Hospitals that were penalized more frequently in the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program offered advanced services, were major teaching institutions and had better performance on other publicly reported process-of-care and outcome measures, according to a study in the July 28 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on Medicare and Medicaid at 50.
Although Medicare and Medicaid are playing a role in health care payment and delivery reform innovation, it will be difficult to enact large-scale program changes because of the conflicting priorities of beneficiaries, health practitioners and organizations, and policy makers, according to an article in the July 28 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on Medicare and Medicaid at 50.
In an analysis of expenditures for outpatient pharmacy products used by publicly insured children with serious chronic illness in California, treating hemophilia accounted for about 40 percent of expenditures but included just 0.4 percent of the group studied, suggesting a need to improve pricing for this and other effective yet high-cost medications, according to a study in the July 28 issue of JAMA.
According to a study published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists® (ASA®), patients who received a novel high frequency form of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy experienced significantly greater, long-term relief for both chronic back and leg pain, when compared to a traditional low frequency form of SCS therapy.
A new study finds that American political speech has become more polarized across party lines over time, with a clear trend break around 1980, and that current levels are unprecedented.
The American Academy of Dermatology and the Atlanta Falcons will host free SPOTme® skin cancer screenings at Falcons training camp from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 31, Saturday, Aug. 1, and Sunday, Aug. 2
The American Epilepsy Society (AES) is pleased to announce that Keri Kramer has joined AES as the new Director of Member Engagement. In this role Keri will be responsible for overseeing all areas of membership growth and programs designed to increase member engagement with the Society.
American Epilepsy Society (AES) opens registration for its 69th Annual Meeting, December 4-8, 2015, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
A biomarker found in the blood of alcohol users is significantly higher in binge drinkers than in those who consume alcohol moderately, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The biomarker, called phosphatidylethanol (PEth), could be used to screen young adults for harmful or heavy drinking such as binge drinking.
Research at Argonne indicates that you don't need a magnetic material to create spin current from insulators—with important implications for the field of spintronics and the development of high-speed, low-power electronics that use electron spin rather than charge to carry information.
A performance evaluation process used widely by Fortune 500 companies accurately and effectively assesses surgeons’ adherence to core standards of excellence and spurs changes in behavior to improve surgical practice and teamwork.
Just moments ago, Senate Bill 1203 passed allowing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, and all other advanced practice nurses (APRNs) to serve in their full practice authority. This will allow Veterans to receive greater access to quality healthcare.
The American College of Surgeons comments on two public websites released the week of July 13, 2015, that provide rating systems for individual surgeons.
Argonne National Laboratory scientists used the Mira supercomputer to identify and improve a new mechanism for eliminating friction, which fed into the development of a hybrid material that exhibited superlubricity at the macroscale for the first time.
Anjuli Nayak, a renowned allergist and immunologist from Bloomington who received cancer treatment at the University of Chicago Medicine, is endowing a $3.5 million professorship at the medical center for leukemia research.
Two studies in the July 21 issue of JAMA find that use of interventions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators by bystanders and first responders have increased and were associated with improved survival and neurological outcomes for persons who experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Although some previous studies have suggested an increased risk of bladder cancer with use of the diabetes drug pioglitazone, analyses that included nearly 200,000 patients found no statistically significant increased risk, however a small increased risk could not be excluded, according to a study in the July 21 issue of JAMA.
In a phase 2 trial that included nearly 1,000 adults, the AS03 and MF59 adjuvants (a component that improves immune response of inactivated influenza vaccines) increased the immune responses to two doses of an inactivated H7N9 influenza vaccine, with AS03-adjuvanted formulations inducing the highest amount of antibody response, according to a study in the July 21 issue of JAMA.
Researchers have found an association between treatment with the antibiotic dicloxacillin and a decrease in international normalized ratio (INR; a measure of blood coagulation) levels among patients taking the vitamin K antagonists warfarin or phenprocoumon, according to a study in the July 21 issue of JAMA.
U.S. News and World Report again ranked Rush among the best in the country in seven specialty areas. In addition, it ranked six of those Rush specialties higher than in 2014.
Loyola University Medical Center neurologist José Biller, MD, an internationally known expert on stroke, is co-editor of a major new textbook, Common Pitfalls in Cerebrovascular Disease.
Internationally recognized experts will lead a two-day conference in Chicago to educate peers on emerging robotic treatments and procedures for pediatric urology patients; live stream available in India.
