annals of internal medicine
Study: Digital mammography not as cost-effective as thought
Digital mammography may be an amazing tool, but it's only cost-effective to use it with younger women or women with dense breasts, according to a new article appearing in the Annals of Internal... Read more...
Study: Doctors may not report peer mistakes
New research suggests that many doctors don't report fellow physicians for medical errors or even a lack of skills. The study, which appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that 45 percent... Read more...
Study: Limiting intern hours improves patient care
Evidence is piling up, in study after study, that it just makes sense to limit work shifts for residents and interns. In today's example, which comes from the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers at Yale-New Haven Hospital collected data on treatment and outcomes …
... Read more...Study:Lower pay threatens PCP supply
The number of U.S. medical students choosing primary care work is falling like a stone, largely because primary care doctors make so much less than specialists do, according to a new study by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The study offers a similar cautionary note as a PCP study released last year by the American College of Physicians (ACP). The ACP found that the number of internal medicine trainees planning on PCP work fell from 54 percent in 1998 to 25 percent in …
... Read more...Study: Patients confused by medication labels
Doctors, maybe it's worth spending a few extra moments telling patients how they should take their medicines. According to a study which will be published next week in the Annals of Internal Medicine, patients with inadequate reading skills often make mistakes with their drugs because they have trouble reading prescription labels. At greatest risk are people with below sixth-grade literacy levels and people with multiple prescriptions to manage, researchers concluded. To …
... Read more...Study:Large groups provide higher-quality care
While consumers may assume that high-touch smaller practices can provide better care, a new study suggests that larger integrated physician groups perform better on a series of standard quality measures. The study, which appears in the current issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, examined three preventative care measures and three chronic disease management measures. The researchers based their findings on data collected from 119 California groups contracting with PacifiCare …
... Read more...Press Release: Larger Physician Practices May Provide Higher-Quality Care
Press Release: Larger Physician Practices May Provide Higher-Quality Care
... Read more...Study: Basic errors trigger missed diagnoses
MDs hate practice guidelines with good reason--after all, no professional wants to substitute a by-the-numbers approach for following their well-honed instincts. Still, studies like the following suggest that sticking to a formula does have its benefits. Research just published by the Annals of Internal Medicine has found that where patients were harmed by incorrect or late diagnoses, the problem usually occurred because the MD made a mistake at one of a few key steps in the …
... Read more...Diabetes mgmt improves care, not outcomes
Reminding diabetic patients to come in for foot and retinal exams gets them into the office all right, but standard diabetes disease-management strategies don't seem to do much for controlling key factors like blood sugar, blood pressure or cholesterol, or for getting patients to take their medications properly, according to a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers from the UCLA School of Public Health studied 8,661 patients from 63 physician groups in several …
... Read more...ALSO NOTED: Part D legislation introduced; Petrie appointed CFO at WellPoint; and much more...
> Last week's Annals of Internal Medicine report comparing drug-eluting and bare-metal stents has renewed the stent debate, writes Maggie Mahar in my blog, THCB. Blog
> Congressional Democrats introduced legislation that would make major changes to Medicare Part D. One provision empowers the government to negotiate prices directly with pharmaceutical companies. Another …
