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Inpatient and Outpatient Care Providers: Why Can’t We Just Work Together?
The authors of this paper did a qualitative study to analyze the barriers and solutions to care coordination between hospitalists and primary care providers in North Carolina.
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Efficacy of Folic Acid Therapy in Primary Prevention of Stroke
Among adults with hypertension in China without a history of stroke or myocardial infarction, the combined use of enalapril and folic acid, compared with enalapril alone, significantly reduced the risk of first stroke.
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Kidney stone patients often require return visits; researchers target access, care quality issues
New data suggest that as many as one in nine patients with kidney stones will return for a second emergency visit.
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Ease crowding by adjusting physician schedules, adding a second rounding team
A new study highlights how schedule changes among inpatient providers on the upper floors can impact crowding and boarding in the ED.
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Reforming emergency care: Experts put focus on value, better alignment
While most healthcare reforms have thus far been focused outside of the ED, they nonetheless have big implications for emergency providers, according to a panel of experts who discussed the future of emergency care at a conference sponsored by the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.
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Drug-related HIV outbreak spurs CDC to issue nationwide alert
The CDC has issued a national health advisory in light of its investigation with the Indiana State Department of Health of a large outbreak of recent HIV infections among persons in Indiana who inject drugs.
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CDC clinical advisory: Be on the lookout for ocular syphilis cases in the United States
Since December 2014, 24 cases of ocular syphilis have been reported from California and Washington, with several other states reporting potential cases, according to the CDC.
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Guidelines aim to improve contraceptive coverage
On May 11, the federal government issued expanded guidance for private health plans about how to implement the ACA’s requirement to cover dozens of preventive care services, including the full range of contraceptive methods, services, and counseling, without any out-of-pocket costs, such as copayments and deductibles.
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Stigma, lack of affordability keep many transgender people from pursuing care
For many patients, discussing sexual history with a healthcare provider can be an uncomfortable experience. However, for many transgender people, the conversation never takes place because they aren’t seeking healthcare, according to a University of Buffalo (NY) researcher.
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Mammograms a personal decision for women in their 40s, panel says
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released draft health recommendations indicating that mammography screening is most beneficial for women ages 50-74, and that women ages 40-49 should make an individual decision in partnership with their doctors in seeking such screening.