Risk of death, hospital readmission prolonged after heart attack, heart failure
Heart attack or heart failure patients may have a high risk of death or re-admission for a month or longer after leaving the hospital, researchers said at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Scientific ...
Cardiology
May 16, 2013 |
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Are pricey computer-aided mammograms worth it?
(HealthDay)—Adding computer-aided detection to mammograms finds more early, noninvasive cancers and helps detect invasive cancers at earlier stages, according to a large new study. But the jury's still ...
Cancer
Apr 16, 2013 |
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One in five seniors on risky meds; more in US South
More than 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful "high risk medication" in 2009, according to a newly published analysis by Brown University public ...
Health
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Medicare patients who use hospice receive better care at a lower cost to the government
Medicare patients who enrolled in hospice received better care at a significantly lower cost to the government than those who did not use the Medicare hospice benefit. The data indicate that annual savings to Medicare could ...
Health
Mar 04, 2013 |
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Hospital stays shorter for prostatectomy, cystectomy
(HealthDay)—There were reductions in hospital stays for patients undergoing prostatectomy and cystectomy in 2004 to 2005, compared to those undergoing the procedures in 1992 to 1993, according to research ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Researcher shows diabetes, blood pressure link to colon cancer recurrence, survival
By all accounts, a combination of colon cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure can be a recipe for medical disaster. Now, a new study led by a surgical oncologist and researcher at Temple University School of Medicine and ...
Cancer
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Heart failure drug less effective in real world
A large study addressing the effectiveness and safety of aldosterone antagonist therapy for older heart failure patients has found notable differences between the drug's results in clinical trial vs. what occurs in actual ...
Cardiology
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Race, socioeconomics had impact on emergency colorectal cancer diagnosis
Twenty-nine percent of patients with colorectal cancer in a nationally representative sample were diagnosed after an emergency, such as an obstruction or perforation of the bowel, according to data presented at the 11th Annual ...
Cancer
Oct 17, 2012 |
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For heart patients, medical disclosure can produce side effects
Heart attack patients in states that require health care providers to report the outcomes of procedures to open blocked arteries are less likely to receive those live-saving treatments than similar patients in states without ...
Cardiology
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Study analyzes variations in antibiotic prescribing among older patients
A study of Medicare data suggests there was wide variation in antibiotic prescribing for older patients based on geography and the season in which the prescriptions for the medication were written, according to a report published ...
Medications
Sep 24, 2012 |
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New way of mapping physicians provides valuable network science tool
A new way of mapping how physicians share patients provides opportunities for improving the quality of medical care and organizing the nature of care delivery, according to researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ...
Health
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Revised geographic adjustments could improve accuracy of Medicare payments
Changing the way that Medicare payments are adjusted to account for regional variations in the cost of providing care as recommended by a previous report from the Institute of Medicine would result in payment increases for ...
Health
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Long-term exposure to air pollution increases risk of hospitalization for lung, heart disease
Older adults may be at increased risk of being hospitalized for lung and heart disease, stroke, and diabetes following long-term exposure to fine-particle air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard ...
Health
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Pre-nursing home hospitalization of dementia patients incurs sizable Medicare costs
A new study that tracked what Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) costs Medicare during three distinct stages of patient care suggests that the government insurer could realize substantial savings ...
Health
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Official: Doctor had recruiters in Medicare scheme
(AP) -- Years after Jacques Roy started filing paperwork that would have made his practice the busiest Medicare provider in the U.S., authorities say they've found most of his work was a lie.
Health
Feb 29, 2012 |
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