Guidance Provided for Preventing Practice Billing Errors
Practices should have a compliance plan and policy and someone responsible for enforcing it
Fluticasone Furoate Slows Loss of Lung Function in COPD
Alone or in combination, reduces rate of FEV1 decline in those with moderate COPD and high risk of CVD
Strong Religious Beliefs May Be Linked to Higher Weight
Some health behaviors, psychosocial factors mediate religion-weight relationship
Stopping Statins After Initial Stroke Raises Risk of Recurrence
Findings based on patients discontinuing therapy three to six months after stroke
Depression After Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis Ups Death Risk
Strongest predictor of death is post-CAD depression; link persisted in those with no prior depression
Canagliflozin Delays Increase in Certain CV Biomarkers in T2DM
Canagliflozin may reduce CV, heart failure risk over two years versus placebo in older patients with T2DM
Revenue Exceeds Expenditures for Many ABMS Member Boards
Change in net balance of American Board of Medical Specialties member boards grew from 2003 to 2013
Less Than Half of Stroke Discharges Prescribed a Statin
Prescribing differences by age, sex seen in 'Stroke Belt' in the southern U.S. versus rest of nation
July 2017 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for July 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
New Research Supports Safety of Aspirin in Heart Failure
Large trial comparing it to warfarin finds aspirin not tied to more hospitalizations or deaths
