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March 2012 - FRMC

Small Businesses Face Changes
03/16/2012

Jill Sederstrom

Jill Sederstrom
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will mean significant changes for small businesses and their employees. A brief from The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Focus on Healthcare Reform, January 2012, explains the changes in the ACA that will have...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will mean significant changes for small businesses and their employees. A brief from The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Focus on Healthcare Reform, January 2012, explains the changes in the ACA that will have...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
03/16/2012
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Mid-Year Report Shows Medicaid Spending and Growth at or Below Projections
03/16/2012

Jill Sederstrom

Jill Sederstrom
States continue to experience high unemployment and low state revenue collections as a result of the Great Recession, but there are some signs of improvement, and for fiscal year (FY) 2012 the majority of states are predicting Medicaid...
States continue to experience high unemployment and low state revenue collections as a result of the Great Recession, but there are some signs of improvement, and for fiscal year (FY) 2012 the majority of states are predicting Medicaid...
States continue to experience...
03/16/2012
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Hospitalizations among Patients with Dementia
03/16/2012

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Studies have shown that dementia is associated with increased hospitalizations, but empirical data to support these findings are scarce, according to researchers. Among patients without dementia, hospitalization for serious illness is...
Studies have shown that dementia is associated with increased hospitalizations, but empirical data to support these findings are scarce, according to researchers. Among patients without dementia, hospitalization for serious illness is...
Studies have shown that dementia...
03/16/2012
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Mortality and Serum Potassium Levels
03/16/2012

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
For patients with cardiovascular disease, maintaining stable levels of potassium is important in preventing adverse events. Studies have found an association between low serum potassium levels, defined as <3.5 mEq/L, and the risk of...
For patients with cardiovascular disease, maintaining stable levels of potassium is important in preventing adverse events. Studies have found an association between low serum potassium levels, defined as <3.5 mEq/L, and the risk of...
For patients with cardiovascular...
03/16/2012
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Study Identifies Key Prescribing Differences for Pediatric Psoriasis
03/16/2012

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Psoriasis remains one of the most common chronic skin conditions seen in children. The prevalence of psoriasis in children from birth to 18 years of age is 1%, with an incidence of 40.8 per 100,000. However, management of psoriasis can be...
Psoriasis remains one of the most common chronic skin conditions seen in children. The prevalence of psoriasis in children from birth to 18 years of age is 1%, with an incidence of 40.8 per 100,000. However, management of psoriasis can be...
Psoriasis remains one of the...
03/16/2012
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Bilateral CI Shows Positive Effect on Language
03/16/2012

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Results of a study on the effect of cochlear implantation (CI) on language development found that bilateral implantation was more advantageous than unilateral implantation in pediatric patients, according to findings reported in the Archives...
Results of a study on the effect of cochlear implantation (CI) on language development found that bilateral implantation was more advantageous than unilateral implantation in pediatric patients, according to findings reported in the Archives...
Results of a study on the effect...
03/16/2012
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Medical Team Training and Surgical Morbidity
03/16/2012

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
Reducing risks associated with surgical procedures has become increasingly important over the past 10 years. In a previous study, researchers analyzed the effect that medical team training (MTT) had on rates of surgical mortality. In a more...
Reducing risks associated with surgical procedures has become increasingly important over the past 10 years. In a previous study, researchers analyzed the effect that medical team training (MTT) had on rates of surgical mortality. In a more...
Reducing risks associated with...
03/16/2012
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Nontargeted HIV Testing in EDs Has Modest Impact
03/16/2012

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
The benefit of nontargeted HIV rapid test (RT) screening was only modest among emergency department (ED) patients in Paris. The testing resulted in identifying only a few new HIV diagnoses, often at late stages and predominantly among...
The benefit of nontargeted HIV rapid test (RT) screening was only modest among emergency department (ED) patients in Paris. The testing resulted in identifying only a few new HIV diagnoses, often at late stages and predominantly among...
The benefit of nontargeted HIV...
03/16/2012
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Duration of Deafness and Age at CI Impact Outcomes
03/16/2012

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Cochlear implantation (CI) has become an accepted treatment option for individuals ≥12 months of age who have bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). SNHL affects 1 to 3 of every 1000 children born in the United States...
Cochlear implantation (CI) has become an accepted treatment option for individuals ≥12 months of age who have bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). SNHL affects 1 to 3 of every 1000 children born in the United States...
Cochlear implantation (CI) has...
03/16/2012
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Platelet Inhibition to Bridge Patients for CABG
03/16/2012

Mary Mihalovic

Mary Mihalovic
The use of cangrelor, an intravenous antagonist of the P2Y12 receptor, to bridge patients after they discontinue antiplatelet therapy in preparation for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, was shown to effectively provide platelet...
The use of cangrelor, an intravenous antagonist of the P2Y12 receptor, to bridge patients after they discontinue antiplatelet therapy in preparation for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, was shown to effectively provide platelet...
The use of cangrelor, an...
03/16/2012
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There are 3 goals in healthcare: (1) improved care, (2) improved outcomes, and (3) lower costs. Maternity care, which impacts approximately 85% of women during 1 or more episodes of care, provides opportunity for improvements in healthcare...
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