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When Access To Drug Reps Is Restricted, Physicians May Be Slower To Drop 'Black Box' Drugs, Adopt New Therapies
25 May 2012
After years of reducing their contact with pharmaceutical sales representatives, physicians now risk an unintended consequence: Doctors who rarely meet with pharmaceutical sales representatives - or who do not meet with them... [read article]

IT Planning For Data And Infrastructure Key To Sustaining Care Following Disasters
23 May 2012
A new article titled, "An HIT Solution for Clinical Care and Disaster Planning: How One Health Center in Joplin, MO, Survived a Tornado and Avoided a Health Information Disaster," by the Geiger Gibson /RCHN Community Health... [read article]

Judging ICU Performance By Assessing In-Hospital Mortality May Bias Quality Measurement
22 May 2012
In-hospital mortality for ICU patients is often used as a quality measure, but discharge practices may bias results in a way that disadvantages large academic hospitals, according to a recently conducted study... [read article]

Primary Care / General Practice News Articles Archive  -   Page 1

22 May 2012

Nighttime Intensivist Staffing And Mortality In The ICU
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Can Be Managed Successfully In The Primary Care Setting
17 May 2012

Rectal Cancer Patients May Not Be Receiving Treatment Consistent With Guidelines
15 May 2012

News From The Annals Of Family Medicine: May/June 2012
Helping Primary Care Physicians To Counsel Obese Patients With Obesity
11 May 2012

Children's Emergency Department Treatment Varies According To Insurance Status
Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill To Eliminate Medicare SGR Formula Applauded By ACP
The Insurance Status Of Children In The Emergency Department May Lead To Disparities In Treatment
10 May 2012

Heart Attack Victims Need Guidance From Their Doctor Regarding A Return To Sexual Activity
09 May 2012

Recommendations By AMA Committee On Doctor Fees Set By Medicare Are Followed 9 Times Out Of 10
Patients Benefit From Brief Training Program To Improve Resident Physicians' Empathy
School-Based Health Centers Boost Vaccination Rates
Updated Clinical Indicators Released By The American Academy Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery
08 May 2012

Poorer Neighborhoods More Likely To Have Scarce Primary Health Services
Depressed Patients Should Be Regularly Assessed For Suicide Risk
04 May 2012

Patients' Complex Moral Issues - Doctors Need Mediators
02 May 2012

Low Cost, Lifesaving Services Missing From Most Older Patients' Health Care: National Poll
Researchers Urge More Patient-Centered Care For African-American Breast Cancer Survivors
01 May 2012

Access To Medical Images For Patients And Physicians Anytime, Anywhere
30 April 2012

Mindfulness Skills Benefit Both Physician And Patient
27 April 2012

Child Abuse: Ophthalmologists Urged To Be Alert For The Signs
25 April 2012

3 Common Myths About Child Vaccine Safety Refuted
A Patient Charter Of Rights For Canadian Provinces
23 April 2012

To Protect U.S. Residents, Physicians Call For Improvements To Country's Public Health System
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient Deaths Cut By Nearly 12 Percent By Body Cooling
22 April 2012

Patient Access To Chosen GP Is Key To Reducing Non-Emergency Hospital Admissions
21 April 2012

Depression Time Halved By Payment Innovation
20 April 2012

In Cancer Care, Difficulties Involving Communication Rather Than Medical Care Are More Common
18 April 2012

Comparitive Clinical Effectiveness - More Involvement By Patient, Doctor And Others Required
17 April 2012

Off-Label Drug Prescribing Common, New Study Found
13 April 2012

Call-To-Arms To Patient Advocates Issued By UCSF Chancellor
12 April 2012

Improving Primary Care Initiative By Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Innovation
The Challenges In Self-Management Of Diabetes
11 April 2012

New Policies Aimed At Controlling Costs Should Not Follow 'One Size Fits All' Approach
10 April 2012

Minorities, Medicaid Patients Less Likely To Be Prescribed Antidepressants
07 April 2012

Attending To Your Patients This Easter - Communicating With Them, UK
02 April 2012

Improving Medication Alerts In Electronic Medical Record Systems
30 March 2012

Calls To Increase Testing of EU Doctors, NHS Managers Ignore them, UK
Sleep Deprivation Does Not Disturb Interventionist Performance
Heavy Drinkers Should Be Advised By GPs To Keep A Daily Record Of Their Drinking
Federal Agencies Should Take Advantage Of Opportunities To Promote Integration Of Primary Care And Public Health
27 March 2012

Wireless Health Monitoring Via New 'Electronic Skin' Patches
Revision Necessary For Updated Policy About Pelvic Exam Consent In Canada
23 March 2012

New Drug Use Consequences Test For Primary Care Physicians Validated By Researchers
Video Capture And Other Automated Systems Lead To Reduction In Medical Errors
22 March 2012

New Opportunities For Improvements Arise As Industry Funding For Medical Education Fades
Fifteen Percent Of The American Physician Workforce Trained In Lower Income Countries
Study Finds No Evidence That Higher Regional Health Care Costs Indicate Inappropriate Care
21 March 2012

New Article Offers A Diagnosis Of Dehumanization, Unveils Its Causes, And Prescribes A Humanizing Cure
Unconscious Racial Bias May Affect A Pediatricians' Pain Medication Judgment
20 March 2012

Critical Skills Needed For PCPs To Safely Manage Opioid Risk In Chronic Pain Patients
Nation's Internal Medicine And Primary Care Physician Workforce Still Needs To Increase
19 March 2012

Link Between 'Unconscious' Racial Bias Among Doctors And Poor Communication With Patients
Many Of The Incidental Findings Discovered During Genetic Testing Should Be Reported To Ordering Physician
16 March 2012

Researchers Find That Increased Independence For Nurse Practitioners Does Not Reduce Physician Wages
"Unconscious" Racial Bias Among Doctors Linked To Poor Communication With Patients, Dissatisfaction With Care
Practice What You Preach: Doctors With Healthy Lifestyles More Likely To Recommend Them To Patients
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