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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...
CDHPs will need to step up outreach efforts
Well, surprise, surprise. Over 2007, we learned that many employees aren't too excited about current CDHP models, which offload a fair amount of first-dollar responsibility onto them without giving... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: MA court lets accident victim sue physician
In a move which raises some brand-new liability issues, a Massachusetts court has ruled that a doctor can be sued over a car accident caused by his patient, who hit a 10-year-old while passed out at... Read more...
Trend: Hospitals investing in patient lifting devices
In some cases under threat of legislation, hospitals are increasingly investing in patient-lifting and sliding equipment. Such equipment is helping nurses avoid on-the-job injuries and lowering... 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...
Trend: Young PCPs see dozens of job offers
Given mushrooming primary care shortages, young PCPs in training shouldn't be surprised if they feel like they have a bullseye on their head. According to one survey, almost 80 percent of primary... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Oncologists should screen for non-medical issues
Even if a cancer patient gets excellent medical treatment, they may still be facing a host of psychological and social problems which could have an impact on their wellbeing. For that reason, it's... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Is CA drug database help or hindrance?
In recent times, there's been a great deal of controversy of the prescribing of pain medications, with pain doctors suggesting that they're getting unfair levels of scrutiny just for doing their job.... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Physicians may ignore on-the-job injuries
It's very common for doctors to cope with small on-the-job injuries, including potentially dangerous needle sticks. Not knowing whether a patient has a taxing or even fatal infection, physicians are... Read more...
Case study:Ala. hospital works to cut ER waits
Doctors and nurses at Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital are getting what many elsewhere can only dream about having. The hospital is building a $27 million development project that will give the hospital... Read more...
