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Breaking language barriers in health care
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For someone with limited English, using typed medication directions instead of hand written directions can make a huge difference in understanding medical instructions.
Health care outcome boost needs better studies
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Evidence suggests that outcomes in many clinical settings leave a lot to be desired, which means that research into quality improvement (QI) in clinical care has the potential to greatly improve the lot of patients. Now a ...
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Groups find common ground on health care overhaul
Mar 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Eighteen groups representing consumers, business, insurers, doctors and hospitals say they have reached agreement on how they would like to see the nation's health care system overhauled.
Study finds high level of medical mistrust among minority women impacts quality of health care
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Nearly 70 percent of minority women agree that health-care organizations sometimes deceive or mislead patients, one of the key findings of a Michigan State University study that researchers say can prevent women from getting ...
Medicine's small business practices should be supported by federal budget
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Speaking from his perspective as a physician who practiced for nearly 30 years in a small medical practice in rural Virginia, Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP) testified today ...
Health insurance status associated with frequency of eye care visits
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Individuals with no or inconsistent health care coverage appear less likely to regularly seek eye care, even if they are visually impaired, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the ...
Team treatment for depression cuts medical costs
Feb 07, 2008 |
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A team approach to treating depression in older adults, already shown to improve health, can also cut total health-care costs, according to a new study led by the University of Washington. The study appears in the February ...
Barriers to adoption of electronic personal health records outlined
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Interest in personal health records as an electronic tool to manage health information is increasing dramatically. A group led by a UCSF researcher has identified cost, privacy concerns, design shortcomings and difficulties ...
Most republicans think the US health care system is the best in the world; democrats disagree
Mar 20, 2008 |
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A recent survey by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harris Interactive, as part of their ongoing series, Debating Health: Election 2008, finds that Americans are generally split on the issue of whether the United ...
Fighting disease outbreaks with two-way health information exchange
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Building upon four decades of research and real world operation of electronic medical records and health information exchange, Regenstrief Institute researchers have developed, tested and are now operating ...
Reduced emergency room visits for elderly patients attributed to 'virtual' health care team approach
May 01, 2008 |
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Elderly patients suffering from chronic illnesses who receive ‘virtual’ care from a team of medical experts linked together via phone, fax and e-mail, make fewer emergency visits than patients who do not receive this kind ...
Report: Pregnant women need flu shots
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Pregnant women should be sure to get all their flu shots as soon as the vaccines become available this year to protect them against both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 (swine) flu, according to eight leading national maternal ...
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