BNPratio Predicts Mortality in Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation
Predictor of long-term mortality for patients with MR under medical management
Hospitals Increasingly Employing Doctors, Effects on Care Uncertain
Switch to employment model not linked to improvement in any of four composite quality metrics
Some Cancer Center Staff Uncertain of Services Offered
'Mystery shopper' study shows one in 10 facilities provided misinformation on palliative care services
Readmit Predictors for Congenital Heart Disease Are Lesion Specific
Readmission more likely with primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure at index admission
Average Premiums for Health Care Coverage Stable in 2016
Family premium 3 percent higher in 2016 than 2015; no change in share of firms offering health benefits
Recommending Oral Probiotics Doesn’t Cut Antibiotic Use
Advice to take probiotics has no effect for patients with asthma in U.K. primary care setting
Guidelines Developed for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Evidence-based guidelines include tx with sirolimus, vascular endothelial growth factor D testing
Many Spirometers Used in Primary Care Deemed Inaccurate
Applying percent error to clinical data set resulted in re-categorization of 28% of tests to non-obstructed
Importance of Drug As Assessed by Doctor Not Tied to Adherence
About 20 percent of drugs considered important by physicians were not taken correctly by patients
Recommendations Developed for Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
Concept of reference case, set of standard practices that all analyses should follow is recommended
