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Physicians recently met in Seattle to discuss the difficulties and benefits associated with electronic health records in a third town hall meeting on the subject

Doctors Offer Suggestions for Electronic Health Records

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Suggestions offered on how to make EHRs more functional in practice, and reduce regulatory burden
Simplification

Patient-Centered System Recommended for Medical Billing

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Simplification, consolidation, and real-time cost information could improve medical billing system
For patients undergoing drug-eluting stent placement

High Rate of Clopidogrel Non-Adherence After DES Placement

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Based on one-year refill data, 34 percent of patients had proportion of days covered <80 percent
Video games can play a role in medical education

Video Games Offer Educational Methods for Med Students

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Medical students can test their skills and have the freedom to fail and learn from mistakes as gamers
Use of a faulty device in a regulatory drug trial has raised questions relating to rivaroxaban use

Safety Issues Raised in Key Trial Supporting Rivaroxaban Use

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Defective point-of-care device used in warfarin arm of ROCKET AF trial calls results into question
Business operations data represent a relatively untapped resource for optimizing practice revenue

Seven Tips Provided for Optimizing Practice Revenue

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7 measures identified that demonstrate performance, can indicate opportunities for improvement
During long-term follow-up

Neutral Long-Term Effect for Intensive Glycemic Control

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Follow-up of patients from ACCORD trial shows neutral effect on primary composite outcome
Women-only cardiac rehabilitation programs may confer behavioral and psychosocial advantages for women

Benefits for Women With Women-Only Cardiac Rehab

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Improvements in women's health behaviors and psychosocial well-being versus mixed-sex rehab
For people 60 and older

Researchers Say JNC8 Recs May Put Some Patients at Risk

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Team says the treatment threshold is too high for those over 60 years of age
Tips for increasing patient adherence to treatment plans include patient engagement and addressing barriers to adherence

Tips Presented for Encouraging Treatment Adherence

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Broad approach recommended, which includes patient engagement and addressing barriers