A patient survives life-threatening trauma, is intubated in the intensive care unit (ICU) to support his or her affected vital functions, starts to recover, and then develops pneumonia. It's a scenario well-known to physicians, ...
Sep 23, 2014
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A recent study in Health Services Research based on 15 years of hospital data suggests that cuts in Medicare prices under the Affordable Care Act may slow the growth in total overall hospital spending.
Aug 6, 2014
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University of Michigan Health System researchers revealed an obesity paradox among older Americans suffering from sepsis.
Aug 5, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Concerns that nationwide electronic health record adoption could lead to widespread fraudulent coding and billing practices that result in higher health care spending are unfounded, according to a study ...
Jul 9, 2014
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There's much to learn from the recent release of unprecedented amounts of data from the nation's second largest health insurer, Medicare, but only if interpreted cautiously, write two doctors at Fox Chase Cancer Center in ...
Jun 9, 2014
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In the first large-scale study to directly measure wasteful spending in Medicare, researchers found that Medicare spent $1.9 billion in 2009 for patients to receive any of 26 tests and procedures that have been shown by empirical ...
May 12, 2014
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By lending a little computer power, people can join a new George Mason University project and help crack the Alzheimer's disease code.
May 9, 2014
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Research demonstrates that lowering copayments for cardiovascular medications results in better adherence and outcomes among all patients, but until now, little was known about whether lowering copayments could improve known ...
May 5, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—It's a well-known fact that spending on health care has consistently grown faster than the rest of the U.S. economy.
May 5, 2014
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Many shoppers, whether they buy material items or life experiences, are no happier following the purchase than they were before, according to a new study from San Francisco State University.
May 1, 2014
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