Business of Medicine Clinical Briefs

• CMS Programs Promoting Healthcare System Change Begin to Show Results CME As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shifts to paying for quality instead of volume, what are the implications for care providers?
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, December 2011
• High Proportion of Hospital Minority Trauma Cases Increases Mortality Risk CME/CE In a study of more than 400 facilities, patients treated at hospitals with higher proportions of minority trauma cases are at increased risk for death, even after controlling for confounding variables.
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, September 2011
• Review Article Provides Principles of Conservative Prescribing CME/CE Judicious prescribing is required for safe and appropriate use of medications, according to a review article in which the authors present principles to guide clinicians in this direction.
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, September 2011
• NICE HF Guideline Updated, Raises Difficult Questions CME Recommendations for care of heart-failure patients by the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence are based on cost-effectiveness and may raise some questions by clinicians.
  Heartwire CME, August 2011
• When Birth Control Pills Are OTC, Patient Education Is Crucial CME/CE American women are crossing the border to buy over-the-counter birth control pills in Mexico, often without realizing when they have contraindications to the pills, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information CME, March 2011