Quality Measures for Parkinson’s Disease Care
Quality measures have been developed for many different frameworks of medical care to address...
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Author: JonN
The Changing Tide of Knee Arthroscopy in the U.S.
CDC data show that knee arthroscopy is one of the most frequently performed ambulatory orthopedic...
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A Quality Improvement Strategy to Reduce Infection Rates
An estimated 80,000 patients each year experience catheter-related bloodstream infections during...
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Recommendations Released for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a group of genetic defects that cause elevations in...
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Conference Highlights: 2011 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
New research presented at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and...
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Comparing Hysterectomies for Endometrial Cancer
Each year, more than 40,000 women are diagnosed with endometrial cancer in the United States. This...
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Screening Recommendations for Osteoporosis
Over half of all postmenopausal women will develop a fracture related to osteoporosis during their...
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An Effective Intervention for Chronic Insomnia in Older Adults
Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulty falling and/or staying asleep,together...
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Updated Guidelines for Managing Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affects 2.2 million Americans and is...
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Pain Management: A Look at Provider Perspectives
It has been well established that pain is the most commonly reported symptom in primary care and a...
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Considering Artificial Disc Replacement
Neck and low back pain accounts for between $50 billion and $75 billion in direct and indirect...
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Tonsillectomy Guidelines for Children
Approximately 530,000 tonsillectomies are performed each year in the United States, making these...
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An Innovative Model for Dementia Care
The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that about 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease....
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First-Ever Guidelines Issued for IC/BPS
According to recent data, interstitial cystitis/ bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is more common...
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Welcome Guidelines for Managing MRSA in Adults & Children
MRSA has been well documented as a significant cause of both healthcare–associated and...
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Wanted: Pain Training in Psychiatry
Chronic pain is a public health problem of pandemic proportions that affects more than 70 million...
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The Impact of Complications on Colorectal Cancer Care
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is diagnosed in almost 150,000 patients in the United States each year and...
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Surgeon Sleep Deprivation: The Case for Informed Consent
Sleep deprivation has been shown to adversely affect clinical performance and impair psychomotor...
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The Role of Demographics in HIV Clinical Outcomes
According to 2006 estimates from the CDC, about 56,300 people were newly infected with HIV and...
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Guidelines for Diagnosing Low Back Pain
Low back pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to see physicians. Many who suffer...
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