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Inappropriate care requests: The role of health care professionals

Source: Kevin, M.D., Nov 15 2012, 8:47am CST

How to reduce the cost of medical care while improving quality is the focus of several initiatives, including the American College of Physicians’ High Value Care initiative, the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely c ...

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52 minutes ago

English is the second language of medical documentation

Source: Kevin, M.D.  |   May 24 2013, 8:04am CDT

English is the international language of medicine, according to many. Regardless of whether that is true, what is becoming increasingly clear is that English is the second language of medical documentation. F ...

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2 hours ago

California Insurance Exchange Rates: Not Too High, Not Too Low

Source: Kaiser Health News  |   May 24 2013, 5:59am CDT

SACRAMENTO – In the first disclosure of individual health insurance premiums by the nation’s largest state, California announced on Thursday a wide array of choices for the 5.3 million people expected to qualify to purchase coverage through its onli ...

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27 weeks ago


Quote:
"It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to tell your doctor what to do."


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3 hours ago

Campaign Encourages Smokers To "Talk With Your Doctor" For Help Quitting

Source: Medical News Today  |   May 24 2013, 5:09am CDT

Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Article Date: 24 May 2013 - 2:00 PDT Advice and help from doctors can more than double odds smoker will quit successfully Because a doctor's advice and assistance more than ...

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9 hours ago

ACP issues recommendations for management of high blood glucose in hospitalized patients

Source: EurekAlert  |   May 23 2013, 11:48pm CDT

PHILADELPHIA, May 24, 2013 -- High blood glucose is associated with poor outcomes in hospitalized patients, and use of intensive insulin therapy (IIT) to control hyperglycemia is a common practice in hospitals. But the re ...

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20 hours ago

When DNA Tests Lead to Devastating Mistakes

Source: AOL Small Business  |   May 23 2013, 12:01pm CDT

Since the human genome was fully sequenced a decade ago, research in the field of genetics has advanced at breakneck speed. Today tests are available to find a genetic link for more than 2,500 diseases (10 years ago, that ...

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1 day ago

Professionals and Patients Increasingly Confused by Guidance on Screening for Risk of Prostate Cancer

Source: PR Newswire  |   May 23 2013, 7:17am CDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representing the interests of the 240,000 American men who are at risk each year for a diagnosis of prostate cancer, and the over 2 million men living today who have been diagn ...

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1 day ago

5 Ways to Save Money on Braces

Source: Wise Bread  |   May 23 2013, 5:24am CDT

The average cost of standard orthodontic treatment is approximately $5,000. This could be a little less or more depending on where you live and the severity of the case. Whether it's for your child or yours ...

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1 day ago

The Joint Commission

Source: Term Paper Warehouse   |   May 22 2013, 7:38pm CDT

As someone who recently entered the health care workforce with very minimal knowledge about the health care world, the Joint Commission seems like a viable choice to understand why this organization is important to the health care community. To understan ...

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1 day ago

Consumer Reports: Oversold Testosterone Treatments

Source: NBC Dallas-Fort Worth  |   May 22 2013, 6:34pm CDT

Two years ago drugmakers spent 14-million dollars promoting prescription testosterone. Last year they spent 100-million dollars. And sales are soaring, topping two billion dollars in 2012. But Consumer Reports says ...

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