A best-practice advisory that was integrated into an electronic health record improved screening rates for the underdiagnosed condition, which affects at least 10% of patients with hypertension and up to 25% of patients with treatment-resistant hypertension.
For large colonic adenomas, endoscopic submucosal dissection reduces the recurrence rate compared with endoscopic mucosal resection, but the adverse event rate is higher.
Greater emphasis on the implementation of strategies like lean training and a continuous quality improvement approach for suicide-related care practices may improve outcomes in the long run for the emergency department.
Electronic health records vendor NextGen Healthcare has agreed to pay $31 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department said on Friday.