Enhancing Management of Lower Back Pain
About 25% of adults report having low back pain lasting at least 1 whole day in the preceding 3...
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About 25% of adults report having low back pain lasting at least 1 whole day in the preceding 3...
Read MoreAug 13, 2013
OK, I’ll admit it: I had no idea. I thought that the whining and griping by other doctors about...
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The New York Times reported that NYU Law School is planning to change its third-year curriculum to better prepare its graduates for the realities of legal practice today. In case you don’t know, law school graduates are having a...
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Health literacy has been defined as the ability to obtain, process, and understand the basic...
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The ever-growing use of electronic health records (EHRs) and information needs of patients have...
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Throughout the United States, readmission rates are increasingly being used for benchmarking...
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My vote goes to “translation.” The rule is that you must use a qualified medical interpreter for any interview or discussion with a patient who does not understand English. How is lack of understanding defined? It is...
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The National Report Card on Adherence is based on an average of answers to questions on nine...
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With the emergence of electronic health records (EHRs) and administrative and professional...
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Each year, about 1.2 million Americans survive an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event, many of...
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Intra-abdominal injuries resulting from blunt torso trauma are a leading cause of morbidity in...
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The figure below shows the annual percentage of ED visits with selected imaging tests ordered or...
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Data from the American Cancer Society estimate that 65,150 new cases of kidney cancer, including...
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