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Relevant Health Care Price Info Hard to Find Online

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17 percent of sites have geographically relevant price estimates, with variation by intervention

November 2017 Briefing – Allergy

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Allergy for November 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Physicians rate a high proportion of patients with atopic dermatitis as having inadequate disease control

Physicians Report High Rate of Uncontrolled Atopic Dermatitis

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Findings among physicians treating patients with a history of moderate-to-severe disease
The Value-Based Payment Modifier is not associated with performance differences between practices serving higher-risk and lower-risk patients

Value-Based Payment Modifier Not Tied to Practice Performance

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Performance differences between practices narrowed after adjustment for patient characteristics
Clinician denial of some types of tests requested by patients is associated with worse patient satisfaction with the clinician

Clinician Denial of Patient Requests Impacts Satisfaction

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Worse satisfaction in association with denial of request for referral, pain meds, other meds, lab tests
A workgroup from the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters has reviewed evidence and provided guidance for health care providers regarding treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients aged 12 years or older. The clinical guideline was published online Nov. 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Guidance Issued for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Pharmacologic Tx

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Recommendation for monotherapy with intranasal corticosteroid over intranasal corticosteroid combo
New solutions are needed to address burnout among health care team members

New Workflows Have Potential to Address Provider Burnout

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Change fatigue is the leading cause of care team burnout, yet new solutions needed
Seemingly benign

Essay Adds to Discourse on Impact of Suggestive Jokes

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Authors say commonplace suggestive jokes normalize, dismiss sexual misconduct experiences
Functional genes in the upper airway microbiome may be tied to childhood asthma

Researchers ID Microbiome Genes Tied to Asthma

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Upper airway microbiota differs in children with asthma, asthma remission, and no asthma
Spouses of female physicians are on average more educated and work more hours outside the home than spouses of male physicians

Female Physicians’ Spouses More Likely to Work

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May explain need for female physicians to make more personal and professional adjustments