Three Financial Metrics Can Improve Practice Performance
Understanding collection rate, accounts receivable, A/R aging helps improve practice performance
Steps Can Be Taken by Doctors to Minimize Risk of Lawsuits
Steps include having a good handbook addressing legal issues, having risk committees within practices
Evidence Exists for Persistence, Transmission of Ebola Virus
Outbreak report describes transmission of Ebola virus one year after survival of Ebola virus disease
Protease Inhibitors May Worsen Outcomes for HIV + Heart Failure
Higher rates seen for hyperlipidemia, diabetes, coronary artery disease, cardiovascular mortality
Tamsulosin Does Not Appear to Promote Urinary Stone Passage
Findings do not support tamsulosin treatment for symptomatic urinary stones <9 mm
Summer Sounds Can Cause Hearing Damage
Experts suggest warning patients to use caution at music concerts, fireworks, and around lawnmowers
National Guideline Clearinghouse Offline Due to Funding Cuts
An initiative of AHRQ, guideline.gov now offline due to lack of federal funding
Update on Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad
79 people have fallen ill; 18 people have been hospitalized; no deaths reported to date
Dog’s Saliva Caused Bacterial Infection Leading to Amputations
Patient probably contracted infection from being licked by his dog
July 2018 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for July 2018. This roundup includes the...
