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From 2014 to 2017

2014 to 2017 Saw Improvement in Burnout for U.S. Physicians

Compared with other working adults and after adjustment, doctors still at increased risk for burnout
Just one-third of users of biologically based complementary medicine disclose their use to traditional health care providers

Most Patients Do Not Disclose Complementary Medicine Use

Lack of inquiry from providers, fear of disapproval, belief CM is safe among reasons for nondisclosure
National health spending is projected to increase at an annual rate of 5.5. percent from 2018 to 2027

National Health Spending Set to Increase 5.5 Percent Annually

Long-observed demographic and economic factors expected to drive growth in health spending
Nearly one in 10 patients with end-stage renal disease undergoes lower-extremity amputation in their last year of life

Leg Amputation in ESRD Patients Should Prompt Palliative Care Discussion

Lower-extremity amputation signals poor prognosis with end-stage renal disease
Vertical integration between hospitals and physicians has little impact on quality measures

Vertical Integration Has Little Impact on Quality Measures

Increased hospital market concentration tied to reduced quality in patient satisfaction measures
A blood test that can quickly diagnose dangerous sepsis infections has been developed

Experimental Test May Quickly Diagnose Sepsis

Microelectrode device analyzes a patient's blood, provides results in as quickly as 2.5 minutes
A new medical school to be opened by California-based health system Kaiser Permanente will waive tuition for all students in its first five graduating classes.

New Kaiser Permanente Medical School Plans to Waive Tuition

School will waive all tuition for the full four years of school for its first five classes
Oxygen saturation is higher and incidence of severe hypoxemia is lower for positive-pressure ventilation with a bag mask versus no ventilation in critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation

Higher O2 Sats With Manual Vent During Intubation of Critically Ill

Findings seen with bag-mask ventilation vs. no ventilation for adults undergoing tracheal intubation
Growth in hospital prices and payments outpaced growth in physician prices and payments from 2007 through 2014

Hospital Prices Growing Faster Than Physician Prices

Efforts to reduce health care spending should focus on hospital prices
More than half of hospitalized patients who die or are terminally discharged have sepsis

Sepsis Common in Terminal Hospitalizations, Discharges

Most common underlying causes of death in sepsis are solid and hematologic cancers, chronic heart disease