Tips Provided for Budgeting in Medical Residency
Medical residents should understand their income, create a budget and stick to it, save for the future
Three-Quarters of Health Care Workers Got Flu Shot Last Year
Lowest rates seen among health workers in long-term care settings
Price Hikes Noted in Small Subset of Generic Drugs
Small but growing proportion of drugs experiencing at least doubling in price
Opioid-Related Hospital Use Up in Elderly Adults
In 2015-2016, nearly one in five adults ≥65 years filled at least one outpatient opioid prescription
Uninsured Rate at 8.8 Percent in First Quarter of 2018
Rate remained steady compared with 2017 but was substantially lower than rate of 16 percent in 2010
Medicare Patient Readmit Rates Higher in Proprietary Hospitals
For six major diseases, readmission rates up in for-profit versus government, nonprofit hospitals
Fall Risk Screening Strategy Cuts Fall-Related Hospitalizations
Older adults at risk for fall who have Fall Plan of Care less likely to have fall-related hospitalization
Preventable Cardiovascular Events Are Big Economic Burden
About 16.3 million events, totaling $173.7 billion in hospitalization costs, could occur in 2017 to 2021
For Employer-Based Plans, Spending Across Services Steady
Spending increased, but not uniformly, across all categories of health services from 2007 to 2016
Southern Dietary Pattern Mediates Racial Difference in HTN
For both men and women, Southern dietary pattern is largest mediating factor for difference in HTN
