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MACRA final rule exempts many more doctors
Physicians who do not have a large Medicare population or who do not bill much to Medicare Part B will get a bit more breathing room to avoid...
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CMS pilot aims to reduce physician administrative burdens
Under the 18-month initiative, providers practicing within certain Advanced Alternative Payment Models will be relieved of additional...
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Beta-blockers reduce pain, opioid use in osteoarthritis
Beta-blockers were associated with less pain and lower opioid consumption in a case-control study of nearly 900 patients with osteoarthritis, Ana...
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More restrictive hemoglobin threshold recommended for transfusion
New guidelines on red blood cell blood transfusion recommend a restrictive threshold in which transfusion is not indicated until the hemoglobin...
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AHA: Midlife hypertension linked with cognitive impairment
Unchecked hypertension has “devastating” long-term implications for cognitive health, the American Heart Association concluded in a scientific...
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Levosimendan does not reduce organ dysfunction risk in sepsis
The calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan does not reduce the likelihood of severe organ dysfunction in adults with sepsis or lower the mortality...
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Almost half of health providers will see PQRS pay cut
In 2015, about 1.15 million professionals were eligible and able to participate in PQRS; just over half (54%) successfully submitted data.
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High-performing hospitals yield longer life expectancy after MI
Patients treated at high-performing hospitals lived, on average, 0.74-1.14 years longer after acute MI than do those treated at low-performing...
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Rivaroxaban linked to more bleeding compared with dabigatran in elderly patients with nonvalvular AF
Rivaroxaban is associated with significantly more intra- and extracranial bleeding than is dabigatran in older patients who have nonvalvular...
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No increase in CV events with long-acting bronchodilators in COPD
Long-acting bronchodilators do not appear to increase the risk of cardiovascular events in the first year of use in individuals with chronic...
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Meta-analysis links NPC1L1 variants to diabetes risk
Variations on or near the NPC1L1 gene were associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes.