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Cervical cancer screening rates are quite low among older, poorer South Asians

Immigrant women in Ontario are not screened for cervical cancer as often as native-born Canadians, with the lowest rates being among older, poorer South Asians, new research shows.

3 Feb 2011

AMCs should adjust and adapt to new health care reform laws: New England Journal

Academic Medical Centers must adjust and adapt to the new health care reform laws or risk marginalization in the new health care arena, according to a New England Journal of Medicine Perspective article published online February 2.

3 Feb 2011

Study: Simple sideline test can accurately detect concussions in athletes

A simple test performed at the sideline of sporting events can accurately detect concussions in athletes, according to study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Current sideline tests can leave a wide amount a brain function untested following concussion.

2 Feb 2011

Innovative diabetes management concept can significantly reduce HbA1c values, improve glycemic control

An innovative diabetes management concept including structured self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), data visualization, pattern analysis and derived therapy adjustments can significantly reduce HbA1c values, improve glycemic control and enhance patients' quality of life. These are the key findings of the 12-month data from the Structured Testing Protocol (STeP) Study, newly published in Diabetes Care.

2 Feb 2011

Swine flu shots linked to narcolepsy: Investigation continues

The vaccine used against swine flu has been linked to a disorder called narcolepsy among those aged four to 19. Narcolepsy involves people falling asleep without warning or sleeping excessively in the daytime. A preliminary study also “observed [an] increase in incidence of narcolepsy” among those given the vaccine.

2 Feb 2011

NY Times: New take on concierge medicine

When Jennifer Contreras went to see her new physician, she had hardly arrived in the waiting room before she was called in — by the doctor herself. Ms. Contreras is a patient at One Medical Group, a new model for primary care that aims to set a nationwide example.

2 Feb 2011

First Edition: February 1, 2011

Today's health policy news focuses on analysis of Monday's ruling in which a federal court judge in Florida struck down the health law.

1 Feb 2011

Roundup: Tenn. community health centers feel budget pinch; Minn. faces struggles with costs of inmate care

Originally created to care for destitute urban dwellers or dirt-poor sharecroppers, health centers today serve a much wider segment of America. A prolonged recession and a shortage of primary care physicians have expanded their patient base. Going forward, they are expected to meet the needs of millions more Americans. But getting there could be a challenge.

1 Feb 2011

Mayo Clinic opens new center to deliver optimal health care solutions

Mayo Clinic announced the launch of a new initiative focused on creating new and improved approaches to delivering health care. The Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery will design, implement, measure and disseminate high-value health care best practices with initial focus areas that include wellness and the prediction, prevention, and management of chronic diseases.

1 Feb 2011

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Allergan collaborate for LEVADEX to treat acute migraine in adults

Allergan, and MAP Pharmaceuticals, today announced a collaboration within the United States for LEVADEX, a self-administered, orally inhaled therapy that has completed Phase III clinical development for the treatment of acute migraine in adults.

31 Jan 2011

First Edition: January 31, 2011

KHN staff writers Marilyn Weber Serafini and Julie Appleby report: "Financially strapped governors, Congress and the Obama administration could be headed for a showdown over the Medicaid health care program that covers 48 million poor, disabled and elderly people nationwide".

31 Jan 2011

NextCare Urgent Care to fund educational program for AHCCCS patients

In response to further state budget cuts to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, NextCare Urgent Care, the state's largest urgent care provider, has offered to sponsor and fund an educational program for AHCCCS patients who utilize emergency rooms for minor injuries and illness or use the emergency rooms as an alternative to seeing a Primary Care Provider.

29 Jan 2011

NCQA to release new standards for Patient-Centered Medical Home program

On January 31, the National Committee for Quality Assurance will release new standards for its Patient-Centered Medical Home program. The new standards call on medical practices to be more patient-centered, and reinforce federal "meaningful use" incentives for primary care practices to adopt health information technology.

28 Jan 2011

New Balance Foundation supports Children's Hospital Boston with $7 million gift for pediatric obesity program

Children's Hospital Boston announces a $7 million gift from the New Balance Foundation to establish the New Balance Foundation Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention, Clinical Research and Care (the Center).

28 Jan 2011

ACP details challenges facing the U.S. health care system

"The United States is facing an unprecedented crisis in our health care system," reported J. Fred Ralston Jr., president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), at today's annual State of the Nation's Health Care briefing. "We face a crisis in affordable health insurance coverage. We have more uninsured people than ever before. We still are facing a crisis in access to primary care. Health care costs are increasing at rates that the country-and individual families-can't afford."

28 Jan 2011

Study identifies gaps in primary health care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions

The number of health care services seniors use is determined more by the number of chronic conditions they have than by their age, according to a new study from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

28 Jan 2011

Viewpoints: Is Obama abandoning his health victory?

Did Obama say enough about health care reform last night? I suppose I'm one of the very few people who would even ask that question. Most Americans would probably think, "More health care? Lord no." And I think Obama and his speechwriters sensed as much. Although his defense of the Affordable Care Act was clear -- he's not going to sign a bill repealing the law -- it was also short. That portion of the speech was just two brief paragraphs, by my count (Jonathan Cohn, 1/26).

28 Jan 2011

NHS reforms & proposed spending questioned

According to John Appleby, Chief Economist at the King’s Fund, deaths from heart attacks and cancer in the UK are falling despite lower spending on health than in countries such as France. This, he said calls attention to the Government’s claim that poor outcomes justify a £1.4 billion restructuring of the NHS that will pass control of budgets from managers to GPs. He said, “Comparing health outcomes across countries is complex and not simply down to healthcare spending, but these trends must challenge one of the government’s key justifications for reforming the NHS.”

27 Jan 2011

Study examines primary care capacity challenges that states will face when Medicaid eligibility expands

A new article released online January 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine, authored by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and supported by the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, examines primary care capacity challenges that states will face when Medicaid eligibility expands in 2014, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

27 Jan 2011

Premera Home Visit Program helps reduce unneeded ER visits

When a physician's office is closed or an urgent care facility is not available, many people in need of non-emergency medical care turn to the very place they shouldn't have to - the emergency room of the closest hospital. There they may face long waits while life-threatening conditions take precedence. It's inconvenient and uncomfortable, and it results in potentially higher than needed treatment costs for patients - and for employers who provide health benefits.

27 Jan 2011

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Latest Primary Care News and Research

Cervical cancer screening rates are quite low among older, poorer South Asians

AMCs should adjust and adapt to new health care reform laws: New England Journal

Study: Simple sideline test can accurately detect concussions in athletes

Innovative diabetes management concept can significantly reduce HbA1c values, improve glycemic control

Swine flu shots linked to narcolepsy: Investigation continues

NY Times: New take on concierge medicine

First Edition: February 1, 2011

Roundup: Tenn. community health centers feel budget pinch; Minn. faces struggles with costs of inmate care

Mayo Clinic opens new center to deliver optimal health care solutions

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Allergan collaborate for LEVADEX to treat acute migraine in adults

First Edition: January 31, 2011

NextCare Urgent Care to fund educational program for AHCCCS patients

NCQA to release new standards for Patient-Centered Medical Home program

New Balance Foundation supports Children's Hospital Boston with $7 million gift for pediatric obesity program

ACP details challenges facing the U.S. health care system

Study identifies gaps in primary health care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions

Viewpoints: Is Obama abandoning his health victory?

NHS reforms & proposed spending questioned

Study examines primary care capacity challenges that states will face when Medicaid eligibility expands

Premera Home Visit Program helps reduce unneeded ER visits

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