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Final Stark rule still leaves uncertainty
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued the final rule on the Stark law regarding kickbacks. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services clarified some points, but left questions unanswered.
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Do EMRs take so much time that they threaten patient safety?
Electronic medical records can be polarizing: Some people love them, some people hate them.
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Disclosing medical errors to children is usually the right move
The medical community has embraced the concept of disclosing medical errors to patients promptly and honestly, but there is still some question about how to handle pediatric patients. Should you tell a child that you made a mistake? If so, how?
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No More Bacon? Carcinogenicity of Meat
A review of published research by the World Health Organization concludes that processed meats are probably carcinogenic.
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The Removal of Dietary Fructose Improves Pediatric Health
In 43 children with obesity and metabolic syndrome, 9 days of dietary sugar reduction (isocaloric with starch substitution) improved numerous metabolic parameters and led to more than 2 pounds of weight loss.
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High-intensity Intermittent Training for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
High-intensity intermittent training improves cardiac structure and function in addition to reducing liver and visceral fat mass among non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetics.
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Standard of care and reimbursement questioned with 3D printing
Soon there also can be a risk for hospitals that don’t use 3D printing, says Lisa Baird, JD, an attorney with the law firm of Reed Smith in Los Angeles. As the technology becomes more widespread, it could become the standard of care in some circumstances to create your own model or tool, she notes.
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Mediterranean Diet Increases Brain Volume
Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet led to measurable increases in brain volume in a multi-ethnic sampling of older adults.
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Prevention of Relapse in Depression: Antidepressants or Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy?
Maintenance antidepressants or mindfulness-based cognitive therapy aimed at tapering or discontinuing antidepressants are both effective interventions for prevention of recurrent depression.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Borrelia Miyamotoi in My Backyard! Who Knew?
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation — Patients Need No Convincing