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Vol. 13, No. 4
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April 2008
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Health Care Providers: Paid for Performance or Not at All?
Pay for performance initiative aims to reduce US health care costs while improving quality of care, however this may be detrimental for those that don't measure up to standards, according to Daniel L. Herr, MD.
Selected Articles
- Medicare P4P Incentive Programs Are Ready to Use Now
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research Reveals More Don'ts Than Dos
- Vasopressin Mortality Rates No Better Than Norepinephrine's in Septic Shock
- ECMO Increases Survival for Patients With Severe Respiratory Failure
- Is OSA Linked to Increased Mortality in Stroke Patients?
Full text of stories will be available on the 15th of the month following publication.
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Vol. 13, No. 3
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March 2008
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Cover Article
Endoscopic Lung Cancer Staging Methods May Improve Accuracy
Endobronchial plus transesophageal endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirations may be more accurate in detecting malignant lymph nodes than transbronchial needle aspiration, and it could be an alternative to mediastinoscopy, according to Michael B. Wallace, MD.
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Vol. 13, No. 1
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January 2008
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Cover Article
Can Early Treatment of COPD Slow Its Progression?
At a Clinical Controversy session during the American College of Chest Physicians' 2007 Annual International Scientific Assembly, Sandra G. Adams, MD, of the University of Texas Health Sciences Center and Paul Enright, MD, of the University of Arizona presented opposing views as to whether early treatment of COPD can slow disease progression.
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