Quality Improvement Project Can Reduce Pediatric Head CT Use
Reduction in CT use from 29.2 at baseline to 17.4 percent during postintervention period
Exercise Treatments Best for Reducing Cancer-Related Fatigue
Psychological treatment and education can be useful, too, more so than drugs, researchers find
Judgement Bias in Medical Device Recall Decisions
Decision makers in firms either over-react or under-react, researchers say
Overall, 8.8 Percent of U.S. Population Uninsured in 2016
In first nine months of 2016, 12.3 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 and 5 percent of children uninsured
February 2017 Briefing – Radiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Radiology for February 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Colorectal Cancer Rates, Mortality Down in Americans Aged ≥50
Report suggests higher screening rates explain the positive trend
Physician Burnout Eroding Sense of Calling
Physicians who are completely burned out have lower odds of six validated aspects of sense of calling
Use of Appropriate Use Criteria for Imaging Set to Increase
Implementation of Protecting Access to Medicare Act will ensure physicians consult AUC
Strategies Suggested to Protect Practices From Hackers
Small practices are a target, especially as larger organizations improve their security
Both Detection, False-Positives Up With Digital Mammograms
Digital technology leads to increased abnormal interpretation and cancer detection rates
