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RDOCS Act Would Address Primary Care Physician Shortages in Underserved Areas
A bill recently introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., would establish a state-based scholarship program for primary care medical students who would agree to practice in medically underserved areas for five years after residency. The legislation, known as the Restoring the Doctors of Our Country Through Scholarships or RDOCS Act, H.R. 6400, also would prioritize scholarships for students enrolled in six-year accelerated family medicine programs, as well as programs that include clinical training in underserved communities. "Of all of the challenges facing the nation's health-care system, perhaps the most neglected is t...
Source: AAFP Government and Medicine - October 11, 2012 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

House GOP Urges Halt to EHR BonusesHouse GOP Urges Halt to EHR Bonuses
GOP leaders urge HHS to freeze incentive payments until it improves meaningful-use standards for EHR interoperability; provider groups call that a bad idea. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Most Fraud Cases Not Pursued, GAO Finds
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Medical centers, outpatient clinics, and physician practices were the most frequent subjects of criminal healthcare fraud investigations in 2010, but the vast majority of cases weren't prosecuted, a government report found.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - October 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Troubled Sleepers at Risk for Soft Plaque (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Obstructive sleep apnea has been linked with cardiovascular disease, but it also may be linked with the deadliest type of coronary artery plaque, a small study suggests.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - October 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Hospital Scores: Change Formula, Change Rank (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Hospital rankings on readmissions and early deaths are strongly influenced by the calculation methods that are used, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - October 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Patients to Report Doctors' Errors; e-Discovery Rules; MorePatients to Report Doctors' Errors; e-Discovery Rules; More
Malpractice issues heat up in a number of areas, including patient report systems and electronic health records. Medscape Business of Medicine
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Expert Column Source Type: news

Characteristics of Poorly Controlled T2DM in Primary CareCharacteristics of Poorly Controlled T2DM in Primary Care
Did research find any 'quick fixes' for uncontrolled T2DM? Cardiovascular Diabetology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news

The Knowledge of Effective Parenting Scale (KEPS)The Knowledge of Effective Parenting Scale (KEPS)
How well do most parents understand the various stages of child development and how does that knowledge help them with their parenting skills? The Journal of Primary Prevention
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Typhoid vaccine recall highlights importance of record-keeping
The recent recall of a typhoid vaccine highlights the importance of accurate record keeping in general practice, it is claimed read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 11, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: lnaughton Tags: Travel health Editor ' s pick Source Type: news

Impact of a Group Self-management Support ProgramImpact of a Group Self-management Support Program
The Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program is a well-known support program for the chronically ill. What are patients' reactions and perceived impacts of participation in this program? BMC Family Practice
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news

Improving The Impact Of Comparative Effectiveness Studies
Comparative effectiveness research conducted over the past decade has had a limited impact on the way medical care is delivered, but many opportunities exist to help doctors and others in the medical system translate such research into better patient care, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Comparative effectiveness research is designed to improve health care decisions by providing evidence on the effectiveness, benefits and harms of different treatment options...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news

Health Care Law Increases Access to Primary Care through the National Health Service Corps
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that $229.4 million was invested in the National Health Service Corps in 2012 to support more doctors and nurses and increase access to primary care.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - October 11, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Training Guide to Engage Church Volunteers to Improve Elder Health (Jeffrey Morzinski PhD, MSW)
This Guide is designed to help program planners engage African American, urban church-based partners with a model for training health volunteers. Volunteers would then coordinate health activities to ultimately improve elders' quality of life. The Guide is 80 pages, organized in five sections: Introduction, Overview, Curriculum, Lessons Learned, and Resources. It includes practical tools to aid recruitment, training, evaluation and work with pastors. Training modules include chronic diseases, spirituality, myths of aging and adult learning. The Guide is the result of a Milwaukee campus - community partnership that began in...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - October 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Can We Create a Realistic and Financially Viable Medical Home?
Patient-Centered Medical Homes seek to return primary care to the hub of care, but I wonder about the benefits for patients and if it truly reduces healthcare costs.
Source: Physicians Practice - October 11, 2012 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

Celebrate Global Handwashing Day with a Trip to the Sink
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

