VIDEO: Medical apps will disrupt health care in a good way
BOSTON – Smartphones coupled with the rapidly growing number of medical applications are the latest disruptive technologies reshaping the way physicians conduct business and interact with patients,... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 15, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Both prepregnancy and gestational diabetes bode ill for babies
MUNICH – Pregestational maternal diabetes is even riskier for newborns than gestational diabetes, increasing the chance of neonatal hypoglycemia by 36 times over a normal pregnancy.
Baby’s blood... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 13, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Meta-analysis suggests earlier twin delivery to prevent stillbirth
Delivery for uncomplicated dichorionic twin pregnancies should be considered at 37 weeks’ gestation, a week earlier than is generally recommended in the United States, according to a systematic... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 13, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Doctors urge Congress to pass Zika funding
Federal health officials, pediatricians, and ob.gyns. are imploring Congress to pass an appropriations bill with sufficient money to fight the growing threat of the Zika virus.
“Funding for Zika... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 13, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Health sector claims 4 spots among top 10 lobbyers in 2016
Four of the 10 highest-spending lobbyers for the first half of 2016 were in the health sector, with Blue Cross/Blue Shield occupying the sector’s top spot by a relatively small margin, according to... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 13, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
New drugs poised to stem tide of antibacterial resistance in gonorrhea
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Three novel treatments for gonorrhea, currently in late stages of development, could give clinicians an edge in the fight against antibacterial resistance, according to a federal... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 13, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
WHO updates ranking of critically important antimicrobials
In light of increasing antibiotic resistance among pathogens, the World Health Organization has revised its global rankings of critically important antimicrobials used in human medicine, designating... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 12, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Getting prior lab results is worth the effort
Many patients we see need blood work as part of their evaluation. Although labs are cheap compared with other tests we order, they can still be frustrating to get.
It’s not hard to order them.... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 12, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Zika’s not the only mosquito-borne virus to worry about
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – As the spread of Zika virus continues to garner attention in the national spotlight, two other mosquito-borne viral infections pose a potential threat to the United States:... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 11, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
FDA, ACOG recommend against using ovarian cancer screening tests
No marketed screening test has been clinically proven to accurately diagnose ovarian cancer, according to a MedWatch announcement from the Food and Drug Administration.
Despite extensive research... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 11, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Study: One hour with patients means two hours on EHR
Physicians are spending twice as much time on electronic health records as they are face to face with patients, according to a new study by the American Medical Association.
Researchers observed 57... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 11, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
CMS offers lower-stress reporting options for MACRA in 2017
Physicians will have four options for when they can start meeting the requirements for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) track under regulations that implement the Medicare Access and... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 8, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
The EHR Report: Seeing through a glass, darkly
Recently, we were invited to take part in an case presentation focused on a young female patient. The reason for our specific invitation was because a key component in the patient’s case was centered... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 8, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
Early days of IVF marked by competition, innovation
In 1978, when England’s Louise Brown became the world’s first baby born through in vitro fertilization, physicians at academic centers all over the United States scrambled to figure out how they,... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 8, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
ACOs score slight bump in bonus payments
Accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program generated $466 million in savings in 2015, up from $411 million in 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid... (Source: Ob.Gyn. News)
Source: Ob.Gyn. News - September 7, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research
