April 2016 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for April 2016. This roundup includes the...
Distraction Methods During Blood Draws Have Similar Effectiveness
No significant difference among ball, balloon, cards in reducing children's pain, anxiety
2017 May Offer Fewer Choices for Affordable Care Act Enrollees
UnitedHealth's exit from most marketplaces highlights health exchanges' growing pains
Acute Diverticulitis No Worse in Younger Patients
They have more severe CT presentation and readmissions but not worse disease course
Wide Variation in Health Care Costs Across the U.S.
Even within a state, there can be large differences in price
First Commercial Zika Test Approved by FDA
Quest will charge $120 for patients who don't have health insurance
First Zika-Related Death in Puerto Rico Reported
Result of severe thrombocytopenia caused by infection with the virus
Pain Most Frequent Cause of ER Visits Post Ureteroscopy
About two-thirds of patients presenting to emergency department complain of pain alone
Article Discusses Workplace Violence in Health Care
Workplace violence often underreported; health care sector among industries most subject to violence
Doctors Have a Only a Few Weeks Left to Review Financial Data
Physicians have a few weeks left to review, dispute reports relating to their financial ties to industry
