Tag: united-states
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SLU study reveals that access to dermatologists limited for Medicaid-insured children with eczema
A recent Saint Louis University study revealed that Medicaid-insured children with eczema, an inflammatory skin condition that affects 20 percent children in the United States, do not have easy access to dermatologists.
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New model helps identify patients who are at high risk for hospital readmission
Hospital readmissions are a costly problem for patients and for the United States health care system with studies showing nearly 20 percent of Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge at an annual cost of $17 billion.
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AHRQ: Open source EHR improves care in developing nations
Global nonprofit Partners in Health (PIH) helped develop an open source electronic medical record system that is improving care in developing countries, as well as in the United States, Canada, and Europe, according to an announcement from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). read more
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Get regular screenings for colorectal cancer
Did you know colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States among cancers that affect both men and women? If everyone 50 or older got screened regularly, as many as 60% of deaths from this cancer could be avoided. In most cases, colorectal cancer develops from precancerous polyps (abnormal…