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PubMed Articles
Intrapartum sacral stress fracture due to pregnancy-related osteoporosis: a case report.
Low back pain (LBP) and hip pain frequently occur during pregnancy and postpartum period. Although pelvic and mechanic lesions of the soft tissues are most responsible for the etiology, sacral fractur...
BPS approves critical care, pediatrics specialty certification.
African Americans have a higher incidence of prostate cancer and experience poorer outcomes compared with Caucasian Americans. Racial differences in care are well documented; however, few studies have...
Follow-through of a positive screening test is necessary to reap the potential benefits of cancer screening. Racial variation in follow-through diagnostic care may underlie a proportion of the known d...
Utilization of a Benchmarking Database to Inform NICHE Implementation.
An integral part of NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) is a benchmarking service that provides member sites with the ability to evaluate staff perceptions of the care environment co...
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA): early experience.
BACKGROUND: Repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) represents a considerable technical challenge. Since its first description in 1955, open repair of TAAA has been considered the gold stan...
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to determine the incidence of arterial pseudoaneurysm in patients presenting with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), to analyze the angiographic characteristics of pseudoa...
BACKGROUND: Although many acute care surgery (ACS) formats exist, the model established in 2006 at our academic, level 1 trauma center includes a dedicated daytime operating room. The goal of the pres...
News Articles
Good quality end-of-life care 'hit or miss', claims report
The quality of end-of-life care for the terminally ill depends on “arbitrary” factors such as disease, age and geographical location, according to a new report.
Ready Hands Founder Speaks to Arlington Support Group
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Granger Benson, an internal medicine specialist and founder of Ready Hands Home Care, recently gave a presentation to the Arlington Employee Assistan...
Staci Vetrovsky of Nutrition Care Systems, Inc., a solution provider company at the marcus evans Long-Term Care CXO Summit Fall 2013, on why LTC facilities need to focus more on nutrition. "In order...
IMS Report: Medication Misuse A Major Contributor To Wasteful Health Care Spending
A recent report from IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics shows that billions could be saved by the U.S. health care system if medications were managed better by patients, physicians and other sta...
Health Reform, Research Pave Way for Collaborative Care for Mental Illness
Wayne Katon, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington in Seattle, has worked to develop and test models for integrating mental health care into primary care practice for the past 30...
A Census of State Health Care Price Transparency Websites
To the Editor: With rising health care costs and 30% of privately insured adults enrolled in high-deductible health care plans, calls for greater health care price transparency are increasing. In resp...
To improve health care in the United States, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has advanced the “learning health care system”—a place where “each patient-care experience naturally reflects the b...
Improving Health Care Access In Developing Countries, Remote Regions, Using Mobile Health Devices
Mobile health technology has substantial potential for improving access to health care in the developing world and in remote regions of developed countries, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical...
Dutch doctors get guidance on care of terminally ill newborn babies
The Royal Dutch Medical Association has published professional standards to try to clarify the line between palliative care of terminally ill newborn babies and deliberately killing them.Driving the.....
Hospital, doctor shopping isn't easy for patients looking to compare prices of health care services
When it comes to shopping for health care services, few publicly available tools help patients measure the best bang for their buck, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Ass...
Events
Point of Care: Innovations for the Future
What does the future hold for POC? Join SMi as we take a look at the future advancements within the field of Point of Care Diagnostics and look to identify POC trends and market opportunities in this...
Point-of-Care Diagnostics World Congress 2013
The Point-of-Care Diagnostics World Congress will take place in San Diego.
Companies
Baptist Health System is a leading provider of health care in San Antonio and South Texas. Baptist Health System includes five acute-care hospitals (Baptist Medical Center, North Central Baptist Hospi...
Valence Health provides healthcare organization solutions for value-based care, helping them better manage their patient populations and accept financial responsibility for...
MedCurrent (www.medcurrent.com) develops medical appropriateness decision support systems that provide information to physicians at the point of care to facilitate their or...
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving peopleâs lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthc...
Carmex and Carma Laboratories, Inc.
