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Academy Posts Video Explaining Health Care Reform Provisions
AMCP has posted a two-part video on http://www.youtube.com explaining provisions in the House and Senate health care reform bills that would affect the practice of managed care pharmacy. Part 1 explains provisions related to the Medicare Part D drug benefit, including government negotiations of drug prices, protected therapeutic classes on formularies and medication therapy management…
Major Swine Flu Outbreak At U.S. Air Force Academy Affords Unique Opportunity To Study Virus Behavior
With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical. Investigators from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Consult Service capitalized on a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights about the natural behavior of the nH1N1 virus, including shedding patterns, during a recent large-scale swine flu outbreak at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA).
American Academy Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine Leader Suggests Health Care Reforms To Cut Costs
Congress can help diminish barriers to quality care for people with serious illness, according to Howard Tuch, MD, MS, a spokesperson for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). AAHPM was one of three groups that presented information at a Capitol Hill briefing coordinated by the offices of US Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Charles Boustany, MD, sponsors of legislation (HR 1898) that would provide Medicare coverage for “end of life” care consultations.
Latest Research Findings At The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Leading orthopedic surgeons and other clinicians from Rush University Medical Center are presenting new basic and clinical research findings at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nev., on February 25-28. Highlights from some of the educational sessions led by orthopedic experts from Rush as well as some of the podium and poster presentations to be made by physicians from Rush include: Dr.
American Pain Society And American Academy Of Pain Medicine Recommendations Help Physicians Treat Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
A prestigious panel of pain-management experts representing the American Pain Society (APS) and the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) has published the first comprehensive clinical practice guideline to assist clinicians in prescribing potent opioid pain medications for patients with chronic non-cancer pain. The long-awaited guideline appears in the current issue of
Academy in Action | Medicare
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Increasing numbers of family physicians are saying that they can no longer afford to care for Medicare patients, and cuts to physician payment in the Medicare program scheduled for 2008 and 2009 may drive more physicians from the program, forcing elderly and disabled patients from accessing needed care. To draw attention to the Medicare program and the concerns of its primary health care providers the California Academy of Family Physicians released its first Academy in Action video Web cast.
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