Compounding Pharmacies Come Under Scrutiny in Light of Meningitis Outbreak
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

ACIP Updates Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations for High-Risk Adults
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

FDA Warns That Opana Abusers Risk Blood Disorder
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 11, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

Optimizing adherence in hypertension: a comparison of outcomes and costs using single tablet regimens vs individual component regimens
The objective was to carry out a retrospective analysis of a UK general practice population to test these conclusions in a UK context. Method: A retrospective cohort study was carried out using a primary care database (The Health Improvement Network; THIN), comparing 9929 hypertensive patients on STRs with 18,665 patients on individual component therapy. Data were collected for prescriptions, significant cardiovascular events and outpatient referrals over a minimum follow-up period of 5 years after initiation of therapy. Current NHS costings were applied to the data, to arrive at an estimate of comparati...
Source: NeLM - Cardiovascular Medicine - October 11, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

New Gout Guidelines Geared to Both Patients and Physicians
Gout guidelines recently approved by the American College of Rheumatology have a 2-part focus. They offer patients information on effective methods for preventing gout attacks, and they provide physicians with recommended therapies for long-term disease management.
Source: Consultant Live - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

CDC Issues Guidance for Physicians in Response to Meningitis Outbreak
The CDC has issued guidance for clinicians in the wake of a fungal meningitis outbreak that has caused more than 110 illnesses and 11 deaths in 10 states as of Oct. 10. The cases are associated with a potentially contaminated steroid -- methylprednisolone acetate -- manufactured by New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. On Sept. 25, the company initially recalled three lots of methylprednisolone acetate (PF) 80 mg/ml. The company now has expanded that recall to include all products that were compounded at and distributed from its Framingham facility. The CDC said health care professionals should cease use of a...
Source: AAFP Health of the Public - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Study: More Strokes in Middle-Age (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Data from a regional stroke registry suggest that stroke may be shifting from a disease of the elderly to a midlife health concern.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Biomarker for Asbestos-Linked Cancer Works (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The glycoprotein fibulin-3 can be used to identify patients with pleural mesothelioma and may be a useful biomarker for the asbestos-related illness, researchers reported.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

No-Pay Policy for In-Hospital Infection Fails (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' policy of not paying hospitals for preventable complications has had no effect on rates of nosocomial infections, researchers reported.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Behavioral Health Issues Among Afghanistan and Iraq U.S. War Veterans
Describes the behavioral health issues facing Afghanistan and Iraq veterans, including substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and suicide. Presents prevention and treatment strategies to help primary care providers, social workers and criminal justice workers address these issues. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - October 10, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

College of Nursing gets $664K grant for scholarships
Upstate receives grant from U.S. Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) to provide scholarships for nurses pursuing advanced degrees as primary care nurse practitioners.
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - October 10, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Solve Primary Care Shortage With Physician-Led, Team-Based Care
The US health care system can meet the need for primary care providers by fully implementing physician-led patient-centered medical homes, according to an American Academy of Family Physicians report.
Source: Consultant Live - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

A Case of Depression
October 11th is National Depression Screening Day. But how do you screen, diagnose, and treat effectively given the time constraints of busy office practice? Here, a case example.
Source: Consultant Live - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health in a Residency Family Health Center (Jonathan Han MD)
poster presented at FMEC in Cleveland 2012; award winner for posters. addresses sustainability of integrated model in family medicine.
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Chemistry Nobel Honors Studies of Cell Receptors Important in Drug Activity
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

Digital Doctoring Featured in 'Science Times'
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

Clinician Communication About Kids' Adverse Drug Reactions Often Disappointing
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

More Evidence That Stroke Incidence Is Rising in Young Adults
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 10, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

LSUHSC grant to help students become primary care nurse practitioners
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) The School of Nursing at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has been awarded a $700,000 grant over two years by the Health Resources Services Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services to help students pursuing advanced practice primary care nursing degrees meet educational expenses. The money can be used for tuition, books, fees, and reasonable living expenses.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 10, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Project ECHO Nevada
A telehealth linkage connecting University-based faculty specialists to primary care providers in rural and underserved areas to extend specialty care to patients with chronic, costly and complex medical illnesses. -- University of Nevada School of Medicine
Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center - October 9, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Physician Malpractice Rates Fall for Fifth Straight YearPhysician Malpractice Rates Fall for Fifth Straight Year
A decline in claims may help account for a 1.7% drop in malpractice insurance premiums paid by internists, general surgeons, and obstetrician/gynecologists, a new survey reports. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

