Cardiologists underestimate racial and ethnic disparities in care
...occur often in the United States despite extensive documentation of the problem, according to a survey published in a special disparities issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. In the 2004 Rand Corporation survey, 34 percent of cardiologists agreed that differences in care based solely on...Simple question from your doctor can help identify your risk for breast cancer
...% out of 1700 women in the Greater Boston area had documentation of their family history of breast cancer. Further...s could influence screening practice behavior, had documentation concerning familial breast cancer." Little research has been done to examine how family cancer histo...Study documents initial differences in sexual transmission of HIV between males and females
...y transmitted HIV to the other, provides the first documentation of some differences in how the virus infects males and females. According to the Hopkins researchers who led the study, this initial research is essential to understanding why these differences occur and for future development of a vaccine or other ...Balancing care decisions for gravely ill patients
... year later did not differ much from those without documentation of unrealistic expectations (11 percent versus 6 percent). Nearly all survivors were severely disabled at discharge and at one year. "Perhaps the best way to avoid vast expenditures of resources on patients very unlikely to survive is by improving co...Study shows strengths, gaps in quality of care for kids in California's public mental health clinics
...tal health evaluations, but finds moderate to poor documentation of medical monitoring psychoactive medications, ch... from this study raise serious questions about the documentation of the child's response to medication treatment and the adequacy of medical monitoring" said Dr. Bon...New 'ITN Scholars Program' provides junior faculty opportunity to develop clinical trials expertise
...wledge and skills necessary to develop and prepare documentation for clinical trial protocols, navigate various regulatory requirements of clinical trials, plan and manage single and multicenter trial implementation and monitoring in the fields of transplantation, autoimmunity or asthma/allergy. The ITN Scho...Hiding drugs in food in nursing homes is common
...ed behaviour, suggest the authors. The low rate of documentation and the secrecy surrounding this practice in institutions are a cause for concern, they conclude....Rush University Medical Center testing magnetic stimulation for depression
...or depressive disorder. able to provide written documentation that they have been unsuccessfully treated previously with antidepressant medication. Patients who have been diagnosed with bipolar illness (manic depression) or obsessive-compulsive disorder are not eligible to participate in the trial. For more ...OHSU unique in broadbased teaching of new breast exam recommendations
... lack of standard reporting, terms and formats for documentation could prove to be impediments to maximizing the be... this reason, our programs also teach standardized documentation of all breast findings, along with evidence-based clinical decision making for management of these f...FOSRENOL (R) maintains bone health status of end-stage renal disease patients
...iversity of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. "Our documentation that FOSRENOL does not have the toxic, bone-softening effect associated with aluminum-based phosphate binders is welcome news for the ESRD community." Managing Hyperphosphatemia Phosphorus, an element found in nearly all foods, is absorbed from t...Attention to detail can make kids' hospital stays shorter, less costly & less frequent
...atients, and we found that the standard orders and documentation issues created a lot of discussion and interest." Sedman emphasizes that what works in asthma care could also work for almost any condition that has an APR-DRG code. Already at Mott, the care of certain infectious diseases in children has...Study: Too few doctors ask teens about smoking
...second-hand smoke, only five percent of charts had documentation about this risk. Second-hand smoke was four times...n in the patient's medical record. However, paper documentation is vital for reimbursement of services as well as for quality control and medical-legal reasons. ...Study says widely reported side effect of chemotherapy may be overestimated
...rment compared to the controls. "Given the current documentation of objective cognitive impairment prior to adjuvant systemic therapy," conclude the authors, the conclusions of studies reporting high frequencies of cognitive impairment "may overestimate the true incidence of declines in cognitive function secondar...Computer system makes 'chain' of health care stronger, safer
...n patient care and costs as it replaced antiquated documentation systems. Bria, an assistant professor of internal medicine and medical director of clinical information systems in the Medical Center Information Technology division, says, "When you look at the complex process of the workflow in a modern hospital se...Missed alcohol diagnoses in hospital patients
...are concerned that only half of those detected had documentation of alcohol intervention or treatment referral." Dr. Smothers and her colleagues note that in recent years, effective treatment options for alcohol dependence have been expanded to include medications. Physician advice and other brief interventions a...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 6, 2004
...m onset to hospital arrival, but a need for better documentation of symptom onset times. EMS use was associated wi...stroke survivors. Except for smoking, risk factor documentation was poor, even in patients admitted to neurological services. Where protocols were followed and a n...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet, September 16, 2003
...ademia and Clinic, p. 493). The great variation in documentation of many current guidelines can lead to misundersta...hopes that the new uniform framework for guideline documentation will be as successful as the Consolidated Statement for Reporting Trials (CONSORT statement) has bee...Scientists shed new light on speed of infant learning
...nces. "Our research provides the first conclusive documentation of how and when infants learn about object concepts, and serves as a strong argument against theories that infant knowledge in this area is innate," said Johnson. "It had previously been presumed that six-month-old infants could not have had enough ...Health care disparities affect elderly across ethnic lines
...ong multiple racial/ethnic groups. While continued documentation of disparities does little to advance our understanding of what to do about them, continued measurement of disparities in quality will be important in designing and evaluation interventions to address them."...VHA to measure impact of Bridge barcode patient safety system
...rors. MedPoint automates medication administration documentation and reporting, and incorporates the most current information available regarding medications and medication administration. Alerts and warnings are given as needed, and potential errors are identified immediately. Easily integrated into clinician wor...