Surgery
Home Surgery
Adding MRI to Mammography Ups Detection of Breast Cancer
Findings in women aged ≤50 years who had undergone breast conservation therapy
More Racial Disparity With Medicare Advantage
More racial disparity versus traditional Medicare for hospital readmissions for six major surgeries
ACOG: Shared Decision-Making Key to Breast Cancer Screening
Critically important for patient's value, preferences be factored into process, ACOG leader says
1991-2014 Saw Minimal Change in Health Spending Per State
Recession and recovery, implementation of health reform impacted health care coverage
Opioid Rx Too Often Given to Back Pain Patients With Depression
Researchers find these patients are also more likely to get higher doses of opioids
Family Hx, Mutation Position Key Variables in BRCA1/2 Cancer Risk
Study findings provide cancer risk patterns based on BRCA status using prospective data
Report Addresses Patient Refusal of Home Health Care Services
Importance of home health care services increasing, partly due to shorter hospital stays, complex needs
Adjusted One-Year Mortality Similar for On-, Off-Label TAVR
Increased 30-day adverse cardiovascular events for hospitals in highest tertile of off-label use
Guidelines Address Peri-Op Care in Rheumatic Disease
Guidelines address use of antirheumatic drugs for adults with RA, SpA, JIA, SLE undergoing THA/TKA
Support for Financial Penalties Up With Emphasis on Patient Harms
Penalties supported by 41% of physician recipients of clinical vignette describing harms to patient
