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Online consumer ratings of specialist physicians do not predict objective measures of quality of care or peer assessment of clinical performance

Online Ratings Not Aligned With Objective Quality Measures

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In addition, consumer ratings are consistent across platforms for specialist physicians
In 2015

Serious Suffering Affects Almost Half of Those Who Die Yearly

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Vast majority who experience serious health-related suffering have no palliative care, pain relief
Filipinos die of thyroid cancer at higher rates than non-Filipino Asian and non-Hispanic white individuals of similar ages

U.S. Filipinos Have Higher Thyroid Cancer Mortality

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Age-adjusted mortality rates higher than in non-Filipino Asians, non-Hispanic whites
Both paper-based and electronic health records have shortcomings in terms of quality of content

Quality Issues for Both Paper-, Electronic-Based Health Records

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Study affirms poor quality of nursing documentation, as well as lack of knowledge and skills
The costs associated with low-cost

Low-Cost Services a Major Player in Unnecessary Health Spending

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Costs associated with low-cost, low-value health services nearly twice as high as high-cost services
A six-month tai chi program is safe and improves physical activity

Six-Month Tai Chi Program Improves Physical Activity in CHD

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Improvements in activity, weight, QoL for patients with coronary heart disease refusing cardiac rehab
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American Board of Family Medicine have launched a new performance improvement activity credit reporting process called the AAFP Credit System

New System Streamlines CME Credit Approval Process

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American Academy of Family Physicians, American Board of Family Medicine launch single credit system
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether it will hear a case that will determine the fate of the state's $750

Court Considering Fate of Noneconomic Damages Cap

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Case would decide the fate of Wisconsin's $750,000 cap on noneconomic damages
Otolaryngologists report an overall positive experience with a virtual surgery planning tool for nasal airway obstruction

Virtual Planning May Help With Nasal Obstruction Surgery

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Surgeons rank the tool a 3.4 out of 5 for how realistic it is compared with actual surgery
The HSD3B1 (1245C) allele is associated with more rapid development of metastases in men with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer

Genetic Variant Tied to Prostate Cancer Outcomes

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Time to metastasis, length of survival vary by number of HSD3B1 (1245C) variant alleles