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Non-medically Indicated Inductions of Labor
A recent study in patients having non-medically indicated inductions of labor has shown that this option is associated with higher cesarean section rate at 38 and 40 weeks, but not, interestingly, at 39 weeks, at which time there was a lower rate of peripartum infections, fewer newborn special care unit admissions, but longer labors. However, these data do not speak for empiric induction of labor at 39 weeks without medical indication.
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Why Aren’t Women Using Contraception?
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: This cross-sectional study highlights new risk factors for nonuse of contraception among women at risk for unintended pregnancy.
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Antral Follicle Count Does Not Predict Pregnancy During Unstimulated Donor Insemination Cycles
Early follicular phase antral follicle count as a method of analyzing ovarian reserve is not helpful in predicting subsequent pregnancy in women with normal cycles.
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Progesterone and Indomethacin and PTL
One recent study has questioned the efficacy of the ability of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent preterm birth, and the other suggests that indomethacin, used to stop preterm labor, may have unwanted neonatal consequences.
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Clarification
Updates regarding last month's issue. Also, please see the issue's PDF for more information.
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Obamacare premiums higher in counties without PPOs
Obamacare health plans are required to meet the standards mandated in the Affordable Care Act, but plans may choose whether to cover out-of-network providers and whether to require referrals for specialist visits.
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Meet office staff face-to-face: Patient satisfaction is the goal
Missing ICD-9 codes on orders were delaying care for patients at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester, VA, because payers required the codes to review claims for medical necessity.
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Are other hospital departments exasperated with access? Make them feel like valued customers
Long registration wait times don’t just annoy patients. This frustrating problem can wreak havoc with a clinical area’s schedule.
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Long waits equal complaints, but reg times aren’t to blame
Patient access managers at Edward Hospital & Health Services and Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare in Naperville, IL, were hearing complaints from patients about long wait times in registration areas. However, registrars weren’t taking too long with patients.
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Seamless registration process at bedside is what patients want in the emergency department
How one Georgia hospital works to improve patient satisfaction scores for ED registration.