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Malpractice Risks With NPs and PAs in Your Practice The number of physicians working with NPs and PAs is rising, but there are important issues that physicians need to be aware of in regard to malpractice liability. Find out what they are.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 3, 2013
Conservative Antimicrobial Initiation in the Surgical ICU The temptation is strong, but is it really best to be aggressive with antibiotic therapy in all ICU patients?
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), January 2, 2013
Link Between Cost and Quality of Healthcare Remains Unclear No consistent relationship seen in a systematic literature review exploring the cost-quality connection.
Medscape Medical News, December 31, 2012

Dental Insurance for Some Children Mandated in 2 States California and Washington are interpreting the Affordable Care Act to require oral healthcare benefits for children in the small group market.
Medscape Medical News, January 3, 2013
Prompt-Pay Reform in Georgia Blocked by Judge Temporarily At issue is whether state prompt-pay laws can cover not only traditional insurers, but also third-party administrators of self-funded ERISA plans.
Medscape Medical News, January 2, 2013
Florida Facing Huge Medicaid, 'Obamacare' Decisions in 2013
Kaiser Health News, January 3, 2013
Smoking Ups MMP Gene Expression in SVGs, Reduces Patency
Heartwire, January 3, 2013
Survival on Primary-Prevention ICDs Can Match Clinical Trials
Heartwire, January 3, 2013
Metformin Superior to Glipizide in Diabetics With CAD
Heartwire, January 3, 2013

Prediabetes in Children: What Does It Mean? What are the implications of the prediabetic state in a child? What should clinicians do?
Medscape Public Health, January 2, 2013
Antipsychotics in Older Patients: Time to Reconsider? A new study assesses the safety and effectiveness of atypical antipsychotics in older individuals with psychosis.
UCSD School of Medicine, December 27, 2012
How to Keep Your Income Up as RVUs Transition Away
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 3, 2013
Effect of Traffic Pollution on Lung Growth in Children
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, December 31, 2012
Thimerosal in Vaccines: What Are the Facts?
Medscape Infectious Diseases, December 28, 2012

Lead Exposure in Children and Battery Recycling
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 2, 2013
Tobacco Dependence Treatment in US Dental Hygiene Programs
Preventing Chronic Disease, December 31, 2012
Assessing Referral for Abortion Services in the US
Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, December 31, 2012

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