Study Finds Medicare And Medicaid CT Scan Measure Unreliable

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have published findings that question the reliability of a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) quality measure. The study, "Assessment of Medicare's Imaging Efficiency Measure for Emergency Department Patients With Atraumatic Headache" finds that the CMS measure - an attempt to reduce computed tomography (CT) scans in emergency departments (ED) - does not accurately determine which hospitals are performing CT scans inappropriately. The study is electronically published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Transfused blood 'should be stored differently'

Transfused blood may need to be stored differently to avoid complications such as infection, organ failure and death, according to new findings. Resesatch published in journal Circulation revealed new biological mechanisms which are able to reduce blood flow and potentially damage vital tissues in blood used after a storage period of over 39 days....

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Dementia: Some Antipsychotic Drugs Riskier Than Others

Title: Dementia: Some Antipsychotic Drugs Riskier Than Others
Category: Health News
Created: 2/24/2012 11:01:00 AM
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Female Cancer Survivors Report Worse Health Habits: Survey

Title: Female Cancer Survivors Report Worse Health Habits: Survey
Category: Health News
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Multiple Sclerosis and the Iranian Revolution

Neuroepidemiology 2012;38:122 (DOI:10.1159/000336234) (Source: Karger Publishers)

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