Guidance Provided for Reporting Foodborne Illness
Health care professionals should generally report foodborne illness to county, city health department
Insurers May Be Underpaying Doctors
Practices need to incorporate efforts to double check reimbursement against contracts
Steroid Abuse Put 60-Year-Old Bodybuilder in the Hospital
Patient was eventually diagnosed with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
Use of 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines Would Increase HTN Prevalence
Adoption of the guidelines would label more than half of 45- to 75-year-olds as having hypertension
Assessing, Improving Patient Satisfaction Cuts Malpractice Risk
Patient satisfaction can be improved by reducing long wait times, improving communication
CDC: Salmonella-Tainted Melon Outbreak Appears to Be Over
A total of 77 people were sickened across nine states; 36 were hospitalized
Tools, Methods of RCTs Can Be Adapted to Real-World Settings
3 options described for applying approaches used in randomized controlled trials to real-world data
VA MISSION Act May Up Costs, Lower Vet Health Care Quality
VA will have greater reliance on private sector care, which may not improve health status of veterans
Salmonella Spurs Recall of Swiss Rolls, Bread
No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled rolls and bread to date
Physicians and Practices Should Prepare for Emergencies
Helpful strategies include developing a plan, knowing who will implement the plan, and staying flexible
