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The effect of the 2012 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations against prostate-specific antigen screening for all men had a differential effect on urologists and primary care providers

Variable Impact of USPSTF Guidance Against PSA Screen

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Differential effect of 2012 USPSTF recommendations for primary care providers, urologists
Physicians recently met in Seattle to discuss the difficulties and benefits associated with electronic health records in a third town hall meeting on the subject

Doctors Offer Suggestions for Electronic Health Records

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Suggestions offered on how to make EHRs more functional in practice, and reduce regulatory burden
Simplification

Patient-Centered System Recommended for Medical Billing

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Simplification, consolidation, and real-time cost information could improve medical billing system
For patients undergoing drug-eluting stent placement

High Rate of Clopidogrel Non-Adherence After DES Placement

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Based on one-year refill data, 34 percent of patients had proportion of days covered <80 percent
Video games can play a role in medical education

Video Games Offer Educational Methods for Med Students

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Medical students can test their skills and have the freedom to fail and learn from mistakes as gamers
Characteristics of individuals and health care systems may contribute to the differences in follow-up after a positive fecal blood test

Better Follow-Up Needed After Positive Fecal Blood Tests

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Median time to colonoscopy ranged from about six weeks to six months
Patients with minimal exposure to benzodiazepine have a slightly increased risk of dementia

Minimal Benzodiazepine Exposure May Up Dementia Risk

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However, higher benzodiazepine use is not associated with more rapid cognitive decline
Business operations data represent a relatively untapped resource for optimizing practice revenue

Seven Tips Provided for Optimizing Practice Revenue

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7 measures identified that demonstrate performance, can indicate opportunities for improvement
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has approved the recommended adult immunization schedule for 2016. The recommendations are published as a clinical guideline in the Feb. 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACIP Approves 2016 Adult Immunization Schedule

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Changes to schedule for HPV, pneumococcal, and meningococcal vaccines
Obstetrician-gynecologists report commonly performing external and speculum examinations in asymptomatic older women

Pelvic Exams Common Among Healthy Older Women

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Ob-gyns report external examinations are important for cancer detection, lesion identification