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Telemedical Retinal Image Analysis and Diagnosis technology permits early detection of diabetic retinopathy

Automated Medical Diagnostics, a startup company based in Memphis, envisions its product helping to preserve the sight of millions of people at risk of vision loss from diabetic retinopathy.

7 May 2010

Georgia Tech Flatliners make big push into grand challenge of health IT

Key to the future efficiency of the United States' health care system is effective implementation of new technologies, such as electronic medical records, as well as dovetailing those technologies with the human care and decision-making that is so critical to good medicine.

7 May 2010

DXA testing can prevent osteoporosis in at-risk women

Geisinger has exceeded the national benchmark for testing women who are at risk for developing osteoporosis - a silent and serious disease.

7 May 2010

A checklist to stay healthy at every age

Shantanu Nundy, MD, a second-year resident in internal medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center may soon find out. Driven by his mother's health questions and the difficulty of providing simple, reliable answers, Nundy collected all of the "generally accepted truths" about preventing disease, organized them into checklists based on age, and persuaded the Johns Hopkins University Press to publish them as Stay Healthy at Every Age: What Your Doctor Wants you to Know.

7 May 2010

Experts unveil roadmap to improve health and health delivery in the U.S.

A Commission of national health care experts convened by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress has unveiled a roadmap and integrated approach that will put "health" back into our nation's health care system as well as address key opportunities following passage of health care reform legislation.

6 May 2010

Labopharm's first-quarter fiscal 2010 revenues from product sales decrease $0.4M to $3.2M

Labopharm Inc. today reported its financial results for the first quarter 2010.

6 May 2010

Study on risk factors, potential harm associated with medication errors at hospital admission

A recent study conducted at Northwestern Memorial Hospital found that almost 50 percent of medication discrepancies were related to a failure to understand all of the prescription medications patients were taking at the time of hospital admission. While it's common for patients not to recall all of their medications, especially when they are not feeling well or being unexpectedly admitted to the hospital, the results can be serious.

6 May 2010

When doctors take more responsibility, care becomes cheaper and better, study says

Kaiser Health News staff writer Andrew Villegas writes about findings related to medical homes — where primary care doctors are held responsible for coordinating care for individual patients - and how these models are seen as a means for lowering costs without sacrificing quality (Kaiser Health News).

6 May 2010

Sermo Category Report: About 30% of patients suffer from depression

Sermo, the world's largest online community for physicians, today announced a Sermo Category Report titled Antidepressant Treatment Behaviors. The report surveyed more than 200 primary care physicians and covers a variety of topics including product choice drivers, treatment paths, referring habits, and overall issues in depression management.

6 May 2010

Urgent changes needed to ‘prep’ doctors to care for aging America

Leading physician policy experts are calling for changes in medical education policy at multiple levels to ensure that doctors are prepared to treat the country's aging adult population.

6 May 2010

Experts propose policy solutions to help the U.S. prepare for increasing number of geriatric patients

Leading physician policy experts are calling for changes in medical education policy at multiple levels to ensure that doctors are prepared to treat the country's aging adult population.

6 May 2010

Study finds medical homes help lower health care costs, maintain quality

Kaiser Health News: "Some health policy experts and clinicians have long maintained that, in the effort to reduce health care costs and improve patient outcomes, there's no place like (a medical) home. A new study in the May issue of the journal Health Affairs seems to validate that notion. Medical homes — where primary care doctors are held responsible for coordinating care for individual patients - are seen as a model for lowering costs without sacrificing quality.

6 May 2010

First Edition: May 5, 2010

Today's health policy news ranges from additional analysis of specific provisions of the health overhaul bill to Capitol Hill action and developments in the insurance market.

5 May 2010

Health Affairs study shows less number of Group Health patients visit ERs, hospitals

In a two-year evaluation at Group Health Cooperative, transforming primary care into a "patient-centered medical home" model paid off.

5 May 2010

The practice of medicine: Changes are evident -- From med school training and technology to concierge medicine

Kaiser Health News, in partnership with The New York Times, explores what medical students are taught about health care costs: "Doctors in training have traditionally been insulated from information about the cost of the tests and treatments they order for patients — in fact, for decades, the subject was virtually taboo when professors and trainees discussed treatment decisions during hospital rounds.

5 May 2010

Pfizer's first-quarter 2010 revenues increase 54% to $16.8 billion

Pfizer Inc. today reported financial results for first-quarter 2010. Since the acquisition of Wyeth was completed on October 15, 2009, legacy Wyeth operations are reflected in first-quarter 2010 results, but not in first-quarter 2009 results. First-quarter 2010 revenues were $16.8 billion, an increase of 54% compared with $10.9 billion in the year-ago quarter.

5 May 2010

Data shows rates of colorectal cancer screening vary by race, ethnicity and method

Rates of colorectal cancer screening vary by race and ethnicity as well as method, according to data being presented at Digestive Disease Week- 2010. Scientists examine data on minority and older populations as well as utilization rates of virtual and optical colonoscopies to better understand adherence to recommended screening guidelines.

5 May 2010

Primary care doctors make $3 million less than cardiologists over the course of their careers

A Health Affairs study released Tuesday reports that primary care doctors make much less over the course of their careers than specialists and are leaving potentially millions of dollars on the table by choosing the career path, The Wall Street Journal Health Blog reports.

5 May 2010

Teaching doctors the price of primary care

Reporting for Kaiser Health News, in collaboration with The New York Times, Susan Okie writes: "Doctors in training have traditionally been insulated from information about the cost of the tests and treatments they order for patients — in fact, for decades, the subject was virtually taboo when professors and trainees discussed treatment decisions during hospital rounds.

5 May 2010

Metropolitan Health Networks reports 2.9% increase in revenue for first-quarter 2010

Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare services in Florida, today announced the financial results for their first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

4 May 2010

Primary Care News and Research

Latest Primary Care News and Research

Telemedical Retinal Image Analysis and Diagnosis technology permits early detection of diabetic retinopathy

Georgia Tech Flatliners make big push into grand challenge of health IT

DXA testing can prevent osteoporosis in at-risk women

A checklist to stay healthy at every age

Experts unveil roadmap to improve health and health delivery in the U.S.

Labopharm's first-quarter fiscal 2010 revenues from product sales decrease $0.4M to $3.2M

Study on risk factors, potential harm associated with medication errors at hospital admission

When doctors take more responsibility, care becomes cheaper and better, study says

Sermo Category Report: About 30% of patients suffer from depression

Urgent changes needed to ‘prep’ doctors to care for aging America

Experts propose policy solutions to help the U.S. prepare for increasing number of geriatric patients

Study finds medical homes help lower health care costs, maintain quality

First Edition: May 5, 2010

Health Affairs study shows less number of Group Health patients visit ERs, hospitals

The practice of medicine: Changes are evident -- From med school training and technology to concierge medicine

Pfizer's first-quarter 2010 revenues increase 54% to $16.8 billion

Data shows rates of colorectal cancer screening vary by race, ethnicity and method

Primary care doctors make $3 million less than cardiologists over the course of their careers

Teaching doctors the price of primary care

Metropolitan Health Networks reports 2.9% increase in revenue for first-quarter 2010

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