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New report examines impact of federal and state policy decisions on community health centers

A new report by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services examines the impact of federal and state policy decisions on community health centers and their ability to continue providing primary care to the nation's poorest residents.

19 Nov 2013

6MWT does not reflect activity in primary care COPD patients

Researchers have found that functional exercise capacity does not reflect physical activity among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients treated in primary care.

18 Nov 2013

Researchers take close look at medicine's highest volume activity

Laboratory testing is health care's single highest volume activity, with over 5 billion tests performed each year in the U.S.

18 Nov 2013

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics supports new cardiovascular guidelines

The reality of existing insurance coverage precludes effective implementation of four newly released cardiovascular guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The Academy supports the new guidelines and urges public and private insurance carriers to follow the recommendations so that Americans will have access to health care they deserve.

18 Nov 2013

Residents of major cities with high pollution levels have increased risk of dry eye syndrome

Residents of major cities with high levels of air pollution have an increased risk of dry eye syndrome, according to a study presented at the world's largest ophthalmic conference, the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, in New Orleans.

17 Nov 2013

Errors in medication common on admission to mental health services, shows study

A recent study, published in the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, involving Aston University (UK), South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT) and the University of East Anglia (UK) found medication errors were common on admission to mental health services.

16 Nov 2013

Study highlights major challenge faced by older adults with severe mental illnesses

Although older adults with serious mental illness didn't have more recorded physical illness and had fewer outpatient visits to primary care physicians, they made more medical emergency department visits and had considerably longer medical hospitalizations than older adults without mental illness according to a study conducted by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research.

15 Nov 2013

UHL Inaugural Research Symposium brings together experts involved in healthcare research

The Inaugural Research Symposium organised by University Hospital Limerick recently took place at the Strand Hotel, Limerick. The 1-day conference covered topics from healthcare reform to surgical innovations.

15 Nov 2013

HIVMA's updated HIV care guidelines show doctors should focus on common health conditions

The HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America has updated its HIV care guidelines to reflect the fact that people with HIV are now living normal life spans, and their physicians need to focus on preventive care, including screening for high cholesterol, diabetes and osteoporosis.

15 Nov 2013

Kaiser Permanente to open doors to brand new specialty center in Lone Tree, Colorado

After years of planning, construction and preparation, Kaiser Permanente will open the doors to a brand new specialty center in Lone Tree on December 2nd. This is the largest construction project and the most significant addition to the health plan's brick-and-mortar presence in Colorado in nearly a decade.

15 Nov 2013

JAMA asks experts to examine 'critical issues' in health care

The Journal of the American Medical Association's current edition, published Tuesday, invited well-known health policy experts to comment on some of the big questions in their fields.

14 Nov 2013

Over 50% of nonsurgical patients prescribed opioids during hospitalizations, analysis finds

Amid a growing climate of concern regarding the overuse of opioid pain medications, a comprehensive analysis of more than 1 million hospital admissions has found that over 50 percent of all nonsurgical patients were prescribed opioids during their hospitalizations -- often at very high doses -- and that more than half of those exposed were still receiving these medications on the day they were discharged from the hospital.

14 Nov 2013

State highlights: States updating Medicaid primary care pay to Medicare rates; University of Va. Hospital CEO says health law could cost millions; D.C. hospital cutting jobs

States are making progress carrying out a provision of the health care reform law that calls for increasing Medicaid primary-care payments for 2013 and 2014 to match what Medicare pays. Anecdotal evidence has suggested that few physicians were getting the promised pay bump (Robeznieks, 11/11).

13 Nov 2013

Researchers recommend strategies to improve overall wellbeing of adults with developmental disabilities

Adults with developmental disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome are having a harder time accessing health care even though they have more health issues than people without developmental disabilities, according to research done at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

13 Nov 2013

Study outlines “sobering reality” of the U.S. health care system

Over the last decade, the biggest driver of the high health care costs in the United States has been neither the aging of the population nor the large numbers of tests and treatments being prescribed.

13 Nov 2013

System-wide improvements could yield dramatic gains in physician capacity, reduce burnout

Producing more healthcare providers is often touted as the principle solution to the looming shortage in the primary care workforce. A quicker and less costly approach to offset primary care physician shortages can occur with the workforce already in place, through efforts to reduce the widespread waste and inefficiency in the typical physician workday.

13 Nov 2013

Broom offers tips to help children cope with parent's deployment

While in the Navy, Broom regularly saw children of deployed parents in military pediatric offices. His biggest take away message from that experience is that families who are most successful at navigating deployment are those who plan and communicate.

12 Nov 2013

Chindex International third quarter 2013 revenue increases 16% to $43.1 million

Chindex International, Inc., an American healthcare company providing healthcare services in China through the operations of United Family Healthcare, a network of private primary care hospitals and affiliated ambulatory clinics, today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2013 ended September 30, 2013.

11 Nov 2013

Research roundup: Pricing and the SHOP exchange; health use in rural vs. urban areas; the health law and AIDS care

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

11 Nov 2013

Many elderly patients who start dialysis after age 75 die within one year

New research from Mayo Clinic finds that half of elderly patients who start dialysis after age 75 will die within one year. The findings are being presented this week at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2013 in Atlanta.

11 Nov 2013

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Latest Primary Care News and Research

New report examines impact of federal and state policy decisions on community health centers

6MWT does not reflect activity in primary care COPD patients

Researchers take close look at medicine's highest volume activity

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics supports new cardiovascular guidelines

Residents of major cities with high pollution levels have increased risk of dry eye syndrome

Errors in medication common on admission to mental health services, shows study

Study highlights major challenge faced by older adults with severe mental illnesses

UHL Inaugural Research Symposium brings together experts involved in healthcare research

HIVMA's updated HIV care guidelines show doctors should focus on common health conditions

Kaiser Permanente to open doors to brand new specialty center in Lone Tree, Colorado

JAMA asks experts to examine 'critical issues' in health care

Over 50% of nonsurgical patients prescribed opioids during hospitalizations, analysis finds

State highlights: States updating Medicaid primary care pay to Medicare rates; University of Va. Hospital CEO says health law could cost millions; D.C. hospital cutting jobs

Researchers recommend strategies to improve overall wellbeing of adults with developmental disabilities

Study outlines “sobering reality” of the U.S. health care system

System-wide improvements could yield dramatic gains in physician capacity, reduce burnout

Broom offers tips to help children cope with parent's deployment

Chindex International third quarter 2013 revenue increases 16% to $43.1 million

Research roundup: Pricing and the SHOP exchange; health use in rural vs. urban areas; the health law and AIDS care

Many elderly patients who start dialysis after age 75 die within one year

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