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December 2011 - FRMC

12/14/2011
Mary Beth Nierengarten
A study assessed diarrhea-associated healthcare use between children vaccinated with the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5) and those unvaccinated.
A study assessed diarrhea-associated healthcare use between children vaccinated with the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5) and those unvaccinated.
A study assessed...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care
12/14/2011
Jill Sederstorm
A new study found that the rate of adolescent vaccines being given at the ages of 11 and 12 years appears to be increasing; however, providers are not always administering all indicated vaccines during a vaccination visit. The findings from...
A new study found that the rate of adolescent vaccines being given at the ages of 11 and 12 years appears to be increasing; however, providers are not always administering all indicated vaccines during a vaccination visit. The findings from...
A new study found that the rate...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Christin Melton
An international team of researchers has linked 2 mutations in the MYO1E gene to an inherited form of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a disorder affecting the kidneys [N Engl J Med. 2011;365(4):295-306]. The A159P and Y695X mutations were...
An international team of researchers has linked 2 mutations in the MYO1E gene to an inherited form of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a disorder affecting the kidneys [N Engl J Med. 2011;365(4):295-306]. The A159P and Y695X mutations were...
An international team of...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
Therapy involving cardiovascular implantable electronic devices has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Therapy involving cardiovascular implantable electronic devices has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Therapy involving cardiovascular...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
In anticipation of a quality-related financial return, provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 include incentives for the development and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs). However, studies to...
In anticipation of a quality-related financial return, provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 include incentives for the development and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs). However, studies to...
In anticipation of a...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
Collaborative care is one of the components of the patient-centered medical home, a care model promoted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Studies have demonstrated that for patients with depression or diabetes...
Collaborative care is one of the components of the patient-centered medical home, a care model promoted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Studies have demonstrated that for patients with depression or diabetes...
Collaborative care is one of the...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
In studies reported 50 years ago, an association of porcelain gallbladder (PGB) with gallbladder cancer (GBC) was clearly established, with findings of incidence of cancer in PGB exceeding 60%. Since those early studies, diagnostic imaging...
In studies reported 50 years ago, an association of porcelain gallbladder (PGB) with gallbladder cancer (GBC) was clearly established, with findings of incidence of cancer in PGB exceeding 60%. Since those early studies, diagnostic imaging...
In studies reported 50 years...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
Acute gastroenteritis is a common condition with established guidelines for treatment that have been shown to improve outcomes and reduce costs, length of hospital stay, and duration of illness. According to researchers, >30% of children...
Acute gastroenteritis is a common condition with established guidelines for treatment that have been shown to improve outcomes and reduce costs, length of hospital stay, and duration of illness. According to researchers, >30% of children...
Acute gastroenteritis is a...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
Standard of care for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is pharmacotherapy with cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) involving exposure and response prevention.
Standard of care for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is pharmacotherapy with cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) involving exposure and response prevention.
Standard of care for...
12/14/2011
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News Connection
12/14/2011
Tori Socha
According to researchers, there is genetic and neuropathologic evidence suggesting that the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain is a key event in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD). The therapeutic potential of...
According to researchers, there is genetic and neuropathologic evidence suggesting that the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain is a key event in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD). The therapeutic potential of...
According to researchers, there...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
Mortality rates vary greatly among trauma centers in the United States; trauma patients admitted to high-mortality hospitals have a 70% greater risk of dying compared with trauma patients admitted to average hospitals. This variance offers an...
Mortality rates vary greatly among trauma centers in the United States; trauma patients admitted to high-mortality hospitals have a 70% greater risk of dying compared with trauma patients admitted to average hospitals. This variance offers an...
Mortality rates vary greatly...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 included payment cuts to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to be phased-in beginning in 2012. In a brief titled Firm Perspectives on the Medicare Advantage Market prepared by the Kaiser...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 included payment cuts to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to be phased-in beginning in 2012. In a brief titled Firm Perspectives on the Medicare Advantage Market prepared by the Kaiser...
The Patient Protection and...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
Asthma in adults is often treated with inhaled glucocorticoids, yet the disease often remains uncontrolled, requiring more intensive therapy. One factor thought to contribute to many of the key features of asthma is interleukin-13, a...
Asthma in adults is often treated with inhaled glucocorticoids, yet the disease often remains uncontrolled, requiring more intensive therapy. One factor thought to contribute to many of the key features of asthma is interleukin-13, a...
Asthma in adults is often...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
One of the leading causes of death worldwide is stroke; for patients who survive a stroke, quality of life is decreased more than for survivors of myocardial infarction. Strategies for pharmacologic management and treatment for acute stroke...
One of the leading causes of death worldwide is stroke; for patients who survive a stroke, quality of life is decreased more than for survivors of myocardial infarction. Strategies for pharmacologic management and treatment for acute stroke...
One of the leading causes of...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
The 2002 Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) was designed to help reduce pharmaceutical errors associated with dispensing drugs to hospitalized children.
The 2002 Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) was designed to help reduce pharmaceutical errors associated with dispensing drugs to hospitalized children.
The 2002 Best Pharmaceuticals...
12/14/2011
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News Connection
12/14/2011
Tori Socha
Cancer care can be made more successful through accurate staging and appropriate treatment, making mechanisms for definitive diagnosis of interest to policymakers. Patients with colon cancer who are treated surgically have better survival...
Cancer care can be made more successful through accurate staging and appropriate treatment, making mechanisms for definitive diagnosis of interest to policymakers. Patients with colon cancer who are treated surgically have better survival...
