Top stories in health and medicine, September 11, 2013

From MedPage Today: Pay for Performance Pays Off. Patients treated by physicians who received cash payments for adhering to treatment guidelines were more likely to show improvements in cardiovascular risk factors. Conflicting Data on Spiriva Safety. Real-world data indicating excess mortality with the mist version of tiotropium (Spiriva) was countered by further details from the TIOSPIR trial indicating no difference versus the dry powder version, which many here declared the winner in the data duel. EHRs Tied to Fewer Admissions. The use of electronic health records has the capacity to cut down on the number of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, and also to improve early diagnosis in primary care. IOM Declares Cancer Care Crisis. The rise in demand for cancer care, a shrinking provider workforce, growing healthcare costs, and an increasingly complex disease are creating a “crisis in cancer care delivery,” the Institute of Medicine (IOM) said. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Cancer Pulmonology Source Type: blogs