Storing medical supplies
Hubby has been gone since 12/12. I caught a cold and am recovering so not getting everything done I had hoped to get done while he is gone. He'll be back 1/21. It's been a great break (other than being sick for 2 weeks).These reprieves are a complete blessing to me. There are moments when I simply sit here in the silence of the house. I know that I have been pushing too hard and that's probably why I got sick. On the other hand...I am fully rested and ready to turn back into a caregiver when he gets home.We FaceTime. That is interesting. Because I don't see him all day long it gives ...
Source: Wife of a Diabetic - January 8, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: blogs
CMS Contractors ’ Survey Research Illustrates Four Health Care Transparency Paradoxes
This article identifies what might be called four health care transparency paradoxes — aspects of HHS transparency communications in which assumptions are contradicted by what consumers have told researchers.
Assumptions of HHS Health Care Transparency Tools
The goal of health care transparency is to drive consumers to providers with high quality and efficiency, thereby improving outcomes and reducing resource use. For instance, when a patient is diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, the assumption is that the patient will visit the Dialysis Facility Compare website, look at quality indicators, and choose a clinic ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - December 28, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Jackson Williams Tags: Costs and Spending Featured Payment Policy CMS HHS Price Transparency shoppable services Source Type: blogs
Coronary artery disease: Primary care and prevention – 4
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Prevention of CAD
Prevention is classified into primordial, primary and secondary. Primordial prevention is community level intervention to reduce risk factors and mostly not under the purview of the individual physician. Primary prevention is by controlling the risk factors.
Non modifiable risk factors for CAD
Age, gender, race/ethnicity and genetic predisposition or family history are considered the non modifiable risk factors for CAD. Prevalence of CAD increases as age advances and it is definitely more common in males. A strongly positive family history of premature coronary artery disease increases the risk ...
Source: Cardiophile MD - December 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Breaking Down The Final 2018 Letter To Issuers
Editor’s note: The final 2018 Letter To Issuers In The Federally Facilitated Maketplaces, discussed below, was issued in conjunction with the final 2018 Benefit and Payment Parameters rule, discussed here and here.
On December 16, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final 2018 Letter to Issuers in the Federally Facilitated Marketplaces (FFM). CMS releases a letter each year to insurers that offer coverage through the FFM or through state-based marketplaces that use the Healthcare.gov platform (SBM-FP), laying out the ground rule...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - December 19, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Timothy Jost Tags: Following the ACA Insurance and Coverage Payment Policy Source Type: blogs
LITFL Review 262
Welcome to the 262nd LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the blogosphere’s best and brightest and deliver a bite-sized chunk of FOAM.
The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the Week
The Regions EM blog offers a short but important discussion on the reliability of the blood pressure cuff, specifically, the lack of accuracy at lower blood pressures. [AS]
The Best of #FOAMed Emergency Medicine
This week’s CrackCast t...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - December 18, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marjorie Lazoff, MD Tags: Education LITFL review Source Type: blogs
