How Do Business Partner Data Breaches Affect Your Practice?
Business associate agreements should be prioritized; collaborative policies can help patch attacks
USPSTF: No to ECG Screening to Prevent CVD in Low-Risk Adults
And evidence insufficient to recommend ECG screen for asymptomatic adults at intermediate or high risk
Meds With Depression As Adverse Side Effect Commonly Used
Prevalence of depression higher for adults reporting use of multiple meds with depression as side effect
Poor Social Network Adds Health Risks Across Cardiac Diagnoses
Having no one to talk to linked to worse self-rated mental and physical health, anxiety, depression
Older Age Tied to Poorer Course of Major Depressive Disorder
Results were slightly attenuated but remained mostly significant with adjustment for prognostic factors
Intellectual Activities in Later Life May Cut Dementia Risk
Reduced risk of dementia for older Chinese adults actively participating in intellectual activities
More Adults Go to Psychiatrist, Not PCP, for Mental Health Care
But, older adults just as likely to see a primary care physician for mental health-related issues
Online Consumer Ratings of Physicians Tend to Be Skewed
Ratings also differ significantly by specialty group
Under New Guidelines, More Stroke Survivors With HTN Dx
Also, more are not within recommended BP target compared with Joint National Committee report
CDC: Prevalence of No Insurance Varies by Occupational Groups
Significant drop in prevalence of uninsured from 2013 to 2014; variation by occupation in both years
