Jefferson Researcher Finds New Digital X-Ray Technology May Cut Costs And Improve Patient Care
... noted. With digital radiography, a patient will spend less time waiting for X-rays to be developed and read, and the results can quickly be communicated to their primary care physician, often while the patient is in the doctor’s office, Dr. Shaber said. “If this technology off...Health Workers May Experience Costly Dislocation As Health Spending Growth Slows
...or--without discussion or debate as to how best to spend these newlyavailable resources. "It would be helpful and responsible to create mechanisms that would help assure adequate discussion" says Fein. Affected communities need to plan ahead for downsizing, involvingelected officials, community rep...UCSF Hospitalists May Be Key To Shorter, Less Costly Hospital Stays
... AmericanMedical Association , found that patients spend less time in the hospital--andtheir care costs less as a result--when their cases are managed by doctors inthe recently emerged specialty of hospital care, called hospitalists. Traditionally, residents, who are medical school graduates in the late s...Parenting CD-ROM Helps Reduce Children's Behavioral Problems
...o take an active role in the learningprocess. They spend more time with it because it's so interesting." Gordon presented research on the program's effectiveness July 11 at theannual meeting of the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education. For one study, researchers recruited 7...Managed Care Symposium Sponsored By Society Of Actuaries Examines HEDIS, Stakeholders' Views
...ublic servant, I'm accountable for themoney that I spend on (HEDIS), and early on in the HEDIS data collection processI went to the scientists on my staff said, "We have a lot of data, and I'm goingto have to sit in front of a legislative committee and say this is a good plan,this is a bad plan. I can't d......atients and residents. We're emphasizing that they spend timepracticing as much as they can for increased confidence." At the six video-skills stations, participants have access to three devices.The movable, wand-like laparoscopic camera rests in the center guarded byendoshears and endostitch forceps on ei...University Of California San Francisco Dental School Launches Pilot Program For Pre-Dental Students
...ccepted into the Dental Post-Bac Program, students spend a year honingtheir academic and learning skills so they are better prepared when they reapplyto dental school. Doing that includes attending upper-division undergraduatescience courses at University of California, Berkeley and special seminars atUCS...Future Workers Will Receive MSAs
..., unlike health insurance,whatever consumers don't spend can go directly into their retirement accounts,whi...at less, possibly $2,000. Workers would be freeto spend any part of this on health-related expenses, with any unused amountrolled over to the following year...Advisory: Researchers Present Work At Annual Meeting
...case managers tend to treat them as if they do and spend money on unnecessary services. William G. Weissert, professor and chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy, will present a plan designed to use home care dollars more wisely. Weissert has shown in many studies that home care patients...School Computer Posture Problems Found
...yto increase. "Although children do not currently spend prolonged periods of timekeyboarding, their developing musculoskeletal structures could be especiallyvulnerable to trauma," Oates says. "At this time, we just don't know." Studies of adults have found that poor posture at computer workstations islin...Temples Virtual Lab Helps Disabled Students
...udents With Disabilities Engineers and scientists spend countless hours learning in the classroom andporing over academic journals, but nothing compares to the training they receivein the laboratory. Hands-on education allows them to experience the backbone ofengineering and science--conducting experimen......edication, fewer "bursts" of it in emergencies and spend less time in thehospital when using intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in conjunction withsteroids, according to research published today in the Journal of Allergy andClinical Immunology. Researchers found that during the 6-month study, patients had f......se risks for some people. Those individuals who spend largeamounts of time on the Net in sexual pursuits...ut negative consequences for most people,those who spend 11 hours or more time on line in sexual pursuits show signs ofpsychological distress and admit that ...New Book Says Cross-Train Your Brain To Increase Mental Function
..."For example, if you go on a trip to Europe, don't spend your timesitting on a tour bus, sleeping in an American-style hotel and eating atMcDonald's. Instead, rent a car, figure out the roads and drive to a small townwhere you don't speak the language, and stay in a local bed-and-breakfast andtry weird foo...Advertising May Influence Physicians' Choice Of Blood Pressure Drugs
...se suggests that pharmaceutical companieswould not spend the money they do if they didn't have evidence of itseffectiveness," Stafford says. "We certainly do not suggest that anyone stoptaking a medication that is working for them or question their physician'sdecisions, but patients who are about to start...UI Researcher Shows Economic Benefits Of Hospitals Fast-Tracking Patients Vary
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Patients used to spend several hours, sometimes days, in thehospital following surgery. Now, many individuals walk out the hospital doorless than an hour or two after waking up from procedures. The speedy process isdue largely to fast-tracking, which involves keeping patie...Community Plays Key Role In Preventing Teen Suicide, UF Scientist Says
...lyplayed a large role: school climate. "Teen-agers spend a lot of time in schools, and schools are a place wherekids become engaged," Perkins said. "Sometimes we find kids who are doingwell in difficult situations are drawing something positive from theenvironment, such as the school environment. If school...Second Annual AIDS Vaccine Day Honors Volunteers Nationwide
...ity of the NationalInstitutes of Health." NIH will spend an estimated $194 million for AIDS vaccine research in FiscalYear 1999, which represents a 100 percent increase over four years ago. May 18 marks the anniversary of President Bill Clinton's 1997 commencementspeech at Morgan State University in which ...British Adolescents Need Government Support To Help Clean Up Their Act
...ropean Union and the lack of time British families spend together, due to British parents working the longest hours in Europe. The author says that to date the UK has tackled teenage behavioural problems on an isolated basis:- a drugs tsar' to co-ordinate action on illicit drugs; a health policy which aims...Early warning signs of violence often overlooked, study finds
...r time," Hazler says. "Parents and teachersneed to spend more time with children -- go to their ball games and observe themin school hallways -- and when a confrontation occurs, adults should watch forrepeated physical, emotional or social scenarios." Adults also should pay close attention to child...