Increased Coverage in States With Medicaid Expansion
Most low-income non-elderly adults in non-expansion state of Kansas support expanding Medicaid
Patients Care About the Clothes Doctors Wear
New findings show that attire influenced satisfaction with clinical care
Hand-Holding, Stress Ball Don’t Cut Anxiety in Skin CA Removal
No incremental anxiety reduction versus control in patients during excisional skin cancer surgery
No Outcome Differences Based on Anesthesia Team Make-Up
No significant differences in mortality, length of stay, or inpatient spending seen
Five-Year Stroke Rates Lower After PCI Versus CABG
Reduced risk of stroke in the 30-day post-procedural period, but similar risk from 31 days to five years
Seven Strategies Can Help Practices Manage Staff Time Off
Strategies, including a paid time off bank, allow staff some flexibility while maintaining a business
Overall Cancer Mortality Rates Decreasing for Men and Women
Incidence rates decreased among men from 2008 to 2014, remained stable among women
FDA Establishes New Task Force on Drug Shortages
Task force charged with advancing long-term solutions to prevent shortages
Preoperative Opioids Used by 23.1 Percent of Surgical Patients
Odds of pre-op opioid use up with age 31 to 40 years, tobacco use, illicit drug use, depression
Alternative Payment Models Should Include Precision Medicine
APMs should be encouraged to integrate precision medicine approaches, personalize patient care