Medical Practice

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American Family Physician March 1, 2007 Killip et al.	Iron Deficiency Anemia Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force currently recommends screening for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women but not in other groups.
Managed Care February 2007	Quality is Important, But Productivity Rules Despite a rise in the use of quality incentives to determine physician compensation, productivity remains the predominant determinant.
Managed Care February 2007	A Promising Theory Stumbles in Clinical Trials Going from bench to bedside is not always easy, especially when it comes to halting the inflammatory process after an acute myocardial infarction.
American Family Physician February 15, 2007 Gonsalves et al.	Common Oral Lesions: Part II. Masses and Neoplasia Physicians regularly encounter oral health issues in practice. Part I of this two-part series discusses superficial mucosal lesions such as candidiasis and herpes labialis. This article reviews common oral lesions that may appear as masses or represent neoplastic change.
American Family Physician February 15, 2007 Lucinda M. Buys	Treatment Options for Atopic Dermatitis Atopic dermatitis is the most common childhood skin disorder in developed countries. Aggressive therapy with emollients is an important intervention for patients with atopic dermatitis. Patients should avoid individual disease triggers and allergens.
American Family Physician February 15, 2007 Gonsalves et al.	Common Oral Lesions: Part I. Superficial Mucosal Lesions Physicians regularly encounter oral health issues in practice. This article, part I of a two-part series, reviews superficial mucosal lesions: candidiasis, herpes labialis, aphthous stomatitis, erythema migrans, hairy tongue, and lichen planus.
American Family Physician February 15, 2007 Olga Hilas	Ranolazine (Ranexa) for Chronic Angina Ranolazine represents a new class of drugs known as metabolic modulators and seems to increase the efficiency of energy production in the heart, maintaining cardiac function without reducing heart rate or blood pressure.
American Family Physician February 15, 2007 Mark H. Ebell	Point-of-Care Guides It is possible to predict the likelihood of bacterial meningitis in children with suspected meningitis.
Managed Care January 2007	Medicare's P4P Program Under Fire Before It Has Begun Just before adjourning last month, the outgoing Congress passed legislation that would set up a pay-for-performance program in Medicare.
Managed Care January 2007	Change From Salary to Relative Value Units Leads to Higher Income for Physicians A Minnesota medical group that contracted with HealthPartners was able to improve cost of care, physician compensation, and patient access without harming patient satisfaction when the group converted from a salary payment system for physicians to one solely dependent on physician productivity.
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