News tagged with medical care delivery

Starting dialysis too early can increase risk of death

Patients who are starting dialysis too early are at an increased risk of death, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Panel: Properly designed pay-for-performance models can support medical professionalism

An expert panel convened by the American College of Physicians (ACP) says that properly designed pay-for-performance (P4P) programs can strengthen the relationship between physicians and patients and increase the likelihood ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electronic Medical Records: An Obamanomic Step Toward Improved Health Care

The Obama Administration's goal to improve the entire health care system in the USA begins with an incremental first step by introducing nearly 500,000 physicians to electronic medical records via the American Recovery and ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 weblog