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A PGS staging system

Staging System Developed for Revision Rhinoplasty

Three-component preoperative staging system measures prognosis in revision rhinoplasty
For patients undergoing larynx preservation

CT-Gross Tumor Volume Predicts Outcome in Larynx Preservation

CT-GTV predicts persistence of tracheostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
Physician leaders with good leadership qualities are more likely to have employees who are satisfied and do not show signs of burnout

Physician Leadership Training May Help Counteract Burnout

Leadership ratings strongly linked to employee burnout and satisfaction
Employee use of a price transparency tool does not cut health care spending

Price Transparency Tool Doesn’t Cut Health Care Spending

Small percentage of eligible employees used the tool when offered
European residents have access to the same health care services as U.S. residents but pay much less

Report: Why Health Care Costs Are Lower in Europe Than U.S.

Main reason for price difference is national system that negotiates with medical providers
Nearly one-third of the antibiotics prescribed in the United States aren't appropriate for the conditions being treated

Still Too Many Antibiotic Prescriptions Being Written

One in three prescriptions deemed unnecessary

April 2016 Briefing – Otolaryngology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Otolaryngology for April 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
With the nation's largest health insurer exiting all but a few Affordable Care Act exchanges next year

2017 May Offer Fewer Choices for Affordable Care Act Enrollees

UnitedHealth's exit from most marketplaces highlights health exchanges' growing pains
A newly developed six-question scale has good predictive utility for identifying obstructive sleep apnea in children

New Six-Item Scale Predicts Sleep Apnea in Children

Addition of BMI and neck circumference data do not improve predictive value
Health care prices vary widely across the United States

Wide Variation in Health Care Costs Across the U.S.

Even within a state, there can be large differences in price