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Looking at a family medicine practice with fresh eyes can help address unsightly issues that patients notice

Article Offers Ways to Address Overlooked Details in Practice

Positive impression can be created in waiting room, front desk, hallway, examination room
Early reductions in Medicare spending were seen for the first full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts for 2012 Accountable Care Organization entrants

Decrease in Medicare Spending for 2012 ACO Entrants

First full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts linked to early drop in Medicare spending
The 2016 Match was the largest ever recorded by the National Resident Matching Program

2016 Match Marks Record Highs for Registrants, Matching

Total of 30,750 positions available; overall match rate 96.2%, with 96.3% of first-year positions filled
Hepatitis C may increase the risk for certain types of head and neck cancers

Hepatitis C Found to Up Odds for Certain Head and Neck Cancers

Researcher sees need for improved screening, treatment
Staff at many outpatient health care facilities in New Mexico failed to follow recommendations for hand hygiene more than one-third of the time

Health Care Workers Skip Hand Washing One-Third of the Time

Outpatient facility staff also found to be lacking at safe injection practices
Use of the word "breakthrough" in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's expedited approval process could mislead doctors about the new drugs' actual benefits

Doctors Can Be Misled About FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Drug Designation

Many believe meds supported by stronger evidence than the law requires to achieve designation
An American man who underwent throat reconstruction seven years ago has no dysphagia and can eat normal food

Doctors Report on Success of Throat Reconstruction

Seven years after receiving metal stents, donated skin tissue, patient can swallow and eat normal food
A radical proposal has been suggested for eliminating all Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and outpatient facilities in the next 20 years

VA Commission on Care: Eliminate VA Medical Centers

Eight veterans organizations denounce document in letter to Commission Chairwoman
In a case report published online April 7 in Pediatrics

Cushing’s Sx Described in Infant Treated With Ophthalmic Steroid

Four-month-old developed ICS after six weeks of intranasal dexamethasone ophthalmic solution
Sinus surgery is more common among firefighters who responded during the first two days of the World Trade Center disaster than those who had less intense or shorter exposures

World Trade Center Exposure, Eosinophilia Predict Sinus Surgery

Firefighters exposed to dust right after the attack or for long periods later more likely to need surgery