ACA Marketplaces Expand Coverage for Chronically Ill
Enrollees have more chronic conditions, health care use versus other privately insured individuals
Online Doc Reviews Don’t Reflect Patient Satisfaction Surveys
No difference in Press Ganey PSS for physicians with versus those without negative online reviews
Variations Identified in Free-Text Directions in E-Prescriptions
However, more than half of all prescriber's patient directions could be categorized into 25 concepts
Depressive Symptoms Tied to Diabetes Self-Management
Weaker effects of social, emotional support seen in self-efficacy of diabetes management
Diabetes, HbA1c Linked to Adverse Outcomes After Surgery
DM tied to six-month mortality, major complications, ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, LOS
March 2018 Briefing – Diabetes & Endocrinology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for March 2018. This roundup includes...
Lower Energy Consumption for South Asian Migrants With T2DM
Compared to those without T2DM, SAs with T2DM consume less total energy, less of many nutrients
Islet Transplantation Improves Quality of Life in T1DM
Also decreases severe hypoglycemic events; findings among T1DM patients participating in a phase 3 trial
Dining Out Linked to Phthalates Exposure in U.S. Population
Teen high consumers of food outside the home had 55 percent higher Σandrogen-disruptor levels
Novel Interstitium Has Been Identified in Human Tissues
Structure demonstrated to be part of the submucosa, supported by network of thick collagen bundles
