WASHINGTON — The widespread use of evidence-based pathways will be a good thing for health care, according to Ascension Health senior vice president Michael Schatzlein, MD.
I manage my own health care, because despite good staff in my facility, given the number of residents and different shifts, there were gaps in keeping my care organized. I select all my providers, make medical, dental, lab, surgical, and...
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BARCELONA — RVT-101, a novel small molecule that increases acetylcholine release, is poised for what its developers say could be its pivotal trial for U.S. approval.
LAS VEGAS — More than one in 10 patients with Clostridium difficile infection at the time of hospital discharge are readmitted for C. difficile infection within 90 days, according to findings from a review of Medicare data from 2009 to 2011.
Dementia is very common in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, but when the condition is subtle, clinicians should take a cautious approach, according to Israeli expert Amos D. Korczyn, MD. Careful evaluation and follow up are in order,...
A 70-year-old patient with no psychiatric history presents to your office complaining of memory problems. The patient frequently misplaces items, forgets appointments, and has difficulty completing tasks. You observe that the patient interrupts you...
SAN DIEGO — Frail elderly patients face a significantly increased risk of mortality in the year after undergoing major elective noncardiac surgery, a large study from Canada showed.
Every medical professional will experience a 6% reduction in Medicare payments if they fail to submit the required amount of quality data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2016. In 2015, only physicians working in groups with 10...
Researchers who administered the FRONTIER Executive Screen (FES) — a brief bedside questionnaire designed to assess verbal fluency, inhibitory control, and working memory — were able to distinguish patients with behavioral-variant frontotemporal...
