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2009 Report: False Medicare Claims Cost Government More Than $47 Billion
The Associated Press: “The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient’s condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year.
“No Pain, No Gain” Rings False For Nurses
Pain, a frequent fellow traveler with both acute and chronic illnesses, can drive some people to the emergency room or doctor’s office. For others, pain, or fear of it, can keep them from seeking care in the first place. Because they are on the front lines of care, nurses are also in the forefront of pain management, working with patients at the bedside and at the research bench.
Evidence of gender bias in True-False-Abstain medical examinations
Background:There is evidence that males and females differ in their attainment on a variety of assessments in general and in medical education. It has been suggested that the True-False-Abstain (TFA) format with negative marking is biased against females.Methods:Eight years worth of examination data from the first two years of an undergraduate medical curriculum was analysed. 359 courses were evaluated for statistically significant differences between the genders using ANOVA. Logistic regression was used to test if subject area, calendar year or exam format predicted that males or females do better (termed male advantage or female advantage).Results:Statistically significant differences between the genders were found in 111 (31%) of assessments with females doing better than males in 85 and males better in 26. Female advantage was associated with a particular year (2001), the Personal and Professional Development strand of the curriculum, in course assessment and short answer questions. Male advantage was associated with the anatomy and physiology strand of the curriculum and examinations containing TFA formats, where the largest gender difference was noted. Males were 16.7 times more likely than females to do better on an assessment if it had any questions using the TFA format.Conclusions:Although a range of statistically significant gender differences was found, they were concentrated in TFA and short answer formats. The largest effect was for TFA formats where males were much more likely to do better than females. The gender bias of TFA assessments in medical education is yet another reason why caution should be exercised in their use.
Kohl’s Statement On False Claims That Stimulus Will “Ration” Health Care, USA
U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released the following statement today responding to allegations that the stimulus package passed yesterday by the Senate will “ration” or limit health care for Americans: “There is absolutely nothing in the stimulus package that will lower the quality of health care or reduce the choices Americans can make about treatment options, and anything said to the contrary is fabricated.
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