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August 2014 - FRMC

Evaluating Various Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes
08/18/2014

Tim Casey

Tim Casey
The ADA and AACE guidelines recommend patients with type 2 diabetes begin treatment with metformin and lifestyle modifications.
The ADA and AACE guidelines recommend patients with type 2 diabetes begin treatment with metformin and lifestyle modifications.
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08/18/2014
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Discrepancies in Hospital Readmissions Administrative Data
08/18/2014

Jordyn Greenblatt

Jordyn Greenblatt
The CMS created a readmission measure that uses a hospital’s administrative data to gauge readmission rates.
The CMS created a readmission measure that uses a hospital’s administrative data to gauge readmission rates.
The CMS created a readmission...
08/18/2014
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Using Social Media for Health Policy
08/18/2014

Kerri Fitzgerald

Kerri Fitzgerald
The National Research Council recently expressed concern regarding whether scientific evidence is adequately communicated into policymakers and subsequently adopted into public policy. Thus, the communication gap between researchers and...
The National Research Council recently expressed concern regarding whether scientific evidence is adequately communicated into policymakers and subsequently adopted into public policy. Thus, the communication gap between researchers and...
The National Research Council...
08/18/2014
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Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Urged for Older Male Smokers
08/18/2014

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a risk factor for smokers, affects an estimated 3.9% to 7.2% of men and 1% to 1.3% of women ≥50 years of age. In an update to the 2005 recommendation on AAA screening, the United States Preventive Services...
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a risk factor for smokers, affects an estimated 3.9% to 7.2% of men and 1% to 1.3% of women ≥50 years of age. In an update to the 2005 recommendation on AAA screening, the United States Preventive Services...
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA),...
08/18/2014
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Uncertainty for Screening At-Risk Patients for HCC
08/18/2014

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence and mortality continues to increase. The National Cancer Institute projected new cases and deaths from liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer in the United States in 2014 at 33,190 and 23,000,...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence and mortality continues to increase. The National Cancer Institute projected new cases and deaths from liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer in the United States in 2014 at 33,190 and 23,000,...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
08/18/2014
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ACP Guideline Recommends against Pelvic Exam in Healthy Women
08/18/2014

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Pelvic examination is often conducted in asymptomatic women to screen for pathology. Many women and clinicians believe that pelvic examinations should be part of annual wellness visits, but a review of current evidence from the American...
Pelvic examination is often conducted in asymptomatic women to screen for pathology. Many women and clinicians believe that pelvic examinations should be part of annual wellness visits, but a review of current evidence from the American...
Pelvic examination is often...
08/18/2014
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Treatment for Hepatitis C and HIV Coinfection
08/18/2014

Kerri Fitzgerald

Kerri Fitzgerald
Up to 7 million people worldwide are coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is associated with high rates of liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and overall mortality.
Up to 7 million people worldwide are coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is associated with high rates of liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and overall mortality.
Up to 7 million people worldwide...
08/18/2014
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Secukinumab Effective Treatment for Plaque Psoriasis
08/18/2014

Kerri Fitzgerald

Kerri Fitzgerald
Previous  research has found that interleukin (IL)-17A stimulates keratinocytes to secrete chemokines and other proinflammatory mediators that recruit additional inflammatory cells, thus making IL-17A a master cytokine in the pathogenesis of...
Previous  research has found that interleukin (IL)-17A stimulates keratinocytes to secrete chemokines and other proinflammatory mediators that recruit additional inflammatory cells, thus making IL-17A a master cytokine in the pathogenesis of...
Previous  research has found...
08/18/2014
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Physical Activity Program Can Reduce Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults
08/18/2014

Jill Sederstrom

Jill Sederstrom
Older adults at risk for disability who participated in a physical activity program were able to reduce the occurrence of major mobility disability and persistent mobility disability compared to individuals who only participated in a health...
Older adults at risk for disability who participated in a physical activity program were able to reduce the occurrence of major mobility disability and persistent mobility disability compared to individuals who only participated in a health...
Older adults at risk for...
08/18/2014
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Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Employees and Small Businesses
08/18/2014
June Kirwin, BPharm Director of Pharmacy Harris Family Medical Center First Report Managed Care conducted an interview with June Kirwin, BPharm, one of our Editorial Advisory Board members, to discuss how the Patient Protection and...
June Kirwin, BPharm Director of Pharmacy Harris Family Medical Center First Report Managed Care conducted an interview with June Kirwin, BPharm, one of our Editorial Advisory Board members, to discuss how the Patient Protection and...
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