A 'broader' look at cardiac CTA images often finds diseases/disorders beyond the heart
...ke home message is that these examinations require physician interpreters who are trained to read the entire CT, not just the coronary vessels, he said. One of the issues that we found somewhat surprising is the number of patients with pulmonary embolism who had undergone recent bypass grafting, he said. It...Patient-centered approach can backfire
...make decisions. If those people are matched with a physician who wants patients to be more engaged, the physician could end up putting too much responsibility on the patient's shoulders and not giving them enough d...Comparison of obstetric outcomes between on-call and patients' own obstetricians
Pregnant women frequently ask their physician will you be delivering my baby" Dr. Haim A. Abenhaim MPH and co-authors wanted to determine whether obstetric outcomes differed between women whose babies were delivered by their own obstetrician and those attended by an on-call obstetrician who did...1 of 2 pediatric kidney disease research centers in world established
...so, the grant will enable us to recruit additional physician researchers who can pursue a career in pediatric nephrology research. One research project headed by Drs. Avner and William E. Sweeny Jr., M.S., assistant professor of pediatrics, will explore the growth of cysts in polycystic disease, an inherited d...Test project of patient-centered medical home model endorsed by American College of Physicians
...hysician-patient relationship by having a personal physician coordinate a team of healthcare professionals as t...pilot project will focus on six small and mid-size physician practices, each with general internists. The practices will have a minimum threshold of patients ins...Women with migraines and visual symptoms may have higher stroke risk
...M.D., M.P.H., senior author of the study and staff physician at Baltimore Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. Eight percent of stroke cases had onset of probable migraine with visual symptoms in the prior year compared to one percent of controls. Second, and probably the most important finding, women who ha...Geriatric health conditions have major effect on half of all seniors
... Health System Department of Family Medicine and a physician in the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare Systems Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC). The focus in medicine has long been on diseases, and how to diagnose and treat them. But that focus often isnt helpful in regard to olde...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Aug. 7, 2007, issue
...en the ages of 3 and 33. Counseling during regular physician visits about the proper use of child safety seats, seat belts and the dangers of drunk driving might reduce death and injury from car accidents. Reviewing published research on the effects of such counseling, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force...National quality agenda, payment reform, care integration keys to improving quality, patient safety
...dentify challenges. Nearly 8 of 10 (79%) said that physician autonomy would be a challenge to care integration, and 69 percent said the lack of financial incentives would be a barrier. However, only 14% felt that consumer resistance would be a barrier. Seventy percent of opinion leaders said that the federa...Takeda responds to the FDA advisory committee recommendation
...keda has consistently emphasized the importance of physician education and patient safety in all communications involving ACTOS and has prioritized communicating the appropriate use of ACTOS in patients with type 2 diabetes. Advisory Committee meetings are discussions of pending applications and other public...University hospitals wins multiple national IT awards for electronic patient data bank
...the information is available system-wide so that a physician at one UH facility can assess the information for a patient admitted at another UH facility. Before the Physician Portal, physicians relied on multiple data resources, and physicians at one hospital could not access patient data from other institu...Support for Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act given to House leaders by ACP
... Protecting access to Medicare by funding positive physician payment updates in 2008 and 2009 instead of allowi...to go into effect. The bill also seeks to improve physician spending targets by eliminating drugs from the targets, ensuring the new coverage decisions are inco...Should adult male circumcision be recommended for HIV prevention in the US?
..., but should do so only in consultation with their physician or health care provider, and with a clear understanding of the costs and risks of circumcision and the need to continue use of other, proven prevention measures (e.g., reducing the numbers of sex partners and using condoms consistently and correctly)...'SCHIP funding levels too low' ACP tells Senate Finance Committee Leaders
...to the SCHIP reauthorization and to avert Medicare physician payment cuts. Provisions to replace Medicare physician fee cuts. Under current law, a 9.9 percent Medicare physician payment cut will go into effect Jan. 1...Program announced to improve care in developing areas for patients with blood disorders
...unteers Overseas (HVO) aims to recruit and support physician volunteers to educate and train health-care providers in those countries on the treatment of patients with blood disorders. This unique program will cover the management of a full range of blood disorders, from the many forms of anemia (including t...Physician and congressional leaders convene on Capitol Hill
... strategies aimed at reforming the flawed Medicare physician payment formula. Combined, the organizations repre...ain concerned that the continuation of the current physician payment system, even with congressional interventions, is a pathway to decreased participation in th...U of M researchers assess effectiveness of computerized physician order entry system
...rors can be reduced by implementing a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system, according to a review of several studies conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota. The review, recently published in the online journal Health Services Research, analyzed 12 studies conducted between 1990 an...Emergency department guidelines enhance quality patient care
...dents and nurses. The committee then finalized the physician and nursing guidelines, developed an order set and discharge sheets and put them on the Web at www.cpqe.com. Since the first one was developed, guidelines for more than 20 other conditions, such as pneumonia, ischemic stroke, diabetes and gallbladd...Personal comments by physicians distract from patient needs
...tion in the June 25 issue. The investigators found physician self-disclosures in about a third of patient visit...y care visit. Investigators found no examples of a physician making a statement that led back from the self-disclosure to the patients concern. Most doctors th...ACP supports improved access to information on relative strengths and weaknesses
...ical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 123,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internists specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illness in adults....