Patient Portal Use Has Positive Impact on Preventive Health Behaviors
Portal users more likely to be younger, white, have commercial insurance, higher annual income
Nearly 5 Million Youth Are Obese in the United States
Obesity rate has held steady in recent years
Multigene Testing for All Breast Cancer Patients Cost-Effective
Findings support expansion of genetic testing to all women with breast cancer
American Indians, Alaska Natives Have Higher Cancer Incidence
Higher rates reported for lung, liver, kidney, colorectal, and stomach cancers versus whites
2000 to 2015 Saw Increase in Medicare GME Payments
Increase mainly due to indirect payments, primarily inpatient costs rather than resident-to-bed ratio
Medicare Fraud-Prevention Rules to Be Revised
Current rules make it difficult for hospitals and doctors to work together, officials say
Many Can Avoid RT After Surgery for Localized Prostate Cancer
Progression-free survival no different at five years when radiotherapy is used only if the cancer returns
Foreign-Born Women in U.S. Less Likely to Have Mammograms
Findings remain even after adjusting for common sociodemographic factors
PARP Inhibitor Slows Progression of Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Veliparib added to chemotherapy, continued as maintenance tx prolongs progression-free survival
Burnout Linked to Poor Quality Care in Published Literature
But effect size may be smaller than reported, especially for objective quality measures
