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A small but growing subset of generic drugs experienced sudden large price increases from 2007 to 2013

Price Hikes Noted in Small Subset of Generic Drugs

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Small but growing proportion of drugs experiencing at least doubling in price
Medical residents should start budgeting and save for the future

Tips Provided for Budgeting in Medical Residency

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Medical residents should understand their income, create a budget and stick to it, save for the future
Just over three-quarters of health care personnel received a flu vaccine last season

Three-Quarters of Health Care Workers Got Flu Shot Last Year

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Lowest rates seen among health workers in long-term care settings
In the first quarter of 2018

Uninsured Rate at 8.8 Percent in First Quarter of 2018

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Rate remained steady compared with 2017 but was substantially lower than rate of 16 percent in 2010
Among Medicare patients with six major diseases

Medicare Patient Readmit Rates Higher in Proprietary Hospitals

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For six major diseases, readmission rates up in for-profit versus government, nonprofit hospitals
In preparing to interview to hire a new physician

Interviews Can Help Ensure Physician Candidates Fit Culture

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Medical practices must understand their own cultures before interviewing, pick questions beyond résumé
The number of health data breaches has steadily increased since 2010

Number of Health-Related Data Breaches Increasing

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Health plans had most records breached from 2010 to 2017, but providers breached most often
Despite large health policy changes

For Employer-Based Plans, Spending Across Services Steady

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Spending increased, but not uniformly, across all categories of health services from 2007 to 2016
Endo Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling two lots of Robaxin (methocarbamol tablets) 750 mg tablets (100-count bottles) due to incorrect dosage information.

Voluntary Recall of Robaxin 750 mg Due to Dosage Misprint

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Label should read 'two tablets three times daily,' not 'two to four tablets four times daily'

September 2018 Briefing – Orthopedics

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Orthopedics for September 2018. This roundup includes the latest...