The weekend begins with a reception on Friday evening and includes a full day of presentations and discussion groups on Saturday and a half day on Sunday. Our featured speaker will be Dr. Issam Awad, Chair of the Angioma Alliance Scientific Advisory Board. There will be panel discussions on rehabilitation and on coping/self-care. We will have a separate program for children and teens. Please check our website at www.angioma.org/pages.aspx?content=447 for full conference details.
New research reported in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society (www.americanpainsociety.org, shows that inhaled cannabis reduces diabetic neuropathy and the analgesic effect is dose-dependent.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, commends the U.S. Senate for passing the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 192).
A highly specialized procedure that lengthens bones can prevent the need for amputations in selected patients who have suffered severe fractures. And now a new study has found that an alternative limb-lengthening technique makes the long recovery process less cumbersome -- while still providing good-to-excellent outcomes.
Teaching coaches about injury prevention and contact restrictions pays off, say researchers who recently published their work in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. The authors tracked injury rates among youth football players during the 2014 season.
In the fight against childhood obesity, summer is one of the most challenging times of the year. Many children finish the school year in June fitter and leaner than when they go back to school in August
The NIH has awarded a $2.7 million grant to a team from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and the University of South Florida to study the gut microbiomes of premature infants.
University of Chicago Professor Emeritus Yoichiro Nambu, who received a share of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory about the workings of the subatomic world, died July 5 in Osaka, after an acute heart attack. He was 94.
A new generation of green skyscrapers could help alleviate worldwide climate change, writes a University of Illinois at Chicago urban planner in a new book.
A new book co-authored by a Western Illinois University homeland security researcher investigates the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS) and offers insights into the nature of the IS and what the international community can do to combat it.
Consumers demand answers about their food and three food industry CEOs agree they need to find new ways to tell their story and educate their customers, according to a CEO Panel July 14 at IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in Chicago.
The Ebola epidemic and resulting international public health emergency is referred to as a “Black Swan” event in medical circles because of its unpredictable and impactful nature. However, a paper in the June 30 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, a leading journal in the field of infectious diseases, suggests that the response of the Chicago Ebola Response Network (CERN) in 2014-2015 has laid a foundation and a roadmap for how a regional public health network can anticipate, manage and prevent the next Black Swan public health event.
AANA releases updated Mobile Information Technology position statement in support of Washington Post article about cell phone use in operating rooms
An Argonne/University of Tennessee research team reconstructed the crystal structure of BAP, a protein involved in the process by which marine archaea release carbon, to determine how it functioned, as well as its larger role in carbon cycling in marine sediments.
Alzheimer’s disease may cause different changes in the brain, or pathologies, in African-Americans than in white Americans of European descent, according to a new study by researchers in the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center.
Sonya Agnew, MD, has joined Loyola University Health System as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Dr. Agnew is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She sees patients at the Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge and the Loyola Outpatient Center in Maywood.
It is mind over matter and here are tips to improve or maintain health this summer, says Allison Grupski, PhD, psychologist at Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery & Bariatric Care.
Using sourdough fermentation to manufacture baked goods may make them safe to eat for people who are sensitive to gluten, according to a July 14 symposium at IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in Chicago.
Women with three powerful food industry careers shared stories about how they got where they are and what they have learned along the way in the Women in Food Science Business Panel on Sunday, July 12 IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).
Nutrient gaps exist in all ages of children under 18 but adolescents and food insecure children are at greatest risk because of their eating habits, according to a July 14 presentation at IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in Chicago.
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) joined with organizations representing 100,000 scientists and health professionals to unveil a framework for food, nutrition, and health research involving public-private partnerships. The framework consists of principles that address integrity and promote public health in the conduct of food and nutrition research collaborations among public, nonprofit, and private sectors.
An international team of researchers has developed a new map of the distribution of dark matter in the universe using data from the Dark Energy Survey.
AED commends Governor Jay Nixon’s decision to sign into law a bill that specifically defines the guidelines for the coverage of eating disorders. Missouri is now set to become the first state to establish specific parameters insurance companies must follow under the Affordable Care Act regulations. Simply put, this bill defines how eating disorders will be covered by insurance in the state of Missouri.
The Game Changer Chicago Design Lab at the University of Chicago, has received a five-year, $1.2 million federal grant to investigate gameplay and game design as a way to enhance
Members of the media are invited to a forum on Capitol Hill this Thursday, July 16th as we explore the the Frontiers in Neuroscience and the U.S. organizations capable of leading the way.
University of Chicago paleontologist David Raup, an innovative authority on evolution and mass extinctions, died of pneumonia July 9 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisc. He was 82.
CHICAGO—The growing consumer demand for protein—and the lack of new farmland to raise more livestock—could make insects an attractive alternative to traditional protein sources, according to a July 13 symposium at IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in Chicago.
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