RSNA: Weight Loss Via Exercise Alone Not Protective for Knees
Lowest rates of increase in cartilage T2 for diet, diet and exercise weight loss groups
Patients Often Uncomfortable With Overlapping Surgeries
But patients, family members neutral toward surgical procedures involving overlap of noncritical portions
Wait Time Linked to Worse Outcomes in Hip Fracture Surgery
Patients receiving surgery after 24 hours have higher risk of 30-day mortality, complications
RSNA: Pulsed Radiofrequency Alleviates Low Back Pain
Reductions in VAS, ODI, Roland Morris score for patients with acute, subacute neuroradicular pain
Value-Based Payment Modifier Not Tied to Practice Performance
Performance differences between practices narrowed after adjustment for patient characteristics
Clinician Denial of Patient Requests Impacts Satisfaction
Worse satisfaction in association with denial of request for referral, pain meds, other meds, lab tests
New Workflows Have Potential to Address Provider Burnout
Change fatigue is the leading cause of care team burnout, yet new solutions needed
Essay Adds to Discourse on Impact of Suggestive Jokes
Authors say commonplace suggestive jokes normalize, dismiss sexual misconduct experiences
Female Physicians’ Spouses More Likely to Work
May explain need for female physicians to make more personal and professional adjustments
Surgery of Limited Clinical Benefit for Subacromial Shoulder Pain
Surgical decompression offers no additional benefit over arthroscopy alone
