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Study: Hospital CEO pay and performance not related
Pamela Lewis Dolan Healthcare AdministrationAs physician payment shifts toward outcome and value-based models, a study finds no correlation between quality and hospital CEO pay. A study published online Oct. 14 by JAMA Internal Medicine examined hospital CEO pay and its correlation to various hospital characteristics including technology adoption, quality metrics, financial performance and community benefits.
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The role of manganese and astrocytes in brain toxicity
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareThe interactions between the astrocytes and neurons play a central role in brain functioning via neurotransmitter recycling, and disruption of this recycling is associated with several neuropathological conditions. Manganese-mediated toxicity helps in better understanding about cycling between the neurons and astrocytes, and this knowledge about the brain function might highlight potential molecular tools for neurotoxicity.
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Research: Teens have an increased risk of kidney transplant failure
Joy Burgess Medical & Allied HealthcareAccording to recent transplant research published in JAMA Internal Medicine, teenagers between 14 and 15 years of age have a much higher risk of transplant failure after kidney transplantation than adults. This study shows that adolescents are more likely to have the kidney stop working than both older and younger transplant recipients. The risk of transplant failure is even higher among black teenagers.
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The use of biomarkers for renal carcinoma treatment
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareRenal cell carcinoma is the most common form of cancer, and it is responsible for more than 100,000 deaths per year all over the world. In recent years, significant advances have been achieved in understanding the renal carcinoma biology. This in-depth knowledge has led to the development of new therapeutic strategies. However, there has been no significant development in renal carcinoma detection tools in the past decade.
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Latest automation techniques in immunohematology testing
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareAutomated analyzers have been used in many clinical laboratories since their discovery in mid-1950s. They have many advantages that include improved quality of preanalytical steps, reduced error rates and reduced individual exposure to biohazardous materials. Newer techniques such as column agglutination, solid-phase red cell adherence assay and erythrocyte-magnetized technology are being adapted in immunohematology.
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From uninsured to covered: PAs at the forefront of the ACA
Maria Frisch Medical & Allied HealthcareIn September, the U.S. Census reported rates of uninsured during 2012. A reported 15.4 percent (48 million) of people were uninsured, down from 15.7 percent in 2011. Medicare covered 15.7 percent of the population in 2012, compared with 15.2 percent in 2011. Since 1999, the proportion of people insured through private insurance has declined, while the proportion of those insured through public insurance (Medicare, Medicaid, state programs, etc.) has risen, from 24.2 to 32.6. This has added significant burden to an already over-extended government.
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3 important things to know when choosing a telemonitoring provider
Irina Gorovaya Healthcare AdministrationTelehealth encompasses a broad spectrum of technology focused on various aspects of patient care. Telemedicine allows for a real-time patient-physician interaction, while telemonitoring allows for a distant collection of vital patient data that includes blood pressure, pulse oxymetry, heart rate, weight and blood glucose.
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Last act: Final days of a rural hospital
Mark Huber Healthcare AdministrationIt was the final, ignominious insult. Our little, local rural hospital had been abandoned, snapped up online for $50,000 at auction by an enterprising scrapper, a scavenger of discarded structures. Most of the good stuff already had been cleaned out of the 38,000 square-foot structure. Over the last 20 years scenes like this one, particularly in rural America, have played out frequently. Small country hospitals are going away. By 2020 as many as one-third of U.S. hospitals may be gone, predict healthcare futurists David Houle and Jonathan Fleece.
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Online physician reviews mostly positive, but reliability questioned
Pamela Lewis Dolan Healthcare AdministrationA new survey finds a large number of doctors regularly monitor reviews written about them online. But that may not equate to an overwhelming endorsement of physician review websites.
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ICD-10-CM from an optimistic coder’s perspective
Elizabeth MorgenrothIn my discussions with coders in the past 18 months, I have found that each coder has a reaction to ICD-10-CM as unique as the person expressing it. The emotions associated with ICD-10-CM cover the complete spectrum — from joy to grief, happiness to rage, doubt to certainty. I have experienced each of these emotions, depending on the subject matter and situation.
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