Articles Tagged With: physicians
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OIG warns of expanded administrative sanctions
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Few med students trained in adverse drug events
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Knowledge of home care key for case managers
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OIG: Physicians unclear on home care criteria
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House calls are back — for a price
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Special Feature: Maintaining Board Certification
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Physicians help achieve quality diabetes care
A program cosponsored by the Washington, DC-based National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Alexandria, VA, has placed a strong emphasis on physician-level quality measurement and reporting for diabetes treatment. -
Health systems form 'Safest Hospital Alliance'
Three health care systems Wellmont Health System, based in Kingsport, TN; Novant Health, based in Winston-Salem, NC; and Adventist Health System, based in Winter Park, FL have come together to seek a solution to improving patient safety. -
Hepatitis C Virus And Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma: VA Study Confirms Association
In a retrospective case-control analysis conducted within the U.S. Veterans Affairs hospitals, the incidence of cryoglobulinemia, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were each found to be significantly increased in patients with hepatitis-C viral infection. -
An Analysis of HPV Vaccine Efficacy in Preventing Cervical Cancer
In an analysis of four clinical trials designed to assess the efficacy of two different human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines, the appearance of pre-neoplastic lesions and neoplastic cervical adenocarcinoma was dramatically reduced in vaccinated subjects.