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Patients with Observation Status
09/19/2013
The use of hospitalizations with observation status has increased for Medicare beneficiaries; while inpatient stays decreased.
The use of hospitalizations with observation status has increased for Medicare beneficiaries; while inpatient stays decreased.
The use of hospitalizations with...
09/19/2013
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Clinical Guidance Documents and Cost Considerations
09/19/2013
The need to control healthcare costs is widely acknowledged, but questions remain about who should take responsibility for reining in healthcare-associated spending.
The need to control healthcare costs is widely acknowledged, but questions remain about who should take responsibility for reining in healthcare-associated spending.
The need to control healthcare...
09/19/2013
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Predicting Overall Hospital Mortality Rates
09/19/2013
One strategy for improving the quality of care in hospitals in the United States is public reporting of hospital performance.
One strategy for improving the quality of care in hospitals in the United States is public reporting of hospital performance.
One strategy for improving the...
09/19/2013
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Racial Disparities in Survival in Breast Cancer
09/19/2013
Healthcare researchers have identified racial disparities in survival among women with breast cancer for the past 20 years. Studies have demonstrated worse outcomes in black patients with breast cancer and have identified possible reasons for...
Healthcare researchers have identified racial disparities in survival among women with breast cancer for the past 20 years. Studies have demonstrated worse outcomes in black patients with breast cancer and have identified possible reasons for...
Healthcare researchers have...
09/19/2013
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Breast Cancer Outcomes May Be Impacted by Treatment Setting
09/19/2013
  Trastuzumab-based therapies are recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network for the treatment of HER2-positive (HER2+) metastatic breast cancer. In HER+ breast cancer patients, trastuzumab, administered via intravenous...
  Trastuzumab-based therapies are recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network for the treatment of HER2-positive (HER2+) metastatic breast cancer. In HER+ breast cancer patients, trastuzumab, administered via intravenous...
  Trastuzumab-based therapies...
09/19/2013
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Acute Care Spending in High-Cost Medicare Population
09/19/2013
Previous studies have shown that Medicare spending is highly concentrated; 10% of the Medicare population accounts for >50% of the costs of the program. The largest share of spending among high-cost Medicare beneficiaries is related to...
Previous studies have shown that Medicare spending is highly concentrated; 10% of the Medicare population accounts for >50% of the costs of the program. The largest share of spending among high-cost Medicare beneficiaries is related to...
Previous studies have shown that...
09/19/2013
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Symptom Burden in Metastatic Breast Cancer
09/19/2013
In 2012, approximately 39,510 women in the United States died of breast cancer. First-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) yielded median survival of 20.5 months in recent phase 3 trials. The majority of patients develop MBC...
In 2012, approximately 39,510 women in the United States died of breast cancer. First-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) yielded median survival of 20.5 months in recent phase 3 trials. The majority of patients develop MBC...
In 2012, approximately 39,510...
09/19/2013
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Study Identifies Molecular Mechanisms of Uterine Leiomyomas
09/19/2013
New data demonstrated that multiple separate tumors could be seeded from a single lineage of uterine leiomyoma cells. Based on the results, an accurate molecular classification of uterine leiomyomas is emerging. Identifying the potential...
New data demonstrated that multiple separate tumors could be seeded from a single lineage of uterine leiomyoma cells. Based on the results, an accurate molecular classification of uterine leiomyomas is emerging. Identifying the potential...
New data demonstrated that...
09/19/2013
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Breast Density and Screening Mammography Outcomes
09/19/2013
Prior to 2009, the US Preventive Services Task Force guidelines recommended that women 50 to 74 years of age receive a screening mammogram every 1 to 2 years. In 2009, the task force revised those guidelines, calling for biennial mammography...
Prior to 2009, the US Preventive Services Task Force guidelines recommended that women 50 to 74 years of age receive a screening mammogram every 1 to 2 years. In 2009, the task force revised those guidelines, calling for biennial mammography...
Prior to 2009, the US Preventive...
09/19/2013
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Pneumonia Vaccine Reduces US Hospitalizations
09/19/2013
A new study found that annual hospitalization rates for pneumonia had fallen since the 2000 introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, regardless of immunization status, by an age-adjusted reduction of 54.8 per 100,000. 
A new study found that annual hospitalization rates for pneumonia had fallen since the 2000 introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, regardless of immunization status, by an age-adjusted reduction of 54.8 per 100,000. 
A new study found that annual...
09/19/2013
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