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Men and women infected with HIV dramtically reduced the risk of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners through initiation of oral antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to findings from a large multinational clinical study conducted by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN).
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Can the informed consent process actually provide too much information? That's the contention of HIV researcher Susan Allen, MD, MPH, who points to a recent study she tried to conduct in Zambia of participants' knowledge about contraceptive options.
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The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to amend its regulations to expand the scope of clinical investigator disqualification.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' recently published proposed rule (42 CFR 425) for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) could result in some positive changes for the health care industry, but there are a few problems that should be corrected, an expert says.
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Some hospitals have been focusing more on care transition issues in anticipation of the advent of accountable care organizations (ACOs) or just because it's a way to improve both quality and efficiency in health care.
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Hospital readmission data often show that people who fail to see their primary care physician in a timely manner are more likely than other patients to return to the hospital within 30 days, a hospital performance improvement expert says.
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Research has shown that close to one in four Medicare patients transitioned from the hospital to skilled nursing facilities are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. This is less than ideal, especially in these times when hospitals and other providers have to meet a growing list of federal quality standards.
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Proposed rules for the creation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) will require participating organizations to provide primary care to 5,000 or more patients and to meet 65 quality standards. Since the new ACOs also will require substantial start-up costs, some experts say it will be both a challenge and an opportunity for hospitals.
