Large Gap Found in Health Administrative Spending for U.S., Canada
$2,497 per capita spent on administration in the United States in 2017 versus $551 in Canada
Poll: Older Adults Frequently Use Online Physician Ratings
Two-thirds of older adults using online ratings chose a doctor due to positive reviews
Price Hikes for Hundreds of Medications
Prices of 411 drugs have increased an average of 5 percent
Leisure-Time Physical Activity Linked to Lower Cancer Risk
Risk lower for seven types of cancer including colon, breast, kidney with recommended amounts of PA
Patient Experiences Modestly Worse After Hospital Acquisition
No significant differential changes found in 30-day readmission rates or 30-day mortality
December 2019 Briefing – Gastroenterology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Gastroenterology for December 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Incidence of Early-Onset Gastric Cancer Increasing in the U.S.
Early-onset gastric cancer linked to higher grade, signet-ring cells, diffuse histology, metastatic disease
Machine Learning System Makes More Alerts for Med Errors
68.2 percent of MedAware alerts would not have been generated with clinical decision support system
Nurses Can Help Manage Drug Interactions in HIV/Hep C Treatment
Administration of simeprevir is more problematic with ART; sofosbuvir has fewest interactions with ART
Gastric Sleeve Tied to Lower Risk for Subsequent Procedures
But rates of bariatric conversion, revision procedures higher for gastric sleeve versus gastric bypass
