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Collaborative Care Plans Between Physicians And Pharmacists Have Little Impact On Clinical Outcomes

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The use of a physician-pharmacist collaborative care plan to manage lipid control in patients with high cholesterol does not have significant clinical impact, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The role of community pharmacists is expanding worldwide... ...

read more The use of a physician-pharmacist collaborative care plan to manage lipid control in patients with high cholesterol does not have significant clinical impact, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The role of community pharmacists is expanding worldwide... read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

Prostate Cancer Therapy Correlates To Specialist Seen

Categorie : Primary Care / General Practice
New research published in today's issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol. 170, No. 5), by an investigator at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and colleagues at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, shows that the type of specialist that men with localized prostate can ...

read more New research published in today's issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol. 170, No. 5), by an investigator at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and colleagues at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, shows that the type of specialist that men with localized prostate can read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

Preparing Tomorrow's Physicians Today

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The world of medicine is rapidly changing. In less than 100 years the way medicine is practiced and administered has been transformed with the introduction of sanitation measures, pharmaceuticals and technology advances that are ever-evolving... ...

read more The world of medicine is rapidly changing. In less than 100 years the way medicine is practiced and administered has been transformed with the introduction of sanitation measures, pharmaceuticals and technology advances that are ever-evolving... read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

Computer Reminders For Physicians Less Effective Than Expected

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Computer reminders to physicians regarding prescribing produce much smaller improvements than initially expected, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Computerized systems for entering orders and electronic medical records are the two most widely recommended improvements in ...

read more Computer reminders to physicians regarding prescribing produce much smaller improvements than initially expected, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Computerized systems for entering orders and electronic medical records are the two most widely recommended improvements in read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

Virgin Plans To Coordinate GP Care Across Country, UK

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Sir Richard Branson's Virgin empire plans to use its newly acquired network of polyclinics to co-ordinate GP services across the country, Pulse can reveal... ...

read more Sir Richard Branson's Virgin empire plans to use its newly acquired network of polyclinics to co-ordinate GP services across the country, Pulse can reveal... read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

Many Doctors, Hospitals Unhappy With Health IT Rules, Despite Windfall

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Though the federal government plans to give doctors up to $44,000 each, as well as millions of dollars to hospitals, to help buy health information technology, many providers are unhappy with the stimulus-funded program, the Huffington Post Investigative Fund reports... ...

read more Though the federal government plans to give doctors up to $44,000 each, as well as millions of dollars to hospitals, to help buy health information technology, many providers are unhappy with the stimulus-funded program, the Huffington Post Investigative Fund reports... read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

Integration Provides Better Health Outcomes - Pharmaceutical Society Of Australia

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The Government's new hospital funding package is a welcome first step in the health reform process, but will be better served when complemented through implementation of a preventive health strategy to help minimise hospitalisations, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says... ...

read more The Government's new hospital funding package is a welcome first step in the health reform process, but will be better served when complemented through implementation of a preventive health strategy to help minimise hospitalisations, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says... read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

Care Improving, Cost Saving Indiana Network For Patient Care Expands

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The Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC), one of the highest volume health information exchanges in the United States, is expanding beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind... ...

read more The Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC), one of the highest volume health information exchanges in the United States, is expanding beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind... read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

Financial Pressures Must Not Reduce Effectiveness Of Scottish General Practice, Warns GP Leader, Scotland

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The leader of Scotland's GPs warned that the reduction in health spending will create pressure on the Scottish Government to introduce more effective health policies that deliver services that the public need... ...

read more The leader of Scotland's GPs warned that the reduction in health spending will create pressure on the Scottish Government to introduce more effective health policies that deliver services that the public need... read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

Comparative Research Lags Far Behind Approval-Driven Evaluations

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A new study has found that few drug evaluations compare treatments in ways that help doctors make better decisions, Reuters reports... ...

read more A new study has found that few drug evaluations compare treatments in ways that help doctors make better decisions, Reuters reports... read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

100 Percent Of Primary Care Doctors In Denmark Use Electronic Medical Records

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All primary care doctors in Denmark use electronic medical records and 98 percent have the ability to electronically manage patient care-including ordering prescriptions, drafting notes about patient visits, and sending appointment reminders... ...

