Doctors Prone to Some Misdiagnoses (CME/CE)
News | www.medpagetoday.com | 2 hours 16 minutes ago
Doctors readily recall instances when they've misdiagnosed patients, or diagnosed them too slowly, suggesting that unacknowledged diagnostic errors are common, according to a new study that identifies
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HospitalBasedMedicine/RiskManagement/16886
CME Outfitters Announces neuroscienceCME Journal Club Series: 'Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care'
Press Release | www.prweb.com | 2 hours 53 minutes ago
PR: Offered as a series of three live question and answer sessions premiering Monday, November 9, 2009, from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. ET, the continuing education series will translate new evidence in the literature into improved diagnosis of ADHD in children and adolescents. Clinicians can earn up to
BioPortfolio Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical News
News | www.bioportfolio.co.uk | 3 hours 50 minutes ago
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NCCN Posts Comparative Effectiveness White Paper for Public Comment
Press Release | www.prnewswire.com | 4 hours 36 minutes ago
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has posted a draft white paper for public comment that details a draft paradigm for near-term comparative effectiveness clinical evaluations based upon existing data.
Bubbles used to find cancer cells
News | news.bbc.co.uk | 6 hours 39 minutes ago
A new technique using tiny bubbles to detect cancer is developed by radiographers and surgeons at a hospital in Kent.
Issues in health economics: Estimating French GPs Weekly Working Hours by Activity A summary of available data
News | www.irdes.fr | 12 hours 16 minutes ago
GPs thus declare working on average between 52 and 60 hours per week distributed in the following manner: 61% of their weekly working time is devoted to the provision of medical care in private practice activity, 19% to the provision of care outside private practice activity and 20% in activities
http://www.irdes.fr/EspaceAnglais/Publications/IrdesPublications/QES144.pdf
Creation of exclusive nephrology practice did not constitute monopolization, 10th Circuit concludes
News | health.cch.com | 14 hours 19 minutes ago
A nonprofit hospital did not create a monopoly in violation of the antitrust laws when it established a new practice as the exclusive provider of nephrology services and denied admitting privileges to other nephrologists, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
http://health.cch.com/news/healthcare-compliance/110909a.asp
Spinal fusion surgery over-servicing
News | www.6minutes.com.au | 22 hours 16 minutes ago
A disproportionate increase in spinal fusion surgery in private practice in recent years may reflect overservicing by surgeons, Australian researchers say.
radRounds Radiology Network Completes Job Market Survey 2009
Press Release | www.prlog.org | Nov 8, 2009
radRounds Radiology Network Completes Job Market Survey 2009. Radiology Job Market - Survey of Radiology Fellows and Residents on the Hunt. Times are changing in healthcare. Once upon a time, a severe shortage in radiology resulted in highly lucrative starting salaries and numerous job offers per
http://www.prlog.org/10405416-radrounds-radiology-network-completes-job-market-survey-2009.html
China Is Growth Market for Novartis (at Seeking Alpha)
News | seekingalpha.com | Nov 8, 2009
The Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis (NVS) said it will invest $1 billion in China over the next five years including a significant expansion of the company’s biomedical research institute in Shanghai.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/172103-china-is-growth-market-for-novartis?source=yahoo
