Medical Practice

Magazine articles on medical practice and technical issues of treatment.

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Managed Care February 2008 Thier et al.	In Chronic Disease, Nationwide Data Show Poor Adherence by Patients to Medication and by Physicians to Guidelines A widespread approach that incorporates various stakeholders may be necessary to change adherence behavior.
American Journal of Nursing March 2008 Evans & Cotter	Avoiding Restraints in Patients with Dementia Understanding, prevention, and management are the keys to reducing restraint use.
Nursing Management Riehle, Bergeron & Hyrkas	Improving Process While Changing Practice: FMEA and Medication Administration Follow one facility's experiences using failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and lessons learned from changing the timing of medication administration.
Managed Care January 2008 Mary V. Mason et al.	Optimizing the Use of 17P In Pregnant Managed Medicaid Members The initiation of 17P therapy is the factor in reducing preterm birth and decreasing NICU admissions for pregnant women with a history of preterm birth in a managed Medicaid population.
Managed Care January 2008	Too Few Programs to Manage MS? Disease management programs for patients with multiple sclerosis improve outcomes and adherence, reduce disability, and contains cost, but there are not enough of them in existence.
Managed Care January 2008	Emerging Role for New Niche Specialists New physician specialists like laborists, surgicalists, and nocturnists are beginning to fill specific niches in the provider market.
Managed Care January 2008 Thomas Morrow	Linx Technology Avoids Heart Valve Complications Heart valves made from new composite materials minimize calcification, a common problem that can lead to a second valve replacement.
American Journal of Nursing February 2008 DiMaria-Ghalili & Guenter	The Mini Nutritional Assessment This tool can identify malnutrition in older adults before changes in biochemistry or weight are evident.
Insurance & Technology January 7, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Real-Time Information Crucial To Informed Healthcare Decisions Facing increased pressure to control costs, the health insurance industry must empower consumers to make informed healthcare decisions by providing them with access to real-time information.
Chemistry World January 13, 2008 Ananyo Bhattacharya	Unexpected Effects of Drug Combinations Medicines that use a combination of several drugs can sometimes produce unexpected effects in patients. Now, a team of scientists think they have figured out how that can happen.
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