Study finds Medicare overbilling may be caused by government's faulty reimbursement
...ame coding agency (intra-agency). The records were blinded so coders were unaware of what codes others had assigned. "This study is similar to the famous tax test that Money magazine conducted a couple of years ago," said Brent Asplin, MD, MPH, author of a related editorial in this issue. "Money sent a hypot...Molecular tag pinpoints which breast cancer tumors are most likely to spread
...udy using newly diagnosed patients in which we are blinded to the diagnosis. We are in the midst of that study now. If it bears out our initial results, we will try to get it into the clinic as soon as possible, though it may be at least one year." Keyomarsi points out, however, that the specialized labor...Trachoma leaves millions blind, costs $2.9 billon to global economy
...iffer, all reports have found the number of people blinded from trachoma to be in the millions. The School researchers incorporated prior data, newly available data,and a list of countries that have been identified as having known or suspecting blinding trachoma since the last estimate of the global burden. ...Exanta - pivitol data from largest ever phase III stroke prevention trial announced at ACC
... randomised, open-label, parallel-group study with blinded event assessment, was designed as a non-inferiority** study to compare Exanta with the current standard treatment, dose-adjusted warfarin. The primary efficacy endpoint was met, showing that fixed dose twice daily 36mg oral Exanta compares favourabl...Vitamins C and E improve cardiovascular health in children with high cholesterol, study says
...ortion of the study. A single investigator who was blinded to each participant's assigned group measured endothelial function in the brachial artery of the arm using ultrasound every six weeks. Researchers found that the NCEP Step II diet had no effect on endothelial dysfunction, but it was associated with ...New clinical research study evaluates novel cell therapy
...gator for the Chicago site for this new Phase IIb, blinded STEPS study. Recruitment for the 68 patients for the study has recently begun. Each patient will be followed for approximately two years. While the pilot study evaluated treatment on just one side of the brain, the STEPS research study will impla...Data supports extremely early intervention for multiple sclerosis patients
...CHAMPS study," explains Kinkel. CHAMPS, a two-year blinded placebo controlled trial in which 383 MS patients were treated weekly with either Avonex or a placebo, found that those individuals who received Avonex experienced a 44 percent decrease in the rate of developing a second MS attack that would qualify ...PTH and Alendronate: combining treatments shows no bone density advantage
...nd those who treat them." One study, a randomized, blinded clinical trial involving 238 postmenopausal women with low hip or spine BMD, was carried out at four centers and coordinated at the University of California San Francisco by Dennis Black, M.D., and his colleagues. In the study, featured at the recent...Medication 'wearing off' a bigger problem for Parkinson's patients than physicians may realize
...dose "wearing off" than a clinical assessment. The blinded study used the AliProject, a web-enabled database of patients treated at participating Parkinson's disease research centers in the United States. The clinical database was developed by the Muhammed Ali Parkinson Research Center. Three hundred patient...Bone marrow cells improve failing heart function
...results need confirmation in a placebo-controlled, blinded and randomized trial. "This is the first step. It's incredible to see that this is a safe procedure with sustained improvement," he said. "It's the impetus we need to go forward ."...Mayo Clinic develops new technology to improve diagnosis of arm and hand injuries and disease
...oil and three other designs for wrist scanning. A blinded review of the images by five Mayo Clinic radiologists and one medical physicist indicated a preference for the images created using Mayo Clinic Coil in the majority of the comparisons. The coils are being manufactured by IBM in Rochester, Minn., and ...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 6, 2004
...ts) or telephone calls (1,448 patients). CT scans blinded to type of treatment were read at a central location. Results will include modified Rankin scale and Barthel index scores at 90 days for all patients receiving study medication and for the subgroup treated within 6 hours. 4 p.m. Abstract P206 ...Study findings offer new hope for the estimated 300,000 Americans infected with HIV and Hepatitis C
...not tolerate ribavirin. The randomized, partially blinded international trial had a total of 868 HCV/HIV co-infected patients in 19 countries, and is currently, the largest study conducted among this patient population. All patients were HCV positive, had compensated liver disease, a CD4+ count greater tha...Northwestern Memorial researchers study role of botanicals in management of menopausal symptoms
...ryness and joint pain. There will be four blinded treatment groups in this Phase II study. Participants will randomly be assigned to either black cohosh (128 mg), red clover (120 mg), Placebo, or Standard Hormone Therapy (Prempro 0.625 mg CEE / 2.5 MPA) - an FDA approved drug. "Hormone therapy is ...Parkinson's drug effective in treating restless leg syndrome
...olide or placebo in phase one continued to receive blinded medication, and non-responders received open-label pergolide for up to 12 months of total study treatment. Prior to treatment, domperidone (an anti-nausea medication) was administered to all patients for 10 to 14 days. This measure was considered nec...NCI grant supports Jefferson trial to study test for colorectal cancer recurrence
...ted by RT-PCR. "The patient and the doctor will be blinded to the results this will not be used to manage the patient," he explains. "We are only trying to determine if this is a marker of early recurrence. "At the end of the day, we hope everyone who develops recurrent disease was positive by GCC," he say...Kadian alleviated chronic pain in patients unsuccessfully treated with well-known therapies
...munity-based, prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint trial included 205 patients previously an...based, prospective, randomized, open-label, with a blinded endpoint design. Investigators randomized 1,418 patients with chronic, non-malignant, moderate-to-s...Blood pressure drugs may slow deterioration of Alzheimer's
...be replicated in carefully controlled, randomized, blinded studies," said neurologist David Knopman, MD, of t...h drug they received, and the researchers were not blinded to which participants received which drug. Blind studies are considered more scientifically accurate...Reconstituted blood is better for infants' heart surgery than fresh blood
...ygenates the blood during open heart surgery, were blinded to the patient's group assignment. Other UT Southwestern researchers who participated in the study were Dr. Steven Mou, a fellow in the pediatric intensive care unit; Dr. Brett Giroir, professor of pediatrics; Dr. Erica Molitor-Kirsch, assista...... a retinal prosthesis to provide sight to patients blinded from outer retinal degenerations. Founded in 1952, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a national security laboratory, with a mission to ensure national security and apply science and technology to the important issues of our time. ...