Some Cancer Center Staff Uncertain of Services Offered
'Mystery shopper' study shows one in 10 facilities provided misinformation on palliative care services
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
AAP Says Codeine Not Safe for Children, Urges Restrictions
Doctors should avoid giving drug to children undergoing tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy
Anticoagulation Cuts TEC Rate in Adults After Fontan Surgery
Reduction in thrombotic, embolic complication rate among adults with atrial arrhythmia after Fontan
Tension-Free Vaginal Tape-Obturator Has Lasting Benefit
After 10 years, objective and subjective cure rates were 69 and 64 percent, respectively
Thirty-Day Readmission Rate 2.8 Percent After Hysterectomy
Readmissions more likely when hysterectomy performed abdominally versus vaginally
Recommendations Developed for Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
Concept of reference case, set of standard practices that all analyses should follow is recommended
Outlook Good for Localized Prostate CA, Despite Tx Chosen
Survival rates high for active surveillance, radiation, or prostatectomy
Value-Driven Outcomes Tool Can Cut Health Care Costs
Highest variability in costs identified for post-op infection and sepsis, lowest for organ transplant
High Rate of Career Satisfaction for Thoracic Surgeons
73 percent of practicing surgeons are either satisfied, very satisfied, or extremely satisfied
