The second half of the 20th century vastly increased the life span of those with mental retardation MR. Today the average life expectancy of older adults with MR is 66.1 years and growing. As these individuals age, they present increasing challenges to the clinician. Primary care providers need to be...
The paper reveals that weekly; thousands of physicians pack their bags and travel across the country to work on assignments lasting from a few days to several months, or longer. They provide coverage at hospitals, community clinics, managed care organizations, single- and multi-specialty practices, government medical facilities, and large healthcare...
Optimizing adolescent health Providers who care for adolescents must recognize and respond to issues that lie at the intersection of medicine, law, and ethics. Respecting an adolescent's right to privacy reduces one barrier to care. When a patient trusts a physician, they are likely to delay medical care and more...
For many Americans, pain is the number one reason to visit their doctors. Until recently, healthcare providers had only the crudest understanding of the mystery of pain. But due to the innovations of genetic research, radiology, and neurology, dramatic advances are being made in determining its causes. Yet, while advances...
Summarizing the Healthcare industry and the state of the precarious union between providers and payers is like trying to balance a gallon of fresh gelatin in hands. Healthcare is an industry perhaps more complex, fragmented and difficult to comprehend than any other. This article provides information on the various "Balancing...
Heart Failure HF is a major health problem and a leading cause of hospitalizations among the elderly. Keeping pace with the new treatment approaches, the American College of Cardiology ACC and the American Heart Association AHA task force released updated Guidelines for the Diagnosis and the Management of Chronic Heart...
This study compares the cost-effectiveness of the 4 most common empiric antimicrobial regimens used for the treatment of adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia CAP at a community health system during a 6-month period. Associations between initial antimicrobials and total hospital costs were determined. Cost-effectiveness ratios were determined by dividing the total...
It is no surprise that many healthcare organizations are content with the status quo. But is the status quo good enough? According a World Health Organization report from 2000, the United Status spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world, but only ranks 37th in health system...
Research has shown that touching patients has several benefits. One study found that patients whose hands were held during cataract surgery reported less anxiety and had lower blood epinephrine levels than those who underwent cataract surgery without hand-holding. Another study found that elderly female nursing home residents who received comforting...
Consumers more and more are trying to take control of their own healthcare destinies. They are looking for more therapy alternatives so they can better manage their healthcare dollars. With more of that responsibility falling to consumers, many managed care organizations are realizing that they must offer choices that until...
Business/Technology Editors HUDSON, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 19, 2000 Skyscape.com, (formerly K2 Consultants), an eHealth Company that provides handheld wireless software solutions for the medical community, today announced that the Company's medical reference solutions will now be expanded to include Medical Specialty titles for the Palm OSR platform....
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