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Study Evaluates Transcription Accuracy In Men And Women

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There is a significantly higher rate of transcription error in women compared to men when using commercial voice recognition applications, according to a recent study."Our residency program and department recently made the transition to speech recognition from a digital dictation system," said Syed ...

read more There is a significantly higher rate of transcription error in women compared to men when using commercial voice recognition applications, according to a recent study. read more Sun May 2007 Sun May 2007

Rural Doctors Have Their Say On How To Fix Rural Health Services - AMA Rural Health Issues Survey 2007, Australia

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Better resources for rural hospitals and consistent national assessment for overseas trained doctors (OTDs) were the two most pressing issues identified by rural doctors in a groundbreaking new national survey released today by the AMA (Australian Medical Association). AMA President, Dr Mukesh Haike ...

read more Better resources for rural hospitals and consistent national assessment for overseas trained doctors (OTDs) were the two most pressing issues identified by rural doctors in a groundbreaking new national survey released today by the AMA (Australian Medical Association). AMA President, Dr Mukesh Haike read more Sat May 2007 Sat May 2007

Letters To The Editor Address Two Recent Opinion Pieces

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Two letters to the editor published this weekend address recent editorials. Summaries appear below.Arnold Relman, New York Times: A recent column by Times columnist Paul Krugman and a separate Times [click link for full article] ...

read more Two letters to the editor published this weekend address recent editorials. Summaries appear below.Arnold Relman, New York Times: A recent column by Times columnist Paul Krugman and a separate Times [click link for full article] read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

HHS Must Penalize Nursing Homes That Fail To Meet Quality Standards, Editorial States

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A recent Government Accountability Office report demonstrates that HHS "is failing in its duty to make sure that nursing homes correct their shortcomings and then continue to meet quality standards," a [click link for full article] ...

read more A recent Government Accountability Office report demonstrates that HHS read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

House Subcommittee Debates Rural Veterans' Access To Care

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House Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee members on Thursday discussed several bills to improve veterans' access to health care, particularly in rural areas, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full article] ...

read more House Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee members on Thursday discussed several bills to improve veterans' access to health care, particularly in rural areas, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full article] read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

Palliative Care Likely To Become Important As Population Ages

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The "little-known but fast-growing field" of palliative care, which seeks to treat symptoms and improve the quality of life in patients with cancer and other serious illnesses, likely will continue to become more important as the U.S. population ages and develops more illnesses, according to experts ...

read more The read more Mon Apr 2007 Mon Apr 2007

How Is The Digitization Of Information Impacting Across The UK Health Service?

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In a survey of 200 patients and their representatives, clinicians and other healthcare professionals (librarians and IT staff) from across eight NHS trusts, Professor Ann Blandford and Professor Peter Lunt have looked at the growing need to understand how digitisation of health information will impa ...

read more In a survey of 200 patients and their representatives, clinicians and other healthcare professionals (librarians and IT staff) from across eight NHS trusts, Professor Ann Blandford and Professor Peter Lunt have looked at the growing need to understand how digitisation of health information will impa read more Mon Apr 2007 Mon Apr 2007

BMA Comment On GP Pay Figures, UK

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Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the BMA's GPs committee commenting on the revised income figures for GP earnings announced said:"The revised figures have been revised downwards from previous announcements to take account of changes to pension contribution payments. While they still show that GPs rece ...

read more Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the BMA's GPs committee commenting on the revised income figures for GP earnings announced said: read more Sat Apr 2007 Sat Apr 2007

Primary Care Doctors Account For Nearly Half Of Physician Visits But Less Than One-Third Of Expenses

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Visits to primary care physicians - general practice, family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric physicians - accounted for nearly half of the 967.3 million doctor visits in the United States in 2004, however, they accounted for only 30 percent of the $152 billion spent for office-based physic ...

read more Visits to primary care physicians - general practice, family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric physicians - accounted for nearly half of the 967.3 million doctor visits in the United States in 2004, however, they accounted for only 30 percent of the $152 billion spent for office-based physic read more Sat Apr 2007 Sat Apr 2007

Wal-Mart To Expand Retail Health Clinics To 400 Stores In Three Years

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Wal-Mart Stores will open health clinics at as many as 400 of its U.S. stores in the next three years, and as many as 2,000 in the next five to seven years, the company announced on Tuesday, [click link for full article] ...

read more Wal-Mart Stores will open health clinics at as many as 400 of its U.S. stores in the next three years, and as many as 2,000 in the next five to seven years, the company announced on Tuesday, [click link for full article] read more Sat Apr 2007 Sat Apr 2007

Overcrowded Hospitals May Risk Adverse Events On Busiest Days

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Hospitals that operate at or over their capacity may be at increased risk of adverse events that injure patients, according to a study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Woman's Hospital (BWH). The report in the May issue of the journal Medical Care sugges ...

