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Health Care Measurement, Transparency and Accountability
https://reachmd.com/programs/conversations-on-health-care/health-care-measurement-transparency-and-accountability/6901/This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Margaret E. O'Kane, President of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), an independent, nonprofit organization that improves health care quality through measurement, transparency and accountability. O'Kane has served as co-chair of the National PHow to Roll Out an Affordable Care Act
https://reachmd.com/programs/conversations-on-health-care/how-to-roll-out-an-affordable-care-act/6835/Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter from CHC's Conversations on Health Care program speak with Jennifer Tolbert, Director of State Health Reform at the Kaiser Family Foundation. She breaks down the rollout of the Affordable Care Act and its potential impact on the uninsured population and how iAssessing Medical Liability From the Patient's Perspective
https://reachmd.com/programs/your-career-in-healthcare/assessing-medical-liability-from-the-patients-perspective/6636/The medical malpractice liability system has been viewed as the reason for the rising cost of health care, skyrocketing insurance premiums, and the driver of patient defensive medicine. All estimates try to quantify the medical liability system itself. Studies and analysis have been to capture all iHow the Army Can Help Your Medical Career Be All It Can Be
https://reachmd.com/programs/your-career-in-healthcare/how-the-army-can-help-your-medical-career-be-all-it-can-be/6519/For medical professionals interested in serving your country and fullfilling your career goals at the same time, the Army is looking for civilian doctors to treat soldiers and their families at Army facilities around the world. Dr. Joseph Harrison, chief of the civilian human resources division, recWeighing Metformin's Benefits & Risks in Patients With Renal Insufficiency
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-diabetes/weighing-metformins-benefits-risks-in-patients-with-renal-insufficiency/6086/Metformin is often the first line of therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes: it is relatively inexpensive, available, and has proven efficacy. However, metformin is contraindicated for patients with renal insufficiency, a common comorbidity in diabetes. Do the benefits of metformin outweigh the rAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology's Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
https://reachmd.com/programs/conference-coverage/american-society-of-clinical-oncologys-gastrointestinal-cancers-symposium-1/5234/These Conference Coverage Highlights are from the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, held January 22nd to the 24th in Orlando, Florida. The meeting presented more than 500 abstracts on gastrointestinal cancers affecting the esophagus, stomach, hepatobiliary sConference Coverage Highlights: Alzheimer’s Association 2009 International Conference
https://reachmd.com/programs/conference-coverage/conference-coverage-highlights-alzheimers-association-2009-international-conference/4650/Listen to highlights of research presented at the Alzheimer's Association 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer's disease. This meeting was held July 11th through the 16th, in Vienna, Austria. Over 3,800 people came from around the world to attend over 100 plenary and symposium sessions.The Radiology of Upper Abdominal Pain
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-medical-imaging/the-radiology-of-upper-abdominal-pain/4470/More often, the diagnosis of causes of upper abdominal pain and specialty triage of patients as necessary has become the province of the radiologist. How do radiologists best approach diagnosis and management for these patients, and what factors underlie positive interactions between referring physiOrgan Donation after Cardiac Death
https://reachmd.com/programs/nejm-audio-perspectives/organ-donation-after-cardiac-death/4265/In an issue of the Journal, Boucek et al. reported on three cases of heart transplantation from infants who were pronounced dead on the basis of cardiac criteria. Moderator Atul Gawande, of Harvard Medical School; George Annas, of the Boston University School of Public Health; Arthur Caplan, of theUltrasound: Medical Efficiency for the 21st Century
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-medical-imaging/ultrasound-medical-efficiency-for-the-21st-century/3727/Developments in ultrasound technologies yield superior image quality. But these new technologies are also designed to maximize information density– minimizing acquisition time, decreasing analysis time, and simplifying reporting. Dr. Roee Lazebnik, a radiologist with a PhD in biomedical engineering