Limited Time Available to Review Sunshine Act Data
Doctors have limited time period to review financial data and dispute reports before they go public
Medicare Beneficiaries With Melanoma May Face Tx Delay
Around one in five Medicare patients experience a surgical delay greater than 1.5 months
Comparable Benefits for PT, Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Findings for study participants in their late 60s
Med Students, Residents Rarely Perform Stethoscope Hygiene
After excluding cases prompted by attending doctor, stethoscope hygiene performed in 11 percent
Success Seen With Mini-Group Visits for Patients With Diabetes
Visits usually involve three patients; do not replace individual office visits, but augment them
Veterans Listing Non-Nuclear Family Member As Next of Kin
Overall, 7 percent of veterans in Connecticut have people listed who are not nuclear family members
Lower Extremity Revascularization in Elderly Found Lacking
Many patients immobile or dead a year later, but some benefit
More Vigorous Physical Activity May Offer More Benefits
Findings in middle-age and older participants
Contemporary PCI Outcome Predictors Defined
Predictors include previous anemia, chronic kidney injury, left ventricular dysfunction
Sodium Content Too High in Over Half of Packaged Foods
Many cold cuts, pizza, packaged meals contain too much sodium to be labeled 'healthy'
