Test project of patient-centered medical home model endorsed by American College of Physicians
...with general internists. The practices will have a minimum threshold of patients insured by UnitedHealth Group. Those patients will have the option to participate in the project. Practices will have to demonstrate that they have capabilitiesin both infrastructure and personnelto provide patient-centered c...Postpartum hospital discharges -- when is the 'right time?'
... says he understands the need for some agreed upon minimum length of stay, he cautions against a one-size-fits-all approach to readiness. A customized reflection of both the mothers and her babys needs and concerns is required, Bernstein says. The length of postpartum stay is not the actual determinant of ...Program announced to improve care in developing areas for patients with blood disorders
...c for up to 12 weeks at a host institution. The minimum stay for hematologists who volunteer for the program is two weeks. HVO training programs focus on local diseases and health conditions, and the procedures and skills taught are relevant, realistic, and sustainable, with the goal that the indigenous p...Avian influenza on people's minds
..., poultry and egg products should be cooked to the minimum safe internal temperature of 165 F. However, even if consumers can be convinced that proper cooking kills the avian influenza virus, getting them to act on this information to reduce the risk of infection may be difficult. Surveys by the Food and D...AIUM hosts Third Annual Ultrasound Practice Forum
...ished a working group to develop ways of assessing minimum training requirements in varied settings. Working group chair Thomas Shipp, MD (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography), highlighted the need for basic ultrasound information no matter what the specialty. Discussion focused on the method...Policy changes have direct effect on nursing home care
...dy shows that the simple step of raising the state minimum staffing ratio has a direct impact on the quality ...g homes located in states that had increased their minimum standards for registered nursing hours had higher registered-nurse staffing levels. For example, a ...Exercise may slightly boost 'good' cholesterol levels
...lligrams per deciliter in the exercise groups. The minimum amount of weekly exercise that appeared necessary to change HDL-C levels was 120 minutes or 900 calories burned. The effect of exercise was greater in those who had a higher total cholesterol level (220 milligrams per deciliter or greater) and in tho...12-month study demonstrated tolerability and efficacy of Daytrana
..., titration to a higher dose was permitted after a minimum of three days. Tapering to a lower dose was permi...e children previously used DAYTRANA for at least a minimum of three days and a maximum of 37 months. While this study evaluated the safety and effectiveness o...Study evaluates the effectiveness of Aripiprazole in adolescents with schizophrenia
... with 302 ethnically diverse adolescents. After a minimum three-day washout period without any antipsychotic treatment, adolescents were randomly assigned to receive one of two fixed doses of aripiprazole [10 mg/day (n=100) or 30 mg/day (n=102)] or placebo (n=100). Aripiprazole was started at 2 mg/day and ......stration (23%), 68 percent of whom had undergone a minimum of awareness level disaster training. "Health care workers (HCWs) were more willing and able to work during a disaster when they felt that they could be effective in their job and believed it was important for them to work under crisis conditions," ...Baby aspirin better for your health, University of Kentucky study says
...ng (particulary from the GI tract). We believe the minimum effective dose should be utilized (75-81 mg)." How...tudy in this area is warranted to determine if the minimum dose is effective for everyone, or if dose should be adjusted from person to person." Aspirin is th...Less sun better than using sunscreen
...e clothes and a hat and reducing sun exposure to a minimum should be preferred to sunscreens. Often this sol...what does SPF actually mean? SPF is defined as the minimum sun radiation dose (mainly UVB) required to produce sunburn after application of 2mg per square cent...Literature review shows spinal manipulation beneficial for neck pain
...s review, chronic neck pain was defined as being a minimum of 8 weeks duration. Researchers also found that mobilization therapy was beneficial in improving patients' pain levels, with many achieving full recovery after six to seven weeks of treatment; however, the current evidence did not support a simila...Gender, ethnic differences may hamper eating disorder diagnosis
...reported higher maximum lifetime weights and lower minimum lifetime weights than other groups, suggesting more dramatic swings in body size. Peebles plans to continue her studies to determine how best to diagnose and treat eating disorders in different genders and ethnic groups. "It's so important to ident...No increased risk of certain cancers from electromagnetic fields among energy workers
...employees had been employed at the companies for a minimum of three months since 1968, and they were tracked for an average of nearly 23 years or until death.. When the data were linked to the Danish Cancer Registry where all new cases of cancer in the country have been recorded since 1942, the researchers...UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
...two groups of six patients, both of whom receive a minimum of four injections. The first group receives biweekly vaccinations and the second receives weekly vaccinations. Patients are monitored for immune response before, during and after treatment. The UCSF investigators will continue to follow patients ...EVEREST data on use of tolvaptan published in JAMA and featured at ACC
...al evaluating patients after their discharge for a minimum of 60 days of treatment, and two identical, embedded short-term pivotal studies that examined tolvaptan compared to placebo over seven days of inpatient care or discharge, whichever came first. Data from the two short-term studies documented that t...Sustainability of energy, food and water theme of ACS national meeting
...principles for efficient high arsenic removal with minimum impact on the environment. The National Academy of Engineerings 2007 Grainger Challenge Silver Award was awarded to the scientists and the nonprofit organization Water For People for the community water treatment systems. (HIST 037, Tuesday, March 2...Colon cancer survival linked to number of lymph nodes examined
...essional societies and expert panels to consider a minimum number of lymph nodes be extracted and examined during the surgery, continues Chang. For example, the research team reports that one of the 17 studies examined, a national clinical trial enrolling more than 3,200 patients to look at the effects o...UCSF policy expert presents recommendation for health coverage
...g on a payroll tax. Ultimately, "a small mandatory minimum employer contribution could be absorbed more easily than mandating that employers purchase insurance for all employees," he writes. "To ease the transition from the current fragmented plan-based system, employers would buy into the pool at the averag...