read more All primary care doctors in Denmark use electronic medical records and 98 percent have the ability to electronically manage patient care-including ordering prescriptions, drafting notes about patient visits, and sending appointment reminders... read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

During Patient Hand-Offs In Hospital, Communication Often Fumbled

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As shifts change in a hospital, outgoing physicians must "hand off" important information to their replacements in a brief meeting. But a new study of this hand-off process finds that the most important information is not fully conveyed in a majority of cases, even as physicians rate their communica ...

read more As shifts change in a hospital, outgoing physicians must read more Sun Mar 2010 Sun Mar 2010

Washington Post Profiles Minn. Abortion Provider Filling Void Of Doctors In South Dakota

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The Washington Post on Friday profiled abortion provider Carol Ball, who travels from her home state of Minnesota to offer the procedure at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Sioux Falls, S.D. No South Dakota doctor has performed elective abortions in the state since 1994... ...

read more The Washington Post on Friday profiled abortion provider Carol Ball, who travels from her home state of Minnesota to offer the procedure at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Sioux Falls, S.D. No South Dakota doctor has performed elective abortions in the state since 1994... read more Fri Mar 2010 Fri Mar 2010

The Most Frequent Error In Medicine

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The most frequent error in medicine seems to occur nearly one out of three times a patient is referred to a specialist. A new study found that nearly a third of patients age 65 and older referred to a specialist are not scheduled for appointments and therefore do not receive the treatment their prim ...

read more The most frequent error in medicine seems to occur nearly one out of three times a patient is referred to a specialist. A new study found that nearly a third of patients age 65 and older referred to a specialist are not scheduled for appointments and therefore do not receive the treatment their prim read more Fri Mar 2010 Fri Mar 2010

With Rate Cut Looming, Doctors Threaten To Stop Accepting Medicare Patients

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With a 21 percent Medicare reimbursement rate cut set for Monday, unless Congress acts to block it, some doctors are threatening to refuse new Medicare patients in their practices... ...

read more With a 21 percent Medicare reimbursement rate cut set for Monday, unless Congress acts to block it, some doctors are threatening to refuse new Medicare patients in their practices... read more Fri Mar 2010 Fri Mar 2010

Hours Worked By Physicians Have Decreased Steadily In Last Decade

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After remaining stable for 2 decades, the average hours worked per week by physicians decreased by about 7 percent between 1996 and 2008, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA... ...

read more After remaining stable for 2 decades, the average hours worked per week by physicians decreased by about 7 percent between 1996 and 2008, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA... read more Fri Mar 2010 Fri Mar 2010

Strategies Help Clinicians Say 'No' To Inappropriate Treatment Requests

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Clinicians may use one of several approaches to deny patient requests for an inappropriate treatment while preserving the physician-patient relationship, according to a report in the February 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... ...

read more Clinicians may use one of several approaches to deny patient requests for an inappropriate treatment while preserving the physician-patient relationship, according to a report in the February 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... read more Fri Mar 2010 Fri Mar 2010

Doctors Urge Caution Over Short-Term Cuts, Northern Ireland

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Doctors in Northern Ireland have today called for the future sustainability of Northern Ireland's health service to be made a priority... ...

read more Doctors in Northern Ireland have today called for the future sustainability of Northern Ireland's health service to be made a priority... read more Fri Mar 2010 Fri Mar 2010

High-Risk Cardiovascular Patients Undertreated In General Practice, Australia

Categorie : Primary Care / General Practice
Patients who are at high risk of a cardiovascular event are substantially undertreated, according to the authors of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia... ...

read more Patients who are at high risk of a cardiovascular event are substantially undertreated, according to the authors of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia... read more Fri Mar 2010 Fri Mar 2010

Academic Medical Center Finds Significant Amount Of Inappropriate CT And MRI Referrals From Primary Care Physicians

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A large academic medical center has found that a significant percentage of outpatient referrals they receive from primary care physicians for computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies are inappropriate (based upon evidence-based appropriateness criteria developed by a rad ...

read more A large academic medical center has found that a significant percentage of outpatient referrals they receive from primary care physicians for computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies are inappropriate (based upon evidence-based appropriateness criteria developed by a rad read more Fri Mar 2010 Fri Mar 2010

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