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The collaboration between a commercial health plan and a physician group practice will be able to promote optimal care for patients because the partners have a different focus and outlook, says Barbara Walters, DO, senior medical director for Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
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When behavioral health patients who have been hospitalized receive interventions in their home, their compliance with treatment recommendations increases and hospital readmission drops, a study by PsycHealth Ltd.'s Home Intervention Program has found.
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A class for caregivers was established at the University of Minnesota, Fairview in Minneapolis, because caring for an ill family member is becoming common practice as more people are treated as outpatients.
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Extending the current grace period for reinjection of the contraceptive shot depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera, Pfizer) from two to four weeks does not increase pregnancy risk and could increase contraceptive continuation, indicate findings from a newly published study.
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If your clinic is using oral fluid samples for rapid HIV testing, be sure to monitor for false-positive results.
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Regulatory review of a second human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been delayed. GlaxoSmithKline has announced plans to submit additional data from its large-scale clinical trial for its vaccine candidate, Cervarix.
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Add a new resource on menopause management to your clinical practice. The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has just updated its guidelines on postmenopausal hormone therapy.
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The woman in your next examination room tells you she has a long-term partner who has multiple sexual contacts. While she says she is concerned about protection against HIV, she admits she cannot convince her partner to use a male condom. What is your next move?
