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Mental health

Mental Health Issues Impact Retirement Saving Behavior

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Psychological distress linked to 24 percent reduced probability of holding retirement accounts
Americans who must work longer to reach Social Security retirement age have worse measures of health in the years leading up to retirement

Pre-Retirement Morbidity Higher in Later Birth Cohorts

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Worse measures of health for Americans who must work longer to reach Social Security retirement age
Patients and primary care physicians (PCPs) need to communicate better after urgent care visits

Better Patient Communication Needed After Urgent Care

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Survey results also show patients value their relationship with their primary care physician
In 2015

Serious Suffering Affects Almost Half of Those Who Die Yearly

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Vast majority who experience serious health-related suffering have no palliative care, pain relief
Primary care clinicians and pulmonologists endorse lung cancer screening

Primary, Pulmonary Providers Endorse Lung CA Screening

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Key barriers to LCS include inadequate time and staffing, patients having too many illnesses
The costs associated with low-cost

Low-Cost Services a Major Player in Unnecessary Health Spending

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Costs associated with low-cost, low-value health services nearly twice as high as high-cost services
From 2004 to 2014 there were increases in the prevalence of hypertension

2004 to 2014 Saw Increases in Risk Factors in Ischemic Stroke

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Increases in prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking, and drug abuse in AIS
A six-month tai chi program is safe and improves physical activity

Six-Month Tai Chi Program Improves Physical Activity in CHD

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Improvements in activity, weight, QoL for patients with coronary heart disease refusing cardiac rehab
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American Board of Family Medicine have launched a new performance improvement activity credit reporting process called the AAFP Credit System

New System Streamlines CME Credit Approval Process

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American Academy of Family Physicians, American Board of Family Medicine launch single credit system
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether it will hear a case that will determine the fate of the state's $750

Court Considering Fate of Noneconomic Damages Cap

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Case would decide the fate of Wisconsin's $750,000 cap on noneconomic damages