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Among patients with very high use of health care services

Care Management for Complex Needs May Not Cut Readmissions

Lack of effect on readmissions for Camden Core Model shows challenge of targeting superutilizers
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is expected to pose a significant clinical and economic burden during the next 20 years for U.S. patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Will Pose Clinical, Economic Burden

Model predicts rising costs for care of U.S. patients with NASH and T2DM over next 20 years
For hemodialysis patients

Online Patient Portal Use May Up Likelihood of Kidney Transplant

Portal users more likely to have received kidney transplant at four, five years after initiating dialysis
State dense-breast notification laws are not associated with increased understanding of the clinical implications of breast density

Notification Laws May Not Increase Knowledge of Dense Breast Risks

Women with lower education may be less likely to gain awareness of breast density due to the laws
Ill and injured children and their families have unique needs that should be considered in emergency medical services protocols and operations

Experts Call for Pediatric Consideration in EMS Planning

Recommendations address planning of EMS dispatch protocols, operations, and physician oversight
A bill that would ban the sale of flavored vaping products was passed Monday by New Jersey lawmakers.

N.J. Lawmakers Pass Bill to Ban Flavored Vaping Products

Bill will take effect 90 days after being signed by the governor
About one in four cardiac rehabilitation-eligible Medicare beneficiaries participates in cardiac rehab

Less Than a Quarter of Medicare Patients Participate in Cardiac Rehab

Participation lower among women than men, among Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks versus whites
Vital exhaustion is associated with an increased risk for incident atrial fibrillation

Vital Exhaustion Linked to Increased Risk for Incident A-Fib

After adjustment for comorbidities, risk remained significantly increased with vital exhaustion
Many patients who are eligible for total knee replacement do not have the procedure within two years

Most Eligible Knees Not Being Replaced in Timely Manner

Of knees that were potentially appropriate but not replaced, 42.5 percent had severe symptoms
Autism spectrum disorder remains underdiagnosed in black and Hispanic children

One in Four Children With Autism Not Formally Diagnosed

Black and Hispanic children most at risk for missed diagnosis