For more than 75 years, Milwaukee-based Carma Laboratories, Inc., has manufactured Carmex brand lip balms. Carma Laboratories, Inc. is a family owned and operated business that wa...
Amerigroup, a Fortune 500 Company, coordinates services for individuals in publicly funded health care programs. Serving approximately 1.9 million members in 11 states nationwide, Amerigroup accepts a...
Overlake Hospital Medical Center is a nonprofit, non-tax-supported regional medical center with a network of medical clinics throughout the Eastside. The hospital is licensed for...
AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb
Dedicated to addressing the global burden of diabetes by advancing individualized patient care, AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb are working in collaboration to research, deve...
Digital Insurance is the nationâs leading employee benefits agency specializing in insurance for small businesses and mid-sized companies. The firmâs national footprint,...
Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC
Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC (RCCA), one of the largest oncology physician networks in the United States, is transforming oncology care by ensuring that cancer patients hav...
Clinical Trials
Safety of Driving After Minor Surgery With Monitored Anesthesia Care
Patients are currently advised to refrain from driving motor vehicles or using public transportation unescorted for a 24 hour period if they undergo any minor ambulatory surgical procedure...
Secondary Prevention of coRonary Events After Discharge From Hospital (SPREAD)
This is a randomized, open trial comparing post discharge interventions by community health workers (CHW) to standard care in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. This trial will be co...
Financial Distress in Patients With Advanced Cancer
Advanced cancer has an adverse effect in virtually all dimensions of patients' lives (physical, psychosocial, spiritual, familial, role function). One of the less frequently explored effec...
Screening Evaluation for Women With Postpartum Depression
This study evaluates the relationship between mood changes and hormones in women with postpartum depression (PPD). This is an observational study; volunteers who participate will not rece...
Retinoblastoma Survivor Study: Assessment of General Health and Quality of Life
The purpose of this study is to find out about the quality of life and health in a group of adults who had retinoblastoma when they were children. By quality of life, we mean how you are f...
Antidepressant Treatment at an Inner City Asthma Clinic
Asthma is common with an increasing prevalence and mortality especially in low-income and minority populations. The course of asthma appears to be influenced by mood and emotions. It has b...
New Media Obesity Treatment in Community Health Centers
This purpose of this trial is to determine whether a 12-month eHealth behavioral intervention that includes interactive self-monitoring and feedback, tailored skills training materials, te...
Can Screening People Registering With Primary Care Improve the Detection of Tuberculosis?
This randomised controlled trial tests whether screening people registering with general practices cost-effectively increases the detection of tuberculosis. The study objectives are to:...
People from ethnic minority groups suffer worse ill-health from asthma than those from majority groups. No studies have reduced emergency care for people from minority groups. We have deve...
Continuity of Care and Outcomes After Discharge From Hospital
1. INTRODUCTION: Continuity of care (COC) occurs when separate elements of patient care are connected. COC is made up primarily of Continuity of Provider (COP) and Continuity of Informat...
Videos
Mommy postpartum must haves ( personal care )
Hey everyone!! My name is Sherita and I am a mother of 2, for now! I am also a soon to be wife to my beautiful finance' Keith! I do pregnancy and parenting v...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Advance Care Planning
Discussions with patients and/or their representatives about the goals and desired direction of the patient's care, particularly end-of-life care, in the event that the patient is or becomes incompetent to make decisions.
Ethics Consultation
Services provided by an individual ethicist (ETHICISTS) or an ethics team or committee (ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL) to address the ethical issues involved in a specific clinical case. The central purpose is to improve the process and outcomes of patients' care by helping to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical problems.
Incidental Findings
Unanticipated information discovered in the course of testing or medical care. Used in discussions of information that may have social or psychological consequences, such as when it is learned that a child's biological father is someone other than the putative father, or that a person tested for one disease or disorder has, or is at risk for, something else.
Reproductive Health Services
Health care services related to human REPRODUCTION and diseases of the reproductive system. Services are provided to both sexes and usually by physicians in the medical or the surgical specialities such as REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; ANDROLOGY; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; and PERINATOLOGY.
Parental Notification
Reporting to parents or guardians about care to be provided to a minor (MINORS).