read more Hospitals that operate at or over their capacity may be at increased risk of adverse events that injure patients, according to a study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Woman's Hospital (BWH). The report in the May issue of the journal Medical Care sugges read more Sat Apr 2007 Sat Apr 2007

Broadcast Programs Examine Health Care In New Orleans Since Hurricane Katrina

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Two broadcast programs recently examined the health care system in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Summaries of the coverage appear below.NBC's "Nightly News": Hospitals and health clinics in New Orleans are struggling to meet the demand for medical care, more than a year and half after Hurrica ...

read more Two broadcast programs recently examined the health care system in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Summaries of the coverage appear below.NBC's read more Sat Apr 2007 Sat Apr 2007

The Internet Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Categorie : Primary Care / General Practice
Online medical information is changing the tone of GP consultations. From increased awareness of potential problems to robust - if often erroneous - self-diagnosis, a significant proportion of patients are taking Internet based medical information to the GP surgery. Yet the majority of the informat ...

read more Online medical information is changing the tone of GP consultations. From increased awareness of potential problems to robust - if often erroneous - self-diagnosis, a significant proportion of patients are taking Internet based medical information to the GP surgery. Yet the majority of the informat read more Sat Apr 2007 Sat Apr 2007

Doctors Feel Cut Off From Professionalism Debate, UK

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Doctors are pessimistic about professionalism and feel dangerously disengaged and alienated from debates on the subject, says a Comment in this week's edition of The Lancet.The Comment was authored by Richard Horton (editor, The Lancet), Ian Gilmore (president, Royal College of Physicians), Sue Shep ...

read more Doctors are pessimistic about professionalism and feel dangerously disengaged and alienated from debates on the subject, says a Comment in this week's edition of The Lancet.The Comment was authored by Richard Horton (editor, The Lancet), Ian Gilmore (president, Royal College of Physicians), Sue Shep read more Fri Apr 2007 Fri Apr 2007

Early Condom Use Bodes Well For Adolescents' Sexual Health

Categorie : Primary Care / General Practice
Despite fears that early condom use encourages adolescents to be sexually promiscuous, a study found that those who use condoms the first time they have sexual intercourse are more likely to continue using condoms into young adulthood. These adolescents are also less likely than their peers to have ...

read more Despite fears that early condom use encourages adolescents to be sexually promiscuous, a study found that those who use condoms the first time they have sexual intercourse are more likely to continue using condoms into young adulthood. These adolescents are also less likely than their peers to have read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

Tennessee Hospital Association Launches Web Site That Posts Prices Of Certain Services

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The Tennessee Hospital Association on Monday launched a Web site that lists the average price for common procedures performed at hospitals around the state, the Tennessean reports. The site -- tnhospitalsinform. [click link for full article] ...

read more The Tennessee Hospital Association on Monday launched a Web site that lists the average price for common procedures performed at hospitals around the state, the Tennessean reports. The site -- tnhospitalsinform. [click link for full article] read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

Docs Medical Group Move Towards OmniMD Electronic Medical Records

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Access of records for the multi-location multi specialty practice, is easier for Dr. Sindhwani since the implementation of Electronic Medical Records. One can see the changes in the workflow of the clinic, now you will find nurses carrying notebook or some handheld devices in the hands, all the pape ...

read more Access of records for the multi-location multi specialty practice, is easier for Dr. Sindhwani since the implementation of Electronic Medical Records. One can see the changes in the workflow of the clinic, now you will find nurses carrying notebook or some handheld devices in the hands, all the pape read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

Hospitals' Efforts To Reduce Costs Put Patients At Risk Of Adverse Events, Study Finds

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Hospital efforts to streamline operations and reduce costs put patients at risk for preventable mistakes, according to a study published in the May issue of Medical Care, the Boston Herald reports. For the study, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and [click link for full article] ...

read more Hospital efforts to streamline operations and reduce costs put patients at risk for preventable mistakes, according to a study published in the May issue of Medical Care, the Boston Herald reports. For the study, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and [click link for full article] read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

Developing A Fair Process Through Which Physicians Participating In Performance Measurement Programs Can Request A Reconsideration Of Their Ratings

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A policy paper and principles assuring that physicians are given the opportunity to comment on performance ratings that they believe are inaccurate were adopted by the American College of Physicians (ACP) at its annual meeting. [click link for full article] ...

read more A policy paper and principles assuring that physicians are given the opportunity to comment on performance ratings that they believe are inaccurate were adopted by the American College of Physicians (ACP) at its annual meeting. [click link for full article] read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

Health IT Bill Would Help Small Physician Practices

Categorie : Primary Care / General Practice
Reps. Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas) and Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) have introduced a bill (HR 1952) that would help small physician practices implement health care information technology systems, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full article] ...

read more Reps. Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas) and Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) have introduced a bill (HR 1952) that would help small physician practices implement health care information technology systems, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full article] read more Thu Apr 2007 Thu Apr 2007

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