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6 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
Surer Footing For Medicare The Washington Post Under the act, Medicare is stronger than it has been in years, and seniors will get new benefits. That's no illusion; that's progress (Dr. Donald Berwick, 9/3)...
6 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
Only about one in every six Americans who have ever been overweight or obese loses weight and maintains that loss, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. While that number is larger than most weight-loss clinical trials report, the majority of Americans are still unable to lose weight and keep it off...
4 Sep 2010 at 9:00am
The Editor-in-Chief of one of the world's most respected medical journals, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., has announced that she will be resigning from her post on June 30th, 2011. Dr. DeAngelis said: All good things must come to an end and so, this must, too. Dr...
4 Sep 2010 at 4:00am
"The Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) strongly disagrees with NPATCH's support for allowing nurses to administer anesthesia without physician supervision. Regrettably, their action was not unexpected. It is disturbing that NPATCH and others would support policies whereby a patient's life-and-death medical decisions would be made by nurses, not doctors...
4 Sep 2010 at 4:00am
Physician Executive Leadership Center (PELC), the nation's only executive search firm focused solely on the recruitment and placement of physicians in executive leadership positions, is conducting their annual survey of physicians serving in leadership positions in health care organizations...
3 Sep 2010 at 5:00am
CPM Resource Center (CPMRC), an Elsevier company and leader in assisting healthcare organizations improve practice at the point of care, has announced that its 19th International Conference will take place Jan. 19-22, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero in San Francisco...
3 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
Insomnia and other sleep disorders are very common, yet are not generally well understood by doctors and other health care professionals. Now the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has released up-to-the-minute guidelines in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE, to guide psychiatrists and physicians caring for those with sleep problems...
3 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
The existence of chronic Lyme disease is an issue of sharp debate within the medical community. Some health care workers who call themselves "Lyme literate" insist that chronic Lyme disease is frequently diagnosed and treated by primary care physicians...
2 Sep 2010 at 7:00am
Sorell Family Practice in Sorell, 25 km north-east of Hobart, has been named the winner of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Tasmania General Practice of the Year Award 2010...
2 Sep 2010 at 6:00am
News outlets report on how the delivery of health care is being changed by empowered patients. USA Today: "In the past, most patients placed their entire trust in the hands of their physician. Your doc said you needed a certain medical test, you got it. Not so much anymore. Though some doctors find the newer 'empowered' patients taxing, others ...
2 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
Implementation of staggered radiologist work shifts can expedite the communication of urgent findings and improve patient care, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology...
1 Sep 2010 at 7:00am
Federal health officials gave two firms -- the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology in Chicago, Ill., and the Drummond Group in Austin, Texas, -- the power to certify electronic medical record vendors effective immediately, The Hill reports. "As providers move toward mandatory adoption of EHR systems, HHS created an incentive program designed to encourage the transition...
1 Sep 2010 at 6:00am
In the final part of a three-part series on primary care, NPR reports on physicians assistants and nurse practitioners taking the place of physicians as deliverers of primary care. "Unlike physicians in primary care, the number of physician assistants and nurse practitioners are on the rise...
1 Sep 2010 at 6:00am
Will Health Overhaul Provide Better Care For U.S. Workers? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution This legislation will undoubtedly help our workers and our businesses, both large and small, afford health coverage. Politicians of all stripes should recognize the opportunity the health reform law presents to propel our country forward (Rep. Jim McDermott, 8/30)...
1 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
The NHS Alliance's GP Commissioning Federation council has had its inaugural meeting this month in London. The event was attended by a large number of clinical leaders representing all regions in the country; these leaders bring with them a wide range of experience, expertise, views and successes in clinical commissioning...
