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Americans could save tens of billions of dollars with more efficient drug use

Cutting Brand-Name Drug Use Could Save U.S. $73 Billion

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The nation spends more on medications than any other country
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has introduced a new campaign

CDC Establishes New ‘Clean Hands Count’ Campaign

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Campaign urges health care professionals and patients and loved ones to keep hands clean
The costs of care for cervical cancer vary by phase of care

Substantial Aggregate Costs of Care for Cervical Cancer

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Advanced age, stage at diagnosis, comorbidities predict greater costs in most care phases
For patients undergoing larynx preservation

CT-Gross Tumor Volume Predicts Outcome in Larynx Preservation

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CT-GTV predicts persistence of tracheostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
Employee use of a price transparency tool does not cut health care spending

Price Transparency Tool Doesn’t Cut Health Care Spending

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Small percentage of eligible employees used the tool when offered
Additional treatments for locally advanced pancreatic cancer don't appear to improve survival

Additional Treatments Offer Little Benefit for Pancreatic Cancer

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Neither extra chemotherapy drug nor add-on radiation aided longevity in French trial
Physician leaders with good leadership qualities are more likely to have employees who are satisfied and do not show signs of burnout

Physician Leadership Training May Help Counteract Burnout

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Leadership ratings strongly linked to employee burnout and satisfaction
European residents have access to the same health care services as U.S. residents but pay much less

Report: Why Health Care Costs Are Lower in Europe Than U.S.

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Main reason for price difference is national system that negotiates with medical providers
In a case report published online April 23 in the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Can Present As Subungual Mass

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Report describes subungual aneurysmal bone cyst in 39-year-old male patient
With the nation's largest health insurer exiting all but a few Affordable Care Act exchanges next year

2017 May Offer Fewer Choices for Affordable Care Act Enrollees

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UnitedHealth's exit from most marketplaces highlights health exchanges' growing pains