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Veterans Health Administration Hospitals Outperform Non-VHAs
When 121 regions were considered together, VHA care was better for 14 of 15 outcome measures
HIT-Related Stress Linked to Burnout Among Physicians
Odds of burnout up with report of poor/marginal time for documentation, time spent on EHR at home
Patient Education Can Improve Chronic Disease Management
Improvement seen in patients' ability to manage disease, medical students' ability to educate them
Most Insured Patients Not Using Online Portals
Socioeconomic disparities exist in use of patient portals; privacy concerns cited for nonuse
Colonoscopy Receipt Varies After Advanced Adenoma Diagnosis
Percent of patients receiving subsequent colonoscopy within 3.5 years varies from 18.3 to 59.5 percent
Few Physicians Work in Practices That Use Telemedicine
Specialty and larger practice size are correlates of telemedicine use
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Colorectal Cancer Risk in Men
Significant association for men, with positive but not statistically significant link seen for women
Many Patients Withhold Information From Clinicians
Reasons for nondisclosure include not wanting to be judged or lectured, being embarrassed
Radiological Society of North America, Nov. 25-30
The 104th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North...
HHS Issues Draft Strategy for Reducing Health IT Burden
Strategy is open for public comment through Jan. 28, 2019
