CMS Seeks Network Adequacy for ACA Exchange Plans
(MedPage Today) -- If state doesn't select applicable metrics, CMS will (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - November 23, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Value-Based Pricing Will Help With High Rx Costs
(MedPage Today) -- More data needed to put it into practice, experts say (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - November 23, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Two Tx Options Improve Survival by 40% in Resectable Lung CA (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- But study was underpowered due to early close (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - November 7, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Early RA Responds to Actemra (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Tocilizumab can be given either as monotherapy or with methotrexate (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 30, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Asthma: LABA + Steroids Not a Winning Combo for Blacks
(MedPage Today) -- Tiotropium is just as good as steroid add-on and perhaps safer (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 27, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Make the Diagnosis: Curious Chest X-Rays
(MedPage Today) -- Case Findings: A 24-year-old male presents with a 2-week history of increasing shortness of breath with minimal exertion. Oxygen saturation, heart rate, and blood pressure were normal, although the heart sounds were very soft.
What is your diagnosis? (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 26, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Are Medicare ACOs Working? Experts Disagree
(MedPage Today) -- Some say ACOs haven't worked; others want to give them more time (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 21, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
MedPAC to CMS: Remember the Sustainable Growth Rate
(MedPage Today) -- The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission warns CMS not to repeat past mistakes (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 9, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
PCP/Oncology Partnerships Vital for Cancer Care Wave
(MedPage Today) -- Oncologists and PCPs will have to team up to cope with patient influx (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 6, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis
(MedPage Today) -- Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - October 5, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Physicians Bash Meaningful Use at Open Forum
(MedPage Today) -- Doctors dream of a better electronic health record and sensible regulation (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - September 30, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Falling Platelets a Tip-Off for Lupus Lungs (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A history of thrombocytopenia is strongest risk factor for diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - September 25, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Steroids Helpful in Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Meta-study showed some benefits, hints at others (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - August 10, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Targeted Intraoperative Imaging Lights Up Lung Cancer (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- New technology allows for visualization of tumor margins, accurate selection of involved lymph nodes (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - August 3, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Op-Ed: Public Health Loses in SCOTUS Pollution Ruling
(MedPage Today) -- Lost in the glare of King v. Burwell, another decision jeopardizes thousands of lives (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - July 29, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
