Fewer BMD Tests May Be Indicated for Some Women
Fracture risk very low for younger postmenopausal women with no osteoporosis
Geographic Location Most Important for Residents
Lifestyle, adequate call hours and personal time, good financial package also important
Analysis Targets U.S. Hospitals With Highest Markups
In the 50 hospitals with highest charge-to-cost ratio, charges 10-fold above Medicare-allowable costs
Professional Guidelines Have Limited Impact on Pre-Op Testing
Drop in routine electrocardiogram testing, but not in plain radiography, hematocrit, urinalysis
AMA Offers Guidance for Physician-Hospital Relationships
Six principles of success described for integrated leadership between hospitals, physicians
Obesity Has Negative Impact on Metabolic Quality of Muscle
In obese, muscle protein synthesis is blunted; offset by decline in leg protein breakdown
Study IDs Surgical Never Events, Contributing Factors
Individual cognitive factors accounted for half of all contributing human factor nano-codes
Arthritis, Other Chronic Disease Takes Toll on Work Force
Arthritis + other chronic health conditions may keep up to one-third affected out of workplace
Coaching Can Halve Radiation Dose for Pain Physicians
Knowledge of and real-time coaching with scatter dose profile cuts radiation dose by about half
MRI Can Visualize Effects of Traction on Herniated Discs
Changes include change in disc shape, reduction of herniated disc volume, widening of the facet joint
