FPM Scores Gold Award for Best Original Research from ASHPE
The AAFP’s practice management journal, Family Practice Management, has received the Gold Award in the Best Original Research category for the article “The 2012 EHR User Satisfaction Survey: Responses From 3,088 Family Physicians” in the journal’s November/December 2012 issue. The award was bestowed by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE), which “recognizes editorial excellence and achievement in the field of health care publishing,” according to the May 1 award notification letter. May 08, 2013
Saying no to surgery
By Lisa Zamosky (Los Angeles Times)—Thom McDaniels is no stranger to surgery. As a longtime athlete and high school football coach, he’s spent years putting his knees through the wringer. After injuring his right knee again during football practice, he was told by anorthopedic surgeon that it was time for reconstructive surgery. May 10, 2013
Medicare eyes hospital readmissions
By Joanne Kenen (Politico)—Want to save Medicare money without making Congress agree to a plan? Start by keeping patients out of the hospital. Especially if they really don’t need to be there. About one in five Medicare patients who are hospitalized end up bouncing right back within 30 days, so reducing unnecessary hospital readmissions has become a bit of a holy grail. Jan 23, 2013
Problem of Misdiagnosis Likely to Get Increasing Attention, Speakers Predict
By Sara Hansard (Bloomberg BNA)—Inaccurate diagnoses are a significant public health problem and are likely to get more attention from public policymakers, according to two experts on diagnostic error who presented a webinar on the subject Nov. 6. ‘‘Misdiagnosis is going to be, for health care, what patient safety was over the last 15 or 20 years,’’ said Evan Falchuk, vice chairman of Boston-based Best Doctors Inc., a company that provides diagnostic services for 30 million patients in about 40 countries. Nov 12, 2012