A Case of Depression
October 11th is National Depression Screening Day. But how do you screen, diagnose, and treat effectively given the time constraints of busy office practice?.
Source: Consultant Live - October 9, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

New study of Hudson Valley primary care practices among first to connect use of electronic health records to better quality care
A new study links quality of care in physician office practices to the use of electronic health records (EHRs); it is among the first to make the important connection. The findings confirm that the significant investment in EHRs by both the federal government and the physicians who use them will result in better care. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 9, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Cornell FISHKILL MedAllies Medical College New York Taconic IPA Weill Cornell Medical College Source Type: news

Is the AAFP Fighting the Wrong Battle?Is the AAFP Fighting the Wrong Battle?
Brian Klepper comments on the recent AAFP report Primary Care for the 21st Century and suggests that its opposition to nurse practitioners as medical home leaders may be the wrong front. Medscape Family Medicine
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

Running a Medical Home: It Works, but Who Leads?Running a Medical Home: It Works, but Who Leads?
Roland Goertz, MD, AAFP Board Chair, discusses 'Primary Care for the 21st Century,' which describes the current success of the PCMH but has evoked some opposition from the nursing community. Medscape Internal Medicine
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Expert Interview Source Type: news

More Evidence Commercial Weight Loss Plans Can WorkMore Evidence Commercial Weight Loss Plans Can Work
People who take part in a commercial weight-loss program may indeed lose some weight - especially if they substantially cut calories, a new study from Sweden finds. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Leaders in health care delivery to develop primary care family clinics across India - 10/09/12
Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) and India-based Bharat Family Clinic Pvt. Ltd. (BFC) have signed a first-of-its-kind agreement to establish a large network of outpatient primary care clinics across India.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - October 9, 2012 Category: Research Source Type: news

Tips for Treating Comorbid Depression and Anxiety
Comorbid depressive and anxiety disorders are commonly seen in both primary care and the specialty setting. Such comorbidity can present as major depression with subsyndromal anxiety symptoms or unipolar/bipolar depression comorbid with an anxiety disorder.
Source: Psychiatric Times - October 9, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Roland A. Goertz, M.D., MBA, Assumes Role of President of the American Academy of Family Physicians
Roland A. Goertz, M.D., MBA, FAAFP, a family physician in Waco, Texas, assumes the role of president of the American Academy of Family Physicians today. Previously, he served three years as a director on the AAFP Board and one year as president-elect. Goertz was elected president-elect in September 2009 by the Congress of Delegates, the AAFP’s governing body. The AAFP represents 94,700 physicians and medical students nationwide.
Source: AAFP News Releases and Statements - October 9, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

'Dud' typhoid fever vaccine fears
As many as 700,000 travellers are at risk of typhoid fever because of ‘dud batches of a vaccine’, The Daily Telegraph reports. The news is based on a drug alert issued by the UK drug regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The alert to healthcare professionals advises that 16 batches of the typhoid vaccine, Typhim Vi, are being recalled by the manufacturer. The alert has been issued over concerns about the effectiveness of some batches of the vaccine due to an error in the manufacturing process. There are concerns that some patients vaccinated with Typhim Vi since January 2011 may n...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: QA articles Source Type: news

A Practical and Engaging Approach for Mind-Body Regulation Training in Medical Education (William McCann PsyD)
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - October 9, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Falls in the Geriatric Population (David L Kriegel MD)
Lecture provided for Family Medicine clerkship students, residents and faculty peers on most recent evidence on falls in the elderly and tools for assessment; 3 Oct 2012 @ Georgia Health Sciences University.
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - October 9, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Recipe for a Nobel: Tadpole Bellies and Mouse Tails
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 9, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

Dengue Epidemic Declared in Puerto Rico
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 9, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news

Fungal Meningitis Update: Deaths Continue to Climb
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 9, 2012 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medical News Source Type: news