Acute otitis media rates have dropped, but tied to upper respiratory infections
Close to half of all infants have an episode of acute otitis media by age 1 year, but incidence appears to have dropped in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era, a recent study found.
“We clearly... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 7, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
SHM launches medication reconcilation project
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) has announced it will launch a second iteration of the Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study, a program focused on improving ways for... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 7, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
SURVEY: Telemedicine high priority, but reimbursement remains challenging
Nearly two-thirds of health care providers rank telemedicine as a top priority in 2016, a 10% increase from last year, according to a survey.
Telemedicine software company REACH Health surveyed 390... (Source: Pediatric News)
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HHS calls on Congress to approve supplemental Zika funding
The White House implored Congress on April 6 to act quickly on requests to allocate substantial funding for combating the Zika virus, as the Department of Health and Human Services revealed that it... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Medical groups urge emergency funding to combat Zika
A group of 68 organizations, including a number of medical societies, have called on Congress to pass an emergency spending bill requested by President Obama to fund activities to combat the spread... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 5, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Could value-based care raise False Claims Act liability?
As you begin to consider the switch to value-based care systems, be sure to safeguard against risks that could fuel false claims scrutiny by the government, legal experts advise.
A primary... (Source: Pediatric News)
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HIV research update: Late March 2016
A great volume of HIV and AIDS research enters the medical literature every month. It’s difficult to monitor everything, so here’s a quick look at some notable news items and journal articles... (Source: Pediatric News)
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EHR Report: Take your medicine!
“Drugs don’t work in patients who don’t take them.”
–C. Everett Koop, M.D.
While it would be hard to imagine accountable care organizations being able to get the data they need to... (Source: Pediatric News)
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State board discipline of physicians varies widely by state
The rate at which medical boards discipline physicians varies widely by state, with Delaware doctors facing four times more disciplinary actions that Massachusetts physicians, according to a review... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 4, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
What are the best, worst states for physicians?
Should your future include a move to the South? A new report finds that Mississippi ranks as the best state to practice medicine, while the District of Columbia and New York are the least... (Source: Pediatric News)
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Staph aureus drives atopic dermatitis
LOS ANGELES – Evidence is building for the hypothesis that impairments in the skin’s microbiome promote Staphylococcus aureus colonization and drive atopic dermatitis, Dr. Donald Y.M. Leung... (Source: Pediatric News)
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Early estrogen likely prevents bone fractures in Turner syndrome
BOSTON – The longer that estrogen therapy is delayed in girls with Turner syndrome, the lower their bone density will be in subsequent years, based on results of a retrospective, cross-sectional <a... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
CDC urges states to prepare for Zika
As warmer weather raises the possibility of local Zika virus transmission in the continental United States, federal health officials are pushing state and local governments to devise plans aimed at... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
College students report perceived barriers to HPV vaccine
SAN DIEGO – College-aged men and women had positive attitudes toward human papillomavirus vaccination, yet perceived cost and access barriers factored into their decision to receive the vaccine,... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Gynecologic oncologists often missing from pediatric pelvic evaluations
SAN DIEGO – Young women and girls with gynecologic malignancies more often present with pain and masses greater than 5 cm in size, compared with their counterparts who have benign disease.... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