Cancer care can be made more...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
Sepsis is a complication that can arise from bacterial, viral, or fungal infections; severe sepsis, which includes organ failure, is associated with extremely high mortality rates. Approximately 30% of patients with severe sepsis die within 1...
Sepsis is a complication that can arise from bacterial, viral, or fungal infections; severe sepsis, which includes organ failure, is associated with extremely high mortality rates. Approximately 30% of patients with severe sepsis die within 1...
Sepsis is a complication that...
12/14/2011
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News Connection
12/14/2011
Christin Melton
Data from a large administrative study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) hospitalized for an IBD-related surgical procedure show that comorbidities increase the likelihood of postoperative death. As the number of comorbidities...
Data from a large administrative study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) hospitalized for an IBD-related surgical procedure show that comorbidities increase the likelihood of postoperative death. As the number of comorbidities...
Data from a large administrative...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
Studies have shown that individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD). Moreover, the presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) or insulin resistance can identify those at higher...
Studies have shown that individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD). Moreover, the presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) or insulin resistance can identify those at higher...
Studies have shown that...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Christin Melton
Having emergency medical services (EMS) personnel delay the initial analysis of cardiac rhythm to prolong administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) does not appear to improve survival outcomes for individuals who experience...
Having emergency medical services (EMS) personnel delay the initial analysis of cardiac rhythm to prolong administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) does not appear to improve survival outcomes for individuals who experience...
Having emergency medical...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
In 2010 in the United States, costs related to heart failure were >$39 billion; heart failure affects approximately 6 million people in the United States and an additional 6.5 million in Europe. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)...
In 2010 in the United States, costs related to heart failure were >$39 billion; heart failure affects approximately 6 million people in the United States and an additional 6.5 million in Europe. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)...
In 2010 in the United States,...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
Despite provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 that froze Medicare Advantage (MA) payment rates to 2010 levels, enrollment in MA plans continued to rise in 2011. Likewise, with the use of private...
Despite provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 that froze Medicare Advantage (MA) payment rates to 2010 levels, enrollment in MA plans continued to rise in 2011. Likewise, with the use of private...
Despite provisions in the...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tori Socha
A substantial proportion of the cost of treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be attributed to acute exacerbations requiring visits to physicians’ offices and emergency departments as well as days lost from...
A substantial proportion of the cost of treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be attributed to acute exacerbations requiring visits to physicians’ offices and emergency departments as well as days lost from...
A substantial proportion of the...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Christin Melton
Just as follow-up colonoscopy is targeted to healthier older adults, a targeted approach for Fecal Occult Blood Test screening may increase life expectancy. 
Just as follow-up colonoscopy is targeted to healthier older adults, a targeted approach for Fecal Occult Blood Test screening may increase life expectancy. 
Just as follow-up colonoscopy is...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
The November 2011 tracking poll conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found the public in a negative mood about healthcare reform and its perceived impacts. For the 19 months between the March 2010 signing of the Patient...
The November 2011 tracking poll conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found the public in a negative mood about healthcare reform and its perceived impacts. For the 19 months between the March 2010 signing of the Patient...
The November 2011 tracking poll...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tim Casey
Las Vegas—Approximately 60 million people worldwide have glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that are the leading cause of blindness. In the United States, annual glaucoma expenditures are >$2.5 billion, with additional costs for falls,...
Las Vegas—Approximately 60 million people worldwide have glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that are the leading cause of blindness. In the United States, annual glaucoma expenditures are >$2.5 billion, with additional costs for falls,...
Las Vegas—Approximately 60...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tim Casey
Las Vegas—Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) often suffer from relapses, creating a situation in which their disease progresses and disability worsens. The deteriorating condition also contributes to increased healthcare costs.
Las Vegas—Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) often suffer from relapses, creating a situation in which their disease progresses and disability worsens. The deteriorating condition also contributes to increased healthcare costs.
Las Vegas—Patients with multiple...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tim Casey
Las Vegas—Until the past decade, patients with type 2 diabetes had few treatment options. They were limited to animal insulin, sulfonylurea, or metformin. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved metformin in 1994; it is used in...
Las Vegas—Until the past decade, patients with type 2 diabetes had few treatment options. They were limited to animal insulin, sulfonylurea, or metformin. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved metformin in 1994; it is used in...
Las Vegas—Until the past decade,...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tim Casey
Las Vegas—With the costs of private practices growing and reimbursement rates decreasing, more physicians are now employed by hospitals, which are acquiring practices to adjust to a changing healthcare landscape. Still, the strategy is filled...
Las Vegas—With the costs of private practices growing and reimbursement rates decreasing, more physicians are now employed by hospitals, which are acquiring practices to adjust to a changing healthcare landscape. Still, the strategy is filled...
Las Vegas—With the costs of...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care
12/14/2011
Tim Casey
Las Vegas—Throughout the world, 200 million people have been infected with the hepatitis C virus, including 4.1 million in the United States. Until recently, though, patients had few treatment options.
Las Vegas—Throughout the world, 200 million people have been infected with the hepatitis C virus, including 4.1 million in the United States. Until recently, though, patients had few treatment options.
Las Vegas—Throughout the world,...
12/14/2011
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12/14/2011
Tim Casey
Healthcare providers applaud CMS for heeding their concerns in the updated ACO Guidelines.
Healthcare providers applaud CMS for heeding their concerns in the updated ACO Guidelines.
Healthcare providers applaud CMS...
12/14/2011
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