In Sour Economy, Some Scale Back on Medications
October 22, 2008 (New York Times) For the first time in at least a decade, the nation’s consumers are trying to get by on fewer prescription drugs.
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New Cancer Patients Retain Little Medical Information
October 22, 2008 (HealthDay News) Those with poorest prognosis remember the least, study finds. People hearing the devastating news that they have cancer have trouble remembering the details of the conversation with their doctor.
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Getting a Second Opinion When a Loved One is Critically
October 13, 2008 (By Louis Dilts) My friends and family have laid in intensive care, while their families experience fear, having a feeling of hopelessness, and panic. Why don't the families take steps to get the very best care for their loved ones versus accepting the misnomer that "everything is being done" for them and go along with "I know how to treat your family member, other physicians would do the same thing"?
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You're Sick. Now What? Knowledge Is Power.
September 30, 2008 (New York Times) Are Patients Swimming in a Sea of Health Information? Or Are They Drowning in it? The rise of the Internet, along with thousands of health-oriented Web sites, medical blogs and even doctor-based television and radio programs, means that today's patients have more opportunities than ever to take charge of their medical care.
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Cancer: When Do You Need a Second Opinion, and Why
September 24, 2008 (WebMD) Getting a second opinion is your right as a cancer patient. After you’ve been diagnosed with cancer and your doctor has outlined your treatment, you may still have a nagging doubt: what if my doctor is wrong? No matter how much you like or trust your oncologist, it’s natural to wonder if something was missed or if a new treatment is available. If you have any doubts, get a second opinion
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What 9 Types of Men Should Do About Prostate Cancer Screening
August 29, 2008 (US News and World Report) A public health group comes out against PSA screening in older men. How to decide for yourself. Screening for early signs of cancer may seem like a no-brainer. Screening can catch tumors at an early stage, but research also shows that screening doesn't consistently extend life span, and it can lead to aggressive and unnecessary follow-up tests or treatments that can leave men incontinent and impotent. Some doctors even believe that for certain men the test causes more harm than good. In fact, new guidelines released Monday by the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommend that men 75 or older skip the test if they have no reason to suspect they're at high risk. For men younger than 75, the task force concluded there isn't enough good evidence to recommend either for or against screening.
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Estimating the Return on Investment in Disease Management Programs
Using a Pre-Post Analysis.
By Donald Fetterolf, MD, MBA etc. al. 2003
Employer-Based Disease Management Program in Cancer.
Review Article by Frederick C. Lee, Disease Management, 2004
Clinical and Cost Impact of Second-opinion Pathology: Review of
Prostate Biopsies Prior to Radical Prostatectomy.
By Epstein, Jonathan I. M.D. et. al.; American Journal of SurgicalPathology,
1996
Improving Cancer Care in a Kentucky Managed Care Plan: A Case Study
of Cancer Disease Management.
Article by Timothy D. Costich and Frederick C. Lee, Disease Management,
2003
Second Opinion May Prevent Misdiagnoses.
By Clinicians Group, LLC, 2000.
The Florida Blues' Experience in Improving Cancer Management.
By David L. Teitelman and Frederick C. Lee, Quality Oncology, Inc.,1999
Is
Cancer Meant to Be Managed?
By Frederick C. Lee, Managed Care Cancer, 2001
Calculating
Return on Investment.
By American Healthways, 1999
Defining
the Patient-Physician Relationship for the 21st Century.
American Healthways, Johns Hopkins, 2003
A
New Model for Enhancing Care While Reducing Costs.
Gap Gemini Ernst & Young, 2002
Study finds US paediatric medical errors kill 4500 children a year.
By Anne Harding, British Medical Journal, 2004
Medical
Errors: Practicing Physicians and Public View.
By The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Harward School of Public
Health, 2002.
Preventing Death and Injury From Medical Errors Requires Dramatic,
System-Wide Changes.
Institute of Medicine, 2002
HealthGrades
Hospital Quality in America Study,
2003
Facts
of Health Insurance Quality.
By National Coalition on Health Care, 2002
CEOs
Agree To Pay For Cancer Screening, Trials.
By Alicia Ault, Reuters Health, 2003
Caring for patients in a malpractice crisis: physician satisfaction
and quality of care.
By Mello MM, et. al. Health Affairs, 2004.
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