds and resource-intensive services, it is a key component of patient flow. A new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine reveal ...
Other
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Researcher pinpoints prescription for successful Primary Care Networks
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.
Health
Jan 25, 2013 |
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Leveraging novel ideas to improve health care
Integrating some of the best new practices of industry into the strengths of the academic research process, the Regenstrief Institute is launching an initiative to encourage and propel innovation. The Institute has over 40 ...
Health
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Private healthcare no more efficient, accountable or effective than public sector in LMICs
A systematic review conducted by Sanjay Basu of the University of California, San Francisco and colleagues re-evaluated the evidence relating to comparative performance of public versus private sector healthcare delivery ...
Health
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Mathematics: The key to better and cheaper healthcare
Efforts to achieve higher efficiency in healthcare delivery are often assumed to be forced by budget cuts that are in the end harmful to patients. However, quality improvements and cost savings can in fact ...
Health
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Researchers discover plant derivative
Researchers at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that tanshinones, which come from the plant Danshen and are highly valued in Chinese traditional medicine, protect against the life-threatening condition ...
Medications
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Even limited telemedicine could improve developing health
A lack of infrastructure in developing countries, and particularly in rural areas, often ensures that healthcare provision is absent. Research published in the International Journal of Services, Economics and Management by a t ...
Health
Dec 21, 2011 |
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New software improves healthcare delivery in Africa
Researchers from the Georgia Tech College of Computing, working in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have developed a digital data tracking system to assist low-resource ...
Health
Nov 09, 2011 |
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ASU experts say US needs to shift healthcare emphasis to pay for value
Regardless of what you think about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also called Obama Care, healthcare in the U.S. needs a major overhaul. That overhaul began with ACA, and now additional changes are going to be needed in order ...
Health
Dec 12, 2012 |
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