AAN 2014: Analyzing Traumatic Brain Injury Costs
The Particulars: Few studies have examined the predictors of hospital costs associated with...
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Month: April 2014
AAN 2014: Comorbidities in Hospitalized Patients With MS
The Particulars: Little is known about the burden of hospitalizations for patients with multiple...
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AAN 2014: Examining Discharges for Stroke Patients
The Particulars: Stroke is among the most common admissions to inpatient neurology. Patients with...
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AAN 2014: Fingernail Exams Deemed Helpful
The Particulars: Studies indicate that medical students, interns, and neurologists receive little...
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AAN 2014: A Brain Fitness Program for Cognitive Impairment
The Particulars: Cognitive impairment with aging is often the result of a combination of...
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Actor Seth Rogen’s Senate Hearing on Alzheimer’s Research
Actor/Director Seth Rogen appeared on Capitol Hill recently to speak before the Senate Committee...
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Identifying Predictors of Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a significant health problem, with studies suggesting that the condition...
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Quality of Care for Secondary HF
Current performance measures for heart failure (HF) from CMS target patients with a principal...
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Media Flub: Squeezing Breasts Prevents Cancer?
The media often takes a research study’s findings completely out of context and confuses the...
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Older Patients & Motor Vehicle Crashes
According to current estimates, there are about 30 million licensed drivers in the United States...
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ASCVD in Older Adults
About a decade ago, the American Heart Association (AHA) released an initial scientific statement...
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Total Joint Arthroplasty: Addressing Unplanned Readmissions
Total joint arthroplasty has become a highly successful treatment option for sufferers of hip or...
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Life Expectancy Trends in HIV
Considerable improvements in survival among patients with HIV have occurred since the introduction...
Read MorePitfalls of Online Outcomes Data for Surgeons
Risk-adjusted 30- to 90-day outcome data for selected types of operations done by specific surgeons and hospitals are now being publicly posted online by England’s National Health Service. According to the site, “Any...
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2014 Physician Compensation Report Highlights
A newcomer snatched a spot in the top 3 highest earning specialties – check out which one in our...
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Tackling Low-Value Care With Humor
What happens when a hospital provides unnecessary care? Does your hospital sound like the one in...
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Triage Among Elderly Trauma Patients
Patients with the most severe injuries can be taken to trauma centers that offer immediate...
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OSA & Subclinical Myocardial Injury
About 2% to 6% of Americans have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition that is largely...
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