Skip to main content

Advertisement

Advertisement

ADVERTISEMENT

August 2012 - FRMC

08/15/2012
Patients with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, diabetes, and a family history of ischemic heart disease, are at moderate to high risk of cardiovascular events. For adults with...
Patients with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, diabetes, and a family history of ischemic heart disease, are at moderate to high risk of cardiovascular events. For adults with...
Patients with multiple risk...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2012
Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis [Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(10):761-769] did not find evidence showing that intensive glycemic control reduces the risk for significant clinical renal outcomes despite finding that it reduces...
Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis [Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(10):761-769] did not find evidence showing that intensive glycemic control reduces the risk for significant clinical renal outcomes despite finding that it reduces...
Results of a systematic review...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2012
Inpatient hospital costs are on the rise due primarily to a change in the intensity of services for patients, according to a new statistical brief released by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).
Inpatient hospital costs are on the rise due primarily to a change in the intensity of services for patients, according to a new statistical brief released by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).
Inpatient hospital costs are on...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2012
Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) or multiple sclerosis (MS) often experience neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO), which can lead to urodynamically measured increased bladder storage pressures and urinary incontinence (UI). Patients...
Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) or multiple sclerosis (MS) often experience neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO), which can lead to urodynamically measured increased bladder storage pressures and urinary incontinence (UI). Patients...
Patients with spinal cord injury...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2012
The use of dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) to prevent sudden death in patients without an indication for permanent pacing varies widely by region and hospital, according to the results of a cross-sectional study....
The use of dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) to prevent sudden death in patients without an indication for permanent pacing varies widely by region and hospital, according to the results of a cross-sectional study....
The use of dual-chamber...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2012
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often experience dyspnea on exertion (DOE), a difficult-to-control symptom. COPD is characterized by irreversible airflow limitation and, by 2020, is expected to be the third leading...
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often experience dyspnea on exertion (DOE), a difficult-to-control symptom. COPD is characterized by irreversible airflow limitation and, by 2020, is expected to be the third leading...
Patients with chronic...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2012
Patients with osteoporosis benefit from treatment with bisphosphonates; the medications used to increase bone density and reduce the risk of vertebral and proximal femur fractures. However, according to researchers, the drugs have a...
Patients with osteoporosis benefit from treatment with bisphosphonates; the medications used to increase bone density and reduce the risk of vertebral and proximal femur fractures. However, according to researchers, the drugs have a...
Patients with osteoporosis...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2012
A new prospective study examining the relationship between postoperative troponin levels and mortality for noncardiac surgery patients found that there was a significant association between peak postoperative fourth-generation troponin T...
A new prospective study examining the relationship between postoperative troponin levels and mortality for noncardiac surgery patients found that there was a significant association between peak postoperative fourth-generation troponin T...
A new prospective study...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2012
Using a low-intensity physician staffing model (optional consultation with the intensivist) and Hhaving an intensivist working overnight were associated with decreased risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality among intensive care unit (ICU)...
Using a low-intensity physician staffing model (optional consultation with the intensivist) and Hhaving an intensivist working overnight were associated with decreased risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality among intensive care unit (ICU)...
Using a low-intensity physician...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2012
The risk of beginning prescription pain relievers for extramedical purposes peaks before the final year of high school, around the age of 16, and not during the college years as is commonly believed, according to results of a recent study...
The risk of beginning prescription pain relievers for extramedical purposes peaks before the final year of high school, around the age of 16, and not during the college years as is commonly believed, according to results of a recent study...
The risk of beginning...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement