... (ACP) today joined with two other physician groups to offer strong support for the Comparative Effectiveness ... of having scientifically valid information available that permits physicians and their patients to make informed decisions on the most effective ...
... in electronic health records. "It's encouraging that most Massachusetts physician groups are using patient feedback to make improvements ... , but the RAND study is the first to examine in detail how physician groups make use of such information. Researchers say the findings ...
... Massachusetts physician groups are using results from a statewide patient survey to help improve patient experiences, but a significant number ...
The advocacy arm of the American Medical Association has complained about the incessant cigar-smoking depiction of the villain in “The Incredible Hulk.”
... for hip and knee replacement patients, prevented other physicians from referring patients. Beyond these limitations, surgeons ... for the procedures. "A lack of shared understanding among physician groups in our study about whom and when to refer patients ...
... Clinic, Houston's largest multi-specialty physician group practice. The African-American model ... and the age at which former smokers stopped smoking, physician-diagnosis of hay fever and emphysema, exposure ...
... ," she continues. "There are many barriers to disclosure, including physicians' feelings of embarrassment or shame, fears of malpractice ... to the specialty," Dr. Levinson concludes. "Like other physician groups, pediatricians have an opportunity to improve their knowledge ...
... health initiative or program,” says the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) in a new published statement ...
... Sessions 2008 in New Orleans. Significance Physicians have suspected for years that OSA might be implicated ... . Somers says. So concerned are major heart physicians' groups about this emerging public health trend ...
The American College of Physicians is urging doctors to screen all patients for H.I.V. routinely beginning at age 13, whether or not they engage in risky behaviors.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Women seeking post-breast cancer reconstructive surgery may not be made fully aware of all available options, advocacy and physicians groups say.
... was supported by a grant from the California HealthCare Foundation. "Physician groups are responding to pay-for-performance programs ... and point-of-service plans. Under the program, physician groups receive financial bonuses if they meet ...
Since 2007, an L.A. physicians' group, trying to encourage black men to get checkups, has been doing exams at barbershops. More than 1 ...
... emergency departments. The American Academy of Pediatrics and other physician groups have raised concerns about the quality of care ... clinics, an increasing number of hospital chains and physician groups are becoming involved. In addition, new ...
... suffering for others, according to a document prepared by two national physicians groups. For the nearly one in four women who experience symptoms of depression during pregnancy, physicians on the front lines have long had little more than a prescription ...
