Hospitals Face $218B in Federal Payment Cuts From 2010 to 2028
11 pieces of legislation plus regulatory changes result in payment reductions beyond those under ACA
Patient Complaints Mainly About Rudeness, Rushing, Reproach
Complaints of rudeness vary from being verbally attacked by receptionist to feeling insulted by docs
Automated Bone Scan Index Prognostic for Prostate Cancer
aBSI validated as prognostic biomarker of survival in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
HPV Cervical CA Screening Cuts Odds of Later CIN3+ Diagnosis
Use of primary HPV testing results in significantly lower odds of CIN3+ compared with cytology testing
Pembrolizumab Not Better Than PTX for Advanced Gastric Cancer
Survival no better with second-line pembrolizumab than paclitaxel for gastric, gastro-esophageal cancer
June 2018 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for June 2018. This roundup includes...
Intensive Management Program Benefits High-Risk Patients
Access to intensive management program results in more outpatient care with no increase in total costs
Conservative Management Up for Low-Risk Prostate CA in Veterans
More conservative management and active surveillance utilized at VA hospitals from 2005 to 2015
Prolonged Leisure-Time Sitting Tied to Increased Mortality Risk
Increase in all-cause, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, suicide, COPD mortality
Initial Outcomes No Worse for Surgical ICU Patients With CA
ICU and hospital mortality were lower for patients with cancer versus those without cancer
