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NewsStudy: If parents are uninsured, insured kids may still lack healthcare services
You'd think that if children are insured, they'd be fairly likely to get the healthcare they need. However, a new study suggests that if insured children's parents are uninsured, the children are... Read more...
Study: More patients leaving hospitals against MD advice
A new study released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has concluded that there's been a dramatic increase in the rate of patients leaving hospitals against physician advice between... Read more...
Study: Emergency department MDs should trust 'gut instincts'
A new study looking at how emergency department physicians evaluate patients with chest pains suggests that they should trust their "gut instincts" more often, according to author Abhinav Chandra,... Read more...
U.S. mental health spending rising rapidly
U.S. mental illness spending is rising faster than spending on any other category of healthcare, according to new data released this week by the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This... Read more...
Study: Common coronary bypass technique more dangerous than traditional method
A new study has raised a storm of controversy by concluding that the most commonly-used method for extracting leg veins for grafts may be more dangerous than the traditional method. Over the past 10... Read more...
HHS: One-fifth of ED visits are by uninsured patients
Here's some data to chew on: According to HHS research, roughly one-fifth of all 120 million emergency department visits in 2006 were by uninsured persons. The data, while probably drawn on realistic... Read more...
Committee makes comparative-effectiveness spending recommendations
How do you spend $1.1 billion in comparative-effectiveness research funding? A new report released by an independent advisory committee to HHS may provide some answers. The 73-page report, which was... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: U.S. spends $9B on child mental illness
New statistics have concluded that the U.S. spent $8.9 billion to treat child mental illnesses in 2006, making mental illness the most expensive condition to treat in childhood, according to the... Read more...
Trend: Large, small hospitals differ on safety issues
If you're part of a large hospital, are your safety practices--and results--likely to be different than those of smaller facilities? The answer is yes, according to a growing body of research. The... Read more...
Old blood boosts infection risk, study says
Just yesterday we reported that hospitals have been cutting back on transfusions, in part due to concerns over infection rates climbing among transfused patients. Now, a new study offers new support... Read more...
| Press ReleasesPress Release: Study Finds Most Americans Would Prefer to Receive Medications from MDs ST. LOUIS , Mo . – August 20, 2007 Three out of four Americans would have their prescription filled in their doctor’s office instead of a pharmacy if given the choice, a new study finds, Read more >> |
