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2010-08-31 | | Emergency department visits for concussions sustained during organized team sports doubled among 8- to 13-year-olds between 1997 and 2007, and nearly tripled among older youth, according to a report published online today by the journal Pediatrics. U.S. children aged 8-19... | 2010-08-27 | | More than 14 million U.S. children (22.7%) were underinsured in 2007, according to a survey of parents by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. The 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health asked parents whether their child’s health insurance covered... | 2010-08-18 | | More than 26% of U.S. residents report reducing their use of routine medical care since the economic crisis, according to a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research. That's more than twice the proportion who report reducing such... | 2010-08-12 | | U.S. hospital emergency departments are increasingly serving as the safety net for medically underserved patients, according to a study in the Aug. 11 Journal of the American Medical Association. Annual ED visits increased by an estimated 21.9 million between 1997... | 2010-08-12 | | Younger Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities are much more likely than seniors in the program to report problems accessing and paying for needed medical services, Kaiser Family Foundation researchers report in a Web First article published today by Health Affairs. Based... | 2010-08-10 | | Medical errors cost the U.S. economy at least $19.5 billion in 2008, estimates a study released today by the Society of Actuaries. Of that amount, about $17 billion was due to increased medical costs, $1.1 billion to lost productivity from... | 2010-08-09 | | During the 79th annual Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) Leadership Conference in June, J.W. Jones was named an Honorary Member of MHA. This designation is conferred upon individuals in recognition of outstanding public or private service within the sphere of association... | 2010-08-04 | | More than 42% of physicians have a medical liability claim filed against them at some point in their career, according to a report released Aug. 3 by the American Medical Association. Based on 2007-2008 data from the AMA's Physician Practice... | 2010-07-29 | | The U.S. Census Bureau on July 27 released estimates of the number of uninsured by state and county in 2007, which do not include those impacted by the economic recession. The data include the number and percentage of uninsured by... | 2010-07-08 | | The Hospital Quality Alliance on July 7 made available on the Hospital Compare website data on the quality of emergency care for heart attack/chest pain patients, outpatient surgical care and imaging services for Medicare patients. The website also includes updated... |
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