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December 2011 - FRMC

12/14/2011

Mary Beth Nierengarten

Mary Beth Nierengarten
A study assessed diarrhea-associated healthcare use between children vaccinated with the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5) and those unvaccinated.
A study assessed diarrhea-associated healthcare use between children vaccinated with the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5) and those unvaccinated.
A study assessed...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care
12/14/2011

Jill Sederstrom

Jill Sederstrom
A new study found that the rate of adolescent vaccines being given at the ages of 11 and 12 years appears to be increasing; however, providers are not always administering all indicated vaccines during a vaccination visit. The findings from...
A new study found that the rate of adolescent vaccines being given at the ages of 11 and 12 years appears to be increasing; however, providers are not always administering all indicated vaccines during a vaccination visit. The findings from...
A new study found that the rate...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care
12/14/2011

Christin Melton

Christin Melton
An international team of researchers has linked 2 mutations in the MYO1E gene to an inherited form of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a disorder affecting the kidneys [N Engl J Med. 2011;365(4):295-306]. The A159P and Y695X mutations were...
An international team of researchers has linked 2 mutations in the MYO1E gene to an inherited form of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a disorder affecting the kidneys [N Engl J Med. 2011;365(4):295-306]. The A159P and Y695X mutations were...
An international team of...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care
12/14/2011

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Therapy involving cardiovascular implantable electronic devices has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Therapy involving cardiovascular implantable electronic devices has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Therapy involving cardiovascular...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care
12/14/2011

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
In anticipation of a quality-related financial return, provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 include incentives for the development and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs). However, studies to...
In anticipation of a quality-related financial return, provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 include incentives for the development and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs). However, studies to...
In anticipation of a...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care
12/14/2011

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Collaborative care is one of the components of the patient-centered medical home, a care model promoted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Studies have demonstrated that for patients with depression or diabetes...
Collaborative care is one of the components of the patient-centered medical home, a care model promoted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Studies have demonstrated that for patients with depression or diabetes...
Collaborative care is one of the...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care
12/14/2011

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
In studies reported 50 years ago, an association of porcelain gallbladder (PGB) with gallbladder cancer (GBC) was clearly established, with findings of incidence of cancer in PGB exceeding 60%. Since those early studies, diagnostic imaging...
In studies reported 50 years ago, an association of porcelain gallbladder (PGB) with gallbladder cancer (GBC) was clearly established, with findings of incidence of cancer in PGB exceeding 60%. Since those early studies, diagnostic imaging...
In studies reported 50 years...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care
12/14/2011

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Acute gastroenteritis is a common condition with established guidelines for treatment that have been shown to improve outcomes and reduce costs, length of hospital stay, and duration of illness. According to researchers, >30% of children...
Acute gastroenteritis is a common condition with established guidelines for treatment that have been shown to improve outcomes and reduce costs, length of hospital stay, and duration of illness. According to researchers, >30% of children...
Acute gastroenteritis is a...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care
12/14/2011

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Standard of care for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is pharmacotherapy with cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) involving exposure and response prevention.
Standard of care for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is pharmacotherapy with cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) involving exposure and response prevention.
Standard of care for...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care

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12/14/2011

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
According to researchers, there is genetic and neuropathologic evidence suggesting that the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain is a key event in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD). The therapeutic potential of...
According to researchers, there is genetic and neuropathologic evidence suggesting that the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides in the brain is a key event in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD). The therapeutic potential of...
According to researchers, there...
12/14/2011
First Report Managed Care

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