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Uncategorized Published - 19 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Paying it forward: Physicians create, support 12.6M jobs, contribute to health of the economy

By Joanne Finnegan | Physicians have a major impact on the country’s job market and economy, according to a new AMA report. Physicians don’t just improve the health of their patients, they also help keep the economy healthy, according to a report out this morning from the American Medical Association. Physicians across the country create and support […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Analysis: Hospital pay for performance not significantly improving Medicare outcomes

FROM BMJ publish date: January 4, 2018 Authors: Gregory Twachtman and Frontline Medical News Hospital pay-for-performance programs are not leading to significant improvements in clinical process scores or 30-day mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries, according to an analysis of Medicare claims data. “No evidence that hospitals [that were] operating under pay for performance programs for more than […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
When a child needs trauma care, parents’ presence is an asset, not a nuisance

By DONALD PLUMLEY I remember the day I realized that parents could be a positive presence in the trauma room where their child is being treated. The car in which a couple and their young daughter were riding was involved in a terrible accident. While the mother sustained only minor injuries, the father was taken to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
In the American labor market, services are the new steel.

Author: Ralph Orlowski / Reuters This moment was inevitable. It just wasn’t supposed to happen so soon. Due to the inexorable aging of the country—and equally unstoppable growth in medical spending—it was long obvious that health-care jobs would slowly take up more and more of the economy. But in the last quarter, for the first […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Benefits of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Confirmed for Selected Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke

Authors: Shah R et al. Ann Intern Med 2018 Jan 9. But questions about appropriate patient selection and the potential impacts of atrial fibrillation risks associated with the procedure remain. Initial trials of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure devices for cryptogenic stroke failed to consistently demonstrate clear superiority to medical management, but two recent clinical trials have […]

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