Younger Patients With Diabetes More Often Skipping Visits
CDC team found 19 percent hadn't seen a doctor within last six months
Two Pneumococcal Vaccines Advised for Seniors
ACIP advises both Prevnar 13, Pneumovax 23 vaccines for adults 65 and older
Tips Provided for Transitional Care Management Code Usage
Given the increased Medicare reimbursement for these codes, it is worth setting up billing process
ACS-NSQIP Report Cards Don’t Appear to Provide Much Benefit
Better use of data to implement change is needed, researchers suggest
January 2015 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for January 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Patient Engagement Can Cut Costs, Improve Outcomes
Initiatives can decrease hospital visits, cut morbidity and mortality, up treatment adherence
Medicaid Expansion Tops Savings Versus Marketplace
Great reduction in out-of-pocket spending for previously uninsured low-income adults
Spironolactone + TMP-SMX May Up Risk of Sudden Death
Doctors urged not to prescribe spironolactone with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Non-Pharmacological Options Efficacious in Treating Delirium
Simply reminding patient each morning of date, place can help, researchers found
Cancer Diagnosis Impacts Patient Adherence to Diabetes Rx
Effect more pronounced with poor cancer prognosis
