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New Data Indicate Insurance Is important in Implementing Over-the-Counter OC
Just-published research finds that insurance coverage of a future over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill would result in more widespread use by women and would be cost effective for health insurance plans.
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Research Focuses on Development of a Longer-acting Injectable Contraceptive
With the trend toward increased use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) such as the intrauterine device and contraceptive implant, science is looking at development of longer-acting injectable contraceptives.
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Research Eyes Use of Withdrawal
Don’t discount withdrawal as a form of contraception. One-third of women at risk of unintended pregnancy used coitus interruptus as a contraceptive method within the past 30 days, often in combination or rotation with more effective methods, according to findings from a new U.S. study.
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Herpes Vaccine Research May Be Propelled Toward Possible Candidate
Researchers have designed a new type of vaccine that could be the first for preventing genital herpes. By using a counterintuitive scientific approach, scientists were able to prevent active and latent infections caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the virus that causes genital herpes.
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Compliance Mentor - April 2015
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Subdural Hemorrhage Cases Expected to Skyrocket in Next Decades
In less than two decades, chronic subdural hemorrhage is expected to be the most common adult brain condition requiring neurosurgical intervention.
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Transition to Alternative Payment Method Challenging for Practices
Should your practice sign on for an alternative payment model?
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Fear of Litigation, Missed Diagnoses Spur Overuse of Imaging in EDs
Emergency physicians agree that advanced imaging frequently is medically unnecessary, even when they order it themselves.
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The Top Ten Mistakes You May Be Making In Your Case Management Department!: Part 1
Case management has been in hospitals for 30 years now! In the grand scheme of things, this isn’t a long time span. Despite our short longevity in the acute care setting, our roots go back to the 1920s and 30s as a community-based model for managing care for the poor. After health care reimbursement shifted to prospective payment in the mid-1980s, the need to coordinate care in the acute care setting became real and obvious. Or was it that obvious? While some hospitals across the country were early adopters of hospital-based case management, the majority lagged for years. In fact, 30 years later, some are still trying to figure out what this all means to them and to their bottom line!
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Hospital meets Triple Aim goal, improves safety
In its efforts to achieve the Triple Aim quality goal, Lafayette (LA) General Health has implemented flexible systems, along with standardized equipment and monitoring solutions that improve patient safety and overall quality at the health system.