Year One Results Out for Value-Based Payment Modifier Program
Overall, 29.3 percent of eligible practices failed to register and report data and received a penalty
Anaphylaxis Is Rare Complication of Pregnancy
Estimated incidence is 1.6 per 100,000 maternities; often the result of a reaction to antibiotics
Payment for Laboratory Tests Set to Reduce Starting Jan. 1, 2018
CMS Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule to result in drop in payments for physician office-based tests
Day-Care Centers Have More Allergens Than Homes
Findings show mite, mouse, cat, and dog allergens common in day-care centers
Breathing Retraining Beneficial in Patients With Asthma
Improvements in patients randomized to DVD and printed booklet intervention, face-to-face sessions
Atopic Dermatitis Severity Tied to IgG Response to S. Aureus
Children's responses directed against antigens with immune-modulatory functions
Omalizumab Ups Efficacy of Multifood Oral Immunotherapy
Findings in multifood allergic pediatric patients
Deceleration in Health Care Spending Growth in 2016
Enrollment trends drove slowdown in Medicaid and private health insurance spending growth in 2016
CRP Levels Potentially Useful in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Elevated levels appear clinically relevant in patients with condition
CVS-Aetna Merger Has Implications for Doctors’ Offices
More health services will likely move out of doctors' offices to store-based providers
