Articles Tagged With: infections
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Acute Hepatitis in the U.S. — A Success Story, But the Game Isn't Over
The incidence of Acute Hepatitis A, which has previously cycled at 10 to 15 year intervals, has steadily decreased since its last peak in 1995, reaching a nadir in 2005 when 4488 cases were reported. -
Costly errors are common in same-day surgery arena
Mistakes involving patient classification and preauthorization of procedures are among a lengthy list of common errors made in the same-day surgery arena. -
News Briefs
'Lights camera:' Bill calls for videotaped surgeries; Medical researchers not as unbiased as they think -
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Ovarian Cancer
The Million Women Study reported a small increase in the incidence of ovarian cancer and ovarian cancer mortality in current users of postmenopausal hormone therapy. -
Full June 1, 2007 Issue in Pdf
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Response is mixed on CMS value-based purchasing paper
If the reaction to the options paper released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on value-based purchasing does anything, it points out clearly just how difficult if not impossible it will be to create a plan that makes everyone happy. The good news is there is still a lot of talking and responding to be done before the final plan is in place.