The top 10 business issues you'll face in 2013
A new year means new challenges for your practice. Here are 10 issues that you may have to
face. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Get your practice ready for natural disasters
Has the devastation of Hurricane Sandy led you to think about how your practice could handle a natural
disaster? Here are some tips for protecting your practice and you. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Building a patient-centered framework
A practice can move to patient-centered care in five ways, according to the National eHealth
Collaborative's recently released Patient Engagement Framework. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Half of high-school girls who drink binge drink
Sobering statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal that in 2011, more than
half of high-school girls who consumed alcohol reported binge drinking. The findings highlight a serious and
growing health issue for women. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Aetna slapped with $120 million settlement
Physicians in a class action suit against Aetna may see a proposed $120 million settlement if it is
finalized by a federal district court in New Jersey. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
FDA warns on insomnia drugs, suggests lower doses
(Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Infrared coagulation controls anal neoplasia in HIV
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In HIV patients with anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), infrared
coagulation (IRC) helps avoid progression to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), Spanish doctors say. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Young children still bear burden of influenza
The 2012-2013 influenza season has not yet reached its halfway point, but already 18 pediatric deaths
have been reported nationwide. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that despite
expanded vaccine recommendations, many young children are not sufficiently protected against seasonal
influenza. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Loss of chance of survival laws continue to evolve
Loss of chance of survival laws continue to be in a state of flux. See what's changed and what might
change in the future. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Government seizure of savings is unlikely
Have you been hearing rumors that the government is going to seize retirement savings? Well, you
shouldn't believe everything you hear. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Viewpoint: Gun Violence is a public health problem
The recent shooting at a Connecticut elementary school has rekindled the debate of gun violence. Could
addressing the violence as a public health problem curb it? (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
ICU toothbrushing doesn't cut pneumonia risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Toothbrushing does not significantly reduce the risk of
ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients, according to a new systematic
review and meta-analysis. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Alkylating agents for Hodgkin's lymphoma tied to secondary leukemia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Reducing exposure to alkylating agents in Hodgkin's lymphoma is key to
reducing the risk of therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome (t-AML/MDS), reports a
group from Stanford University, California. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Finding the right accountant is worth the effort
You're busy and finding a good accountant might seem like something that you can put off until
tomorrow. Here's why it's worth your time. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Out-of-pocket expenses are opportunity, burden for healthcare delivery
Price sensitivity will escalate as consumer costs rise, reports the Deloitte Center for Health
Solutions. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 10, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
