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UAB paper suggests that physical activity, exercise important for healthy aging

A clinical review from geriatricians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that mobility limitations are a litmus test for healthy aging and urges primary care physicians to take a more aggressive role in ascertaining the mobility of their older patients.

18 Sep 2013

Study: Rate of California ED visits higher among adult Medicaid beneficiaries

Emergency department (ED) use has been affected by insurance patterns over time and will likely be further affected by expansions of coverage from health care reform." Uninsured patients are often thought of as high and frequently inappropriate ED users, but insured patients, particularly those with Medicaid coverage, may have difficulties accessing primary care and may rely on EDs more frequently than uninsured patients, write Renee Y. Hsia, M.D., M.Sc., of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues.

18 Sep 2013

State highlights: New Iowa nursing home regs under fire

New laws and regulations supported by Iowa's nursing homes are drawing fire from a former top regulator, who says lawmakers might as well turn the keys to the state inspections department over to industry lobbyists.

18 Sep 2013

Expect influx of newly insured to doctor offices

The Associated Press reports on how the growth in the number of newly insured people could mean crowded physician offices while the Los Angeles Times notes that group appointments may be one of the solutions.

18 Sep 2013

Obese men who binge are more likely to have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure

Binge eating is a problem affecting both men and women, however obese men who binge are more likely than their female counterparts to have elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure, finds a new study in General Hospital Psychiatry.

18 Sep 2013

ThedaCare collaborates with Mayo Clinic

ThedaCare today announced it is the newest member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, giving ThedaCare specialist physicians direct access to Mayo Clinic experts and clinical resources, including eConsults and AskMayoExpert.

18 Sep 2013

Expert offers tips to help college students avoid serious health conditions down the road

To attract customers, restaurant chains have been rolling out budget deals, offering $5 pizzas, $3 meals — even $1 sandwiches. But while these new offerings are light on its customers' wallets, they hit them where it hurts in terms of calories, fat, and sodium content.

17 Sep 2013

Financial incentives only partial solution for hypertension control

Providing financial incentives to general practitioners goes some way toward improving hypertension control in their patients, shows research published in JAMA.

16 Sep 2013

Study: Opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain increases

Prescribing of strong opioid medications for non-cancer pain in the United States has nearly doubled over the past decade, reports a study in the October issue of Medical Care, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

16 Sep 2013

Griffith’s Bachelor of Midwifery Program recognised for novel approach to building workforce capacity

Griffith’s Bachelor of Midwifery Program has been applauded for its excellent clinical training for midwives and its commitment to driving Australia’s National Maternity Reform Agenda.

13 Sep 2013

Tips for parents of children with cancer

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and Lisa Diller, MD, chief medical officer of Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, advises parents to remain positive if their child is among the 12,000 children in the United States diagnosed with cancer each year.

13 Sep 2013

State highlights: Nation's older population strains budgets in Northeast; Detroit may replace health coverage with stipends; access to care in rural Alaska

Most of the nation's oldest population is now clustered in the Northeast and growing rapidly, according to Census data, straining medical, housing and transportation budgets and forcing lawmakers to look for new approaches. And legislators and governors are reaching the conclusion that the way to pay for the elderly is to cater to the young (Wilson, 9/12).

13 Sep 2013

Feds to PA.: Shift some kids on CHIP to Medicaid

Federal officials denied a request by Pennsylvania to keep more than 50,000 children on the state CHIP program and have instead instructed officials there to shift the kids' coverage to Medicaid ahead of implementation of Obamacare.

13 Sep 2013

Uninsured residents report improved health with primary care 'home'

A new study shows significant health benefits for uninsured people living under the federal poverty level in the suburbs when they receive access to primary care.

12 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: Hopes for single payer system remain; GOP's move to tie debt ceiling to health law is dangerous; subsidy fraud must be stopped

With the Oct. 1 rollout of a major facet of the Affordable Care Act on the horizon, you'll be hearing a lot about the glitches, loopholes and shortcomings of this most important restructuring of America's healthcare system in our lifetimes.

12 Sep 2013

Financial incentives on hypertension care shows increased blood pressure control

In an examination of the effect of financial incentives on hypertension care at 12 outpatient clinics, physician-level (individual) financial incentives, but not practice-level or combined incentives, resulted in greater blood pressure control or appropriate response to uncontrolled blood pressure, according to a study in the September 11 issue of JAMA.

11 Sep 2013

P4P incentives in EHR lead to improvements in CV care processes, outcomes

A pay-for-performance program in electronic-health-records-(EHR)-enabled small practices led to modest improvements in cardiovascular care processes and outcomes, according to a study in the September 11 issue of JAMA.

11 Sep 2013

Screening of growth disorders using EHR system linked with higher rate of detection in kids

"Monitoring of linear growth is a well-established part of pediatric health care in the developed world. Although monitoring aims to support early diagnosis and timely treatment of disorders affecting growth, such disorders are often diagnosed late," write Ulla Sankilampi, M.D., Ph.D., of Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, and colleagues.

11 Sep 2013

Experts to develop internet-based platform that links health data with environment, climatic factors

Experts from the University of Exeter, the Met Office, Public Health England, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and University of Bristol will be involved in the project which, over three years, will develop an internet-based platform that will link health data with information on the environment and climate.

11 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: Navigators become 'major friction point;' conservative opponents of health law take tactics from civil rights conflict

In the fierce debate over what would become the Affordable Care Act, the signature policy achievement of President Obama's first term, there was relatively little to-do over the question of the bill's so-called navigators. ... But in the years since the ACA became law, navigators have become a major friction point in the push to unravel Obamacare in state legislatures across the country. Insurance brokers and agents have led the charge, insisting that navigators will impede their ability to do business (9/6).

10 Sep 2013

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Latest Primary Care News and Research

UAB paper suggests that physical activity, exercise important for healthy aging

Study: Rate of California ED visits higher among adult Medicaid beneficiaries

State highlights: New Iowa nursing home regs under fire

Expect influx of newly insured to doctor offices

Obese men who binge are more likely to have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure

ThedaCare collaborates with Mayo Clinic

Expert offers tips to help college students avoid serious health conditions down the road

Financial incentives only partial solution for hypertension control

Study: Opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain increases

Griffith’s Bachelor of Midwifery Program recognised for novel approach to building workforce capacity

Tips for parents of children with cancer

State highlights: Nation's older population strains budgets in Northeast; Detroit may replace health coverage with stipends; access to care in rural Alaska

Feds to PA.: Shift some kids on CHIP to Medicaid

Uninsured residents report improved health with primary care 'home'

Viewpoints: Hopes for single payer system remain; GOP's move to tie debt ceiling to health law is dangerous; subsidy fraud must be stopped

Financial incentives on hypertension care shows increased blood pressure control

P4P incentives in EHR lead to improvements in CV care processes, outcomes

Screening of growth disorders using EHR system linked with higher rate of detection in kids

Experts to develop internet-based platform that links health data with environment, climatic factors

Viewpoints: Navigators become 'major friction point;' conservative opponents of health law take tactics from civil rights conflict

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