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- USPSTF advises hepatitis C screening for baby boomers
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on Monday advised primary care physicians to consider hepatitis C screening for adults born between 1945 and 1965, and it said those with a history of IV drug use or blood transfusions prior to 1992 should be tested. The draft recommendations were an update to the group's 2004 statement and urge screening for all high-risk adults. Reuters
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- More children are injured playing in inflatable bouncers
The rate of bouncer house-related injuries involving children increased fifteenfold from 702 in 1995 to 11,311 in 2010, according to a U.S. study in the journal Pediatrics. Of these injuries -- which were reported in emergency departments -- about a third involved children ages 5 and younger, half were between ages 6 and 12, and the rest were 13- to 17-year-olds. Reuters
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- Children in U.S. are getting enough sleep, study shows
U.S. researchers tracked children's sleep times from birth to age 18 and found that they met the CDC's recommended amount of sleep for toddlers, preschoolers and teens. The study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found no differences in sleep time between boys and girls. Reuters
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- Alzheimer's appears to develop differently in women, men
MRI scans of 109 patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease indicated that brain atrophy started earlier in women than in men. Although female patients had smaller hippocampi than their male counterparts a year before diagnosis, men lost volume more quickly after that, researchers said. The findings were presented at a meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Diagnostic Imaging
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- Underage drinking in U.S. is still prevalent, SAMHSA says
More than 26% of 12- to 20-year-olds said they consumed alcohol in the month before they participated in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2008 and 2010, according to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration report. Almost 9% of the respondents reported purchasing their own alcohol the last time they drank. Researchers found that Vermont had the highest rate of underage drinking, while Utah had the lowest. U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay News
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- 10% of Americans have coverage through ACOs
Accountable care organizations now cover as many as 31 million Americans, or 10% of the population, according to a new study by Oliver Wyman. ACOs now cover 2.4 million Medicare patients, 15 million non-Medicare patients in Medicare ACOs and between 8 million and 14 million non-Medicare patients in non-Medicare ACOs. BeckersHospitalReview.com
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- Study links e-visits to fewer tests, higher prescribing rates
Virtual office visits that utilize EHRs were associated with fewer tests for urinary tract infections and sinusitis compared with in-person visits, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. However, researchers noted higher rates of antibiotic prescriptions were associated with e-visits. "When physicians cannot directly examine the patient, physicians may use a 'conservative' approach and order antibiotics," the researchers wrote. MedPage Today (free registration)
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- NYC nurses receive excellence awards
Six registered nurses and a nursing team won the New York City Health and Hospital Corp.'s inaugural Nursing Excellence Awards. "This is a remarkable group of individuals who practice as staff nurses, educators, leaders, innovators, collaborators, coaches, mentors and passionate patient advocates," HHC's Lauren Johnston said. Nurse.com
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- CMS penalizing hospitals to curb readmissions
Medicare is taking the maximum 1% penalty from 307 of 2,217 hospitals identified as having readmission rates that are too high as part of the Affordable Care Act's push to rein in Medicare spending increases and prevent unneeded care. Readmission penalties have captured the attention of hospitals, many of which are attempting to enhance supervision after discharge. Readmissions should be regarded as a challenge to overcome, said Dr. Harlan Krumholz of Yale-New Haven Hospital's Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
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