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Authors: Rebecca Y. Klinger, M.D., M.S. et al Anesthesiology published on January 31, 2018. Background: Amyloid deposition is a potential contributor to postoperative cognitive dysfunction. The authors hypothesized that 6-week global cortical amyloid burden, determined by 18F-florbetapir positron emission tomography, would be greater in those patients manifesting cognitive dysfunction at 6 weeks postoperatively. Methods: Amyloid deposition was evaluated in […]
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released final data on practices and individual clinicians impacted by the 2018 Value-Based Payment Modifier (VM). Such eligible professionals will see a positive, negative or neutral adjustment to their 2018 Medicare Part B Fee-For-Service payments. The payments are based upon whether a practice successfully participated in the Physician […]
Read MoreA study in Washington state found that in a single year more than 600,000 patients underwent treatment they didn’t need, at an estimated cost of $282 million. “Do no harm” should include the cost of care, too, the report author says. By Marshall Allen WASTED MEDICINE Squandered Health Care Dollars This story was co-published with NPR’s […]
Read MoreMigraine is associated with increased risks for numerous cardiovascular outcomes, a study in The BMJ finds. Using Danish health and population registries, researchers matched 51,000 patients with migraine diagnoses to 510,000 migraine-free individuals (median age, 35). During 19 years’ follow-up, cardiovascular events were significantly more common in the migraine cohort. Here are the incidences per 1000 population […]
Read MoreUPDATE: On January 29, Mr. Azar was officially sworn in as the as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Original Alert: On Wednesday, January 24, the United States Senate voted 55 – 43 to confirm Mr. Alex Azar as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). […]
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