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Patient satisfaction scores are influenced by the design and implementation of patient surveys

Design of Physician Satisfaction Surveys Affects Results

Author makes recommendations for improving the accuracy and utility of scores
U.S. patients whose health insurance plans have high deductibles undergo fewer diagnostic imaging tests

Diagnostic Imaging Down With High Deductible Health Plans

Patients may not be equipped to discern which tests are medically necessary
The challenges facing trauma care providers can put them at risk for compassion fatigue and burnout

Compassion Fatigue May Be Underestimated by Trauma Teams

Acknowledging it is a key to coping, researchers say
New recommendations have been developed for antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolism. The Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: CHEST Guideline was published online Jan. 7 in CHEST.

Recommendations Developed for Antithrombotic Tx in VTE

Guidelines updated for 12 topics; new recommendations address three new topics
Motor control exercise to improve coordination of muscles that support the spine can help reduce lower back pain

Motor Control Exercise Can Help Ease Lower Back Pain

Specific exercises to improve coordination of muscles that control and support spine
The Integra Omnigraft Dermal Regeneration Matrix has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat diabetic foot ulcers.

FDA Approves Device for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

The device, first approved to treat burns, is made of silicone, cow collagen, and shark cartilage
Higher monthly doses of vitamin D have no benefit on lower extremity function and correlate with increased risk of falls compared with lower doses in elderly adults

High Dose of Vitamin D Tied to Higher Risk of Falls in Elderly

No benefit on lower extremity function and increased risk of falls for higher monthly doses
For patients with chronic conditions

Many Patients Using E-Mail As First Method of Provider Contact

Online communications reduced need for phone calls and office visits for many

December 2015 Briefing – Orthopedics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Orthopedics for December 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Some authors of a published study that claimed nitroglycerin might boost bone density in older women have asked that the study be retracted

Researchers Call for Retraction of Nitroglycerin-Bone Density Study

Investigation found that lead author fabricated data used to support the finding