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Will patients get on board with CMS’s new health data approach?
CMS Administrator, Seema Verma, wants clinicians who still believe they can deny patients’ access to their own health records to change their...
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Surgeries account for almost half of hospital costs
Spinal fusion heads the list of most costly operating room procedures.
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MDedge Daily News: Doctors say no to pot for sleep apnea
And what’s the best antithrombotic therapy after TAVI?
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Doctors call for a pause to rethink MIPS measures
“We need a time-out during which to assess and revise our approach to physician performance measurement,” according to experts on the ACP’s...
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JADAS appears best for measuring various aspects of JIA activity
The JADAS captures better long-term functional activity and psychosocial health outcomes and is more feasible than Wallace’s preliminary criteria...
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FDA approves burosumab to treat X-linked hypophosphatemia
Clinical trials showed normalization of phosphorus levels and radiographic improvement.
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MDedge Daily News: Which diabetes drug boosts survival best?
And there’s new promise in early-stage lung cancer.
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MACE risk similar across arthritis subtypes
The older age of patients with rheumatoid arthritis explained most of their elevated risk of major adverse cardiovascular events.
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MDedge Daily News: Can a nasal spray reverse suicidality?
And pain relievers and inflammatory bowel disease? It’s complicated.
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MDedge Daily News: Shingles boosts stroke risk
And marijuana use may spur change in safety-sensitive industries.
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SLE: Specialized lupus clinics may offer superior quality of care
“Providing quality care in SLE is challenging as patients require ongoing, time consuming, multidisciplinary care.”