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Study: Dialysis linked with lower quality of life for nursing home seniors
A new study has drawn an unpleasant conclusion about dialysis for seniors based in nursing homes--that it typically does little to improve their quality of life. The study, which was published in the... Read more...
Orthopedic doctors resist disclosing consulting fees
While medical journals and professional societies generally require doctors to disclose possible conflicts of interest--such as payments from medical devicemakers or pharmaceutical companies--some... Read more...
Study: Rescue rate, not complications, singles out great hospitals
Until recently, much analysis of hospital performance has assumed that complication rates are an important element in analyzing which hospitals performed well and which ones didn't. Now, a new study... Read more...
Brigham and Women's plans to notify doctors on imaging histories
As the number of imaging scans has spiked in recent years, some doctors have become concerned about the volume of radiation some patients are receiving. Now, studies and anecdotal evidence are... Read more...
Despite study, cost-effectiveness of new defibrillator questioned
So, the final results are in from a new study of implantable devices used to treat patients with mild heart failure--and they're positive. What makes things more interesting is that the four-year... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Study says heroin addicts should...take heroin?
The Los Angeles Times reports that a study appearing in today's New England Journal of Medicine says that heroin addicts who have failed at treatment attempts would be better off essentially weening... Read more...
Extending Medicare drug payments pays
Extending prescription coverage for Medicare enrollees sounds like an expensive boondoggle to some. However, a new study suggests that the extra cost of such coverage was substantially offset on... Read more...
FDA control of tobacco approved by Senate
The Senate approved legislation last week to give the Food and Drug Administration control over, not only the ingredients that go into tobacco products, but also marketing and advertising of such... Read more...
Proposed resident work hour limitations could cost teaching hospitals $1.6B
Residents are the engine that drives teaching hospitals--so cutting down their work hours would be costly. Just how costly? Well, if teaching hospitals were required to follow Institute of Medicine... Read more...
HCA makes more than $75M with ED coding procedure
Coding is one of those dismal sciences that makes a big impact, but isn't exactly the sexiest part of a hospital's operations. This time around, however, the coding geeks had their day. Hospital... Read more...
