Articles Tagged With: visits
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Prenatal Care Visits During COVID-19
In this nested case-control study in the Boston area, there was no association between testing positive for COVID-19 during pregnancy or on admission to labor and delivery and the number of in-person prenatal care visits.
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PA Home Visits Sharply Reduce Hospital Readmissions After Heart Surgery
A recent study concluded that just two home visits by a physician assistant during the week after hospital discharge significantly reduces the chance a heart surgery patient will be readmitted. The reduced readmissions also reduce overall costs associated with the heart surgery — a $39 savings for each dollar spent on PAs.
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High rate of office visits and cumulative costs prior to colonoscopies for colon cancer screening
Kevin R. Riggs, MD, MPH, instructor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues analyzed billing data to determine the proportion of colonoscopies for colon cancer screening and polyp surveillance that were preceded by office visits.
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Gastrogastric Fistula: It May not be as Bad as it Sounds!!!
Weight loss failure or weight regain is an uncommon short-term finding with gastrogastric fistulas after divided RYGB that requires surgical revision as the definitive treatment option.