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June 2012 - FRMC

Flu Vaccine Less Effective among Elderly
06/19/2012
Morbidity from influenza is significant in people ³65 years of age. As a result, annual vaccination is recommended to reduce the burden of influenza in this patient population. New analysis suggests, however, that the influenza vaccination...
Morbidity from influenza is significant in people ³65 years of age. As a result, annual vaccination is recommended to reduce the burden of influenza in this patient population. New analysis suggests, however, that the influenza vaccination...
Morbidity from influenza is...
06/19/2012
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Optimal Response to Natalizumab in MS Patients
06/19/2012
Results from a small study found that inhibition of intrathecal antibody synthesis is associated with a complete therapeutic response to natalizumab in patients with aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Treatment with natalizumab decreased the...
Results from a small study found that inhibition of intrathecal antibody synthesis is associated with a complete therapeutic response to natalizumab in patients with aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Treatment with natalizumab decreased the...
Results from a small study found...
06/19/2012
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Better Prevention of Clostridium Difficile Infections Needed
06/19/2012
Most of the substantial increase in Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) over the past decade in the United States is related to healthcare exposures that may be prevented by reducing unnecessary antibiotic use and interrupting...
Most of the substantial increase in Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) over the past decade in the United States is related to healthcare exposures that may be prevented by reducing unnecessary antibiotic use and interrupting...
Most of the substantial increase...
06/19/2012
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Adult Vaccination Strategies for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
06/19/2012
Although the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) has been recommended for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in adults since 1983, there have been no conclusive assessments of its ability to prevent...
Although the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) has been recommended for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in adults since 1983, there have been no conclusive assessments of its ability to prevent...
Although the 23-valent...
06/19/2012
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Migraine-Related Direct Medical Costs Lower with OnabotulinumtoxinA
06/19/2012
New Orleans—Chronic migraine (CM) patients treated with onabotulinumtoxinA reported a significant decline in emergency department (ED) visits. The results were presented at the AAN meeting during a poster session. The poster was titled...
New Orleans—Chronic migraine (CM) patients treated with onabotulinumtoxinA reported a significant decline in emergency department (ED) visits. The results were presented at the AAN meeting during a poster session. The poster was titled...
New Orleans—Chronic migraine...
06/19/2012
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Migraine Guidelines Evaluate Efficacy of Treatments
06/19/2012
Despite many treatments available to help prevent migraine in certain people, most migraine sufferers do not use them.
Despite many treatments available to help prevent migraine in certain people, most migraine sufferers do not use them.
Despite many treatments...
06/19/2012
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Containing Costs Through Healthcare Reform
06/19/2012
Healthcare spending in the United States has reached $2.25 trillion, accounting for 16% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). 
Healthcare spending in the United States has reached $2.25 trillion, accounting for 16% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). 
Healthcare spending in the...
06/19/2012
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Options to Prevent Strokes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
06/19/2012
Orlando—Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) typically take warfarin to prevent strokes, but pharmaceutical companies are investing significant time and money to find alternative therapies. The FDA approved Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate)...
Orlando—Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) typically take warfarin to prevent strokes, but pharmaceutical companies are investing significant time and money to find alternative therapies. The FDA approved Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate)...
Orlando—Patients with atrial...
06/19/2012
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Medical Homes as Centerpiece of Healthcare Reform
06/19/2012
Orlando—In nearly 5 decades as a doctor, Sam JW Romeo has seen numerous industry innovations that did not improve care or cut costs. He is now the medical director at Tower Health & Wellness Center in Turlock, California, which he and other...
Orlando—In nearly 5 decades as a doctor, Sam JW Romeo has seen numerous industry innovations that did not improve care or cut costs. He is now the medical director at Tower Health & Wellness Center in Turlock, California, which he and other...
Orlando—In nearly 5 decades as a...
06/19/2012
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Implementation of Accountable Care Organizations
06/19/2012
Orlando—Soon after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the proposed regulations for accountable care organizations (ACOs) in March 2011, many constituencies in the healthcare industry derided the rules as too...
Orlando—Soon after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the proposed regulations for accountable care organizations (ACOs) in March 2011, many constituencies in the healthcare industry derided the rules as too...
Orlando—Soon after the...
06/19/2012
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Lori Francis, MBA, PCMH CCE, a program management specialist at BlueCross BlueShield recently spoke with First Report Managed Care at Health Care Quality Congress 2019, on the benefits of using embedded care coordinators to improve physician...
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Being identical to the brand name form is only the first hurdle. There’s also the challenge of dealing with “how patients regard these drugs from the neck up.”  
Being identical to the brand name form is only the first hurdle. There’s also the challenge of dealing with “how patients regard these drugs from the neck up.”  
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Todd Edwards, Group Vice President & Head of the Dermatology Business Unit at Incyte, delves into the topic of vitiligo. Drawing from his extensive 20+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, which includes prominent leadership...
Todd Edwards, Group Vice President & Head of the Dermatology Business Unit at Incyte, delves into the topic of vitiligo. Drawing from his extensive 20+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, which includes prominent leadership...
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Women Told to Have Fewer Mammograms, Pap Smears
01/07/2010
Updated recommendations for mammograms and Pap tests provoked a focused debate on the potential benefits and harms of regular preventive screening. 
Updated recommendations for mammograms and Pap tests provoked a focused debate on the potential benefits and harms of regular preventive screening. 
Updated recommendations for...
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Discover how health care contact centers can transform into drivers of value-based care through AI, automation, upskilling agents, and rethinking workflows and metrics to improve patient outcomes and population health.
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