Health
European hospitals compare notes on pain management to improve care
Comparing data between hospitals across Europe helps health care professionals better manage patients' pain.
May 7, 2014
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Health
Study adapts proven community health worker model for outpatient setting
Penn's Innovative Community Health Worker (CHW) model, shown to reduce admissions and lead to better health outcomes for hospitalized patients, can now be used in outpatient settings, according to a study from researchers ...
Mar 24, 2016
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Health
Physicians embrace Michigan program to improve health care
A statewide program created by Michigan's largest insurer has succeeded in engaging primary care physicians from the ground up to improve patient care, according to the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Dec 9, 2013
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Pediatrics
Nemours study highlights psychological and social barriers to treating childhood obesity
Children whose families have elevated psychological and social risks, including child behavior problems, parent mental health issues, and family financial difficulties, were more likely to drop out of weight management treatment ...
Apr 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Not so blue? Study suggests many Americans less depressed
Fewer Americans may be feeling the blues, with rates of depression in people over 50 on the decline, according to a new University of Michigan Health System study.
Jul 10, 2013
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Health
Retail clinics best used as backup to a patient's primary care physician
The American College of Physicians (ACP) today said that retail health clinics - now commonly present in drugstores and/or big box retailers - are best used as a backup alternative to a patient's primary care physician for ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Health
Are rising health care costs inevitable?
If continuing increases in health care costs are inevitable, as some economists predict, is it possible for health care delivery reform to succeed in reducing the overall burden of health care expenditures on the U.S. economy? ...
Sep 3, 2014
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Medical research
Researcher examines ethical questions raised during COVID-19 pandemic
Michael Rozier, S.J., Ph.D., professor and department chair for health management and policy at Saint Louis University, has authored a paper examining ethical questions raised during the COVID-19 pandemic and what can be ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Health
Electronic health records could help identify which patients most need ICU resources
A national shortage of critical care physicians and beds means difficult decisions for healthcare professionals: how to determine which of the sickest patients are most in need of access to the intensive care unit.
Jan 31, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight-management benchmarks not met in primary care of overweight Latino children
One of the first studies of provider-patient communication regarding weight-management and associated electronic medical records (EMR) finds that many benchmarks of quality weight-management care are not met during primary-care ...
Feb 6, 2017
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