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January 2013 - FRMC

Serelaxin Effective in Patients with Acute Heart Failure
01/22/2013

Tim Casey

Tim Casey
Los Angeles—Patients with acute heart failure who took serelaxin intravenously for 48 hours had an improvement in dyspnea relief, in-hospital signs and symptoms of acute heart failure, in-hospital worsening of heart failure, and 180-day...
Los Angeles—Patients with acute heart failure who took serelaxin intravenously for 48 hours had an improvement in dyspnea relief, in-hospital signs and symptoms of acute heart failure, in-hospital worsening of heart failure, and 180-day...
Los Angeles—Patients with acute...
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Higher Costs for Hospitals without Onsite Cardiac Surgery
01/22/2013

Tim Casey

Tim Casey
Los Angeles—Nine months after undergoing an angioplasty procedure, patients who received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at sites with onsite cardiac surgery had greater resource use, more hospital admissions, longer lengths of...
Los Angeles—Nine months after undergoing an angioplasty procedure, patients who received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at sites with onsite cardiac surgery had greater resource use, more hospital admissions, longer lengths of...
Los Angeles—Nine months after...
01/22/2013
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Nationwide Kaiser Survey on Medicaid
01/22/2013

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Due to the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), states are currently preparing for changes in Medicaid programs. In the original bill, the ACA would expand Medicaid eligibility to include eligibility for all...
Due to the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), states are currently preparing for changes in Medicaid programs. In the original bill, the ACA would expand Medicaid eligibility to include eligibility for all...
Due to the enactment of the...
01/22/2013
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Recommended Preventive Services Covered by Medicaid
01/22/2013

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
The 62 million Americans who are Medicaid beneficiaries tend to have lower incomes and greater health needs compared with those who have private health insurance. Reducing the risk of developing chronic conditions relies on preventive...
The 62 million Americans who are Medicaid beneficiaries tend to have lower incomes and greater health needs compared with those who have private health insurance. Reducing the risk of developing chronic conditions relies on preventive...
The 62 million Americans who are...
01/22/2013
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Variation in Healthcare Spending: Regional and Local
01/22/2013

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
There is wide geographic variation in healthcare spending.
There is wide geographic variation in healthcare spending.
There is wide geographic...
01/22/2013
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Zoledronic Acid for Men with Osteoporosis
01/22/2013

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Osteoporosis is associated with morbidity and mortality in men; worldwide, among individuals >50 years of age, approximately 40% of all osteoporotic fractures occur in men, and mortality following osteoporotic fracture is higher in men...
Osteoporosis is associated with morbidity and mortality in men; worldwide, among individuals >50 years of age, approximately 40% of all osteoporotic fractures occur in men, and mortality following osteoporotic fracture is higher in men...
Osteoporosis is associated with...
01/22/2013
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Androgen Deprivation for Rising PSA Level
01/22/2013

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Following the discovery in 1941 that prostate cancer is dependent on androgen, the mainstay treatment for metastatic disease has been androgen deprivation. Since then, indications for androgen deprivation have been expanded to include...
Following the discovery in 1941 that prostate cancer is dependent on androgen, the mainstay treatment for metastatic disease has been androgen deprivation. Since then, indications for androgen deprivation have been expanded to include...
Following the discovery in 1941...
01/22/2013
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High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T and Acute MI Diagnosis
01/22/2013

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Approximately 10% of all emergency department (ED) consultations concern patients with symptoms suggestive of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The primary method of diagnosis of AMI involves utilization of electrocardiography (ECG) and...
Approximately 10% of all emergency department (ED) consultations concern patients with symptoms suggestive of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The primary method of diagnosis of AMI involves utilization of electrocardiography (ECG) and...
Approximately 10% of all...
01/22/2013
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Aspirin to Prevent Recurrent Thromboembolism
01/22/2013

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Anticoagulant therapy is commonly recommended for patients who have had an initial episode of unprovoked venous thromboembolism. Once that therapy is discontinued, patients are at high risk for recurrence.
Anticoagulant therapy is commonly recommended for patients who have had an initial episode of unprovoked venous thromboembolism. Once that therapy is discontinued, patients are at high risk for recurrence.
Anticoagulant therapy is...
01/22/2013
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Ustekinumab Induction as Therapy for Crohn’s Disease
01/22/2013

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bowel. One third of patients with Crohn’s disease do not respond to initial treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists; another one third have a transient response and...
Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bowel. One third of patients with Crohn’s disease do not respond to initial treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists; another one third have a transient response and...
Crohn’s disease is a chronic...
01/22/2013
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