CMS seeks input on future of Open Payments program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking physician input on the Open Payments program.
The agency signaled its intent to gather information in its <a... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 21, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Feds sue to block mega-mergers by health insurers
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing to block two mega-mergers between four of the largest health insurers in the nation, claiming the alignments will harm competition and reduce patient... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 21, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Lessons learned from merging EHR systems
WASHINGTON – As practices merge, how hard is it to merge EHRs?
Even in what might seem to be the best circumstances, it can be a huge challenge, according to <a... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 21, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Hepatitis C infection rates rising in women, young children
Rates of hepatitis C virus detection increased in U.S. women aged 15-44 years and in children less than 2 years old from 2011 to 2014, according to investigators from the Centers for Disease Control... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 21, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Global HIV/AIDS mortality declines, but infection rate is unimproved
HIV/AIDS mortality has been declining at a steady pace since 2005, but the annual rate of new infections has remained relatively constant in that same period, according to a study published July 19... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
HPV vaccination rates not improved by increased awareness
Increased awareness did not increase adolescent HPV vaccination rates in a high-risk population, according to Jessica Fishman, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and her... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
MRI-VA improves view of anomalous coronary arteries
Failure to achieve a rounded and unobstructed ostia in children who have surgery to repair anomalous coronary arteries can put these children at continued risk for sudden death, but cardiac MRI with... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 19, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Decision Support in Medicine: Atopic Dermatitis
1. Are you confident of the diagnosis?Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing, pruritic dermatosis that commonly presents in early infancy or childhood. Diagnosis depends on... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 19, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder
Traumatic events are extremely common, with as many as 60% of children experiencing some trauma by age 18 years. About 15% of these children will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Source: Pediatric News - July 19, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
A prescription for health literacy
As physicians, we have a responsibility to stay abreast of the medical literature to provide state of the art pediatric care. We have at our disposal reliable resources to stay current, from... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 19, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Supreme Court offers mixed take on false claim liability
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expands liability under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) could have both positive and negative implications for physicians accused of submitting false claims to the... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 19, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Health officials investigating mysterious Zika infection
Health officials are looking into a case of Zika virus infection in Utah, where a person was infected after caring for an elderly family member with the virus.
In the new case, the person had not... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Resolving patients’ complaints
For most physicians, the resolution of patients’ complaints ranks second only to firing an employee on the Least Favorite Tasks List. With so many potential problems, and so many ways patients can... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Study links severe childhood eczema to sedentary behaviors
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Children with severe atopic dermatitis were significantly more likely to log at least 5 hours of screen time a day, and were significantly less likely to exercise than were... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Lower courts block state abortion restrictions
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down a Texas abortion law as unconstitutional, a number of lower courts have temporarily blocked abortion restrictions in their states.
On... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 15, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
