2008 areas of dermatology interest.(VITAL SIGNS)(Statistical
table)(Brief article)
2008 Areas of Dermatology Interest
General dermatology 67%
Dermatologic surgery 10%
Psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis 8%
Cosmetic dermatology 6%
Pediatric . . .
Cephalexin of little use in CA-MRSA.(News)
HONOLULU -- For community-acquired methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus infections of the face, cephalexin should rarely
be the antibiotic of choice, according to a decision analysis . . .
Pediatric safety of TNF blockers draws concern.(News)
Physicians involved in the treatment of psoriasis are divided over
a Food and Drug Administration committee recommendation that etanercept
be approved for use in children.
Hari Sachs, medical . . .
Ustekinumab for psoriasis wins backing of panel: but more
long-term safety data are needed.(News)
SILVER SPRING, MD. -- An expert panel has unanimously recommended
that ustekinumab, a novel human monoclonal antibody, should be approved
for treating adults with moderate to severe plaque . . .
Study hikes risk of cancer from AKs.(News)
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KYOTO, JAPAN -- Clinically diagnosed actinic keratoses progress to
squamous cell carcinoma at a far greater rate than previously estimated,
according to the first large . . .
Managing pregnancy in rheumatic disease patients.(Across
Specialties)
CHICAGO -- The only "sure thing" about the medical
management of pregnant women who have a rheumatic disease is that
"there are no sure things," according to a physician with
particular expertise . . .
Reflectance Microscopy Atlas.(Products)
"Reflectance Confocal Microscopy of Cutaneous Tumors: An Atlas
With Clinical, Dermoscopic, and Histological Correlations" is a
new, full-color, 280-page hardcover book. Contents include . . .
Handheld facial toner.(Products)(NuFace by Carol Cole
Company)(Brief article)
The NuFace handheld device uses microcurrent stimulation of facial
muscles and tissues to improve circulation and promote a healthy skin
tone. The device is noninvasive and can be used as an . . .
Benchmarking software.(Products)
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and ValuSource
Software have released two new practice benchmarking programs,
"Pay-to-Production Plotter" and "Cost Dashboard."
The former allows . . .
Antiwrinkle cream.(Products)
C-Recovery antiwrinkle cream contains 5% vitamin C and a unique
thermal dermobiotic complex to promote skin recovery after
wrinkle-reducing procedures. The product also contains vitamin . . .
MedPAC seeks to lower costs by upping primary care pay.(Practice
Trends)
WASHINGTON -- Saying that primary care is undervalued, the Medicare
Payment Advisory Commission might recommend that Congress increase
payment for primary care and pilot test a medical home . . .
New Medicare chief trades scalpel for bureaucrat's
pen.(Practice Trends)
Dr. Jeffrey Rich is trading in his scalpel for a bureaucrat's
pen in the hope that he'll give Medicare a strong and credible push
into a future that will reward those who deliver high-quality care . . .
Medicare Advantage pay eyed for fee fix again.(Practice
Trends)
WASHINGTON -- With Congress scrambling to come up with the funds to
avert a physician fee cut scheduled for July, it appears once again that
Medicare Advantage is being eyed as a funding source by . . .
Hospitals tackle joint commission's new patient safety
goal.(Practice Trends)
The Joint Commission's new 2008 patient safety goal of
requiring a process to respond quickly to a deteriorating patient is
being mistakenly interpreted at some hospitals as a mandate for
"rapid . . .
The inspiring journey of a multiple amputee.(The Rest Of Your
Life)
When Dr. Kellie Lim was an 8-year-old growing up in suburban
Detroit, she acquired a case of bacterial meningitis so severe that one
physician put her chances of survival at 15%.
The infection . . .
Financial assistance available for high-cost cancer
therapies.(Practice Trends)
WASHINGTON -- Financial assistance is available to patients
struggling with costs of the new--and extremely expensive--targeted
therapies for renal cell carcinoma as well as other advanced . . .
Similar drug names a growing cause of errors: U.S. Pharmacopeia
seeks to add 'indication of use' on prescriptions, citing over
3
The soaring numbers of commonly used drugs with soundalike and
look-alike names have prompted the U.S. Pharmacopeia to ask physicians
and pharmacists to include an "indication for use" . . .
Dermatologists with PhDs more likely to go academic.(Practice
Trends)
To revitalize the field of academic dermatology, residency programs
should focus on attracting medical doctors who also have PhDs because
they are more likely to choose careers in academia, . . .
Pay-for-performance demo price tag may be too high for small
practices.(Practice Trends)
A Medicare demonstration project testing pay for performance among
large multispecialty physician groups is yielding good data on care
coordination programs, but expanding the program to . . .
Hospital P4P project lowers costs and mortality.(Practice
Trends)
Hospitals participating in a Medicare-sponsored pay-for-performance
demonstration continue to sustain initial gains in quality improvement
and have seen a huge decline in costs and mortality for . . .
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