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Author: Janine Anthes

Low Physical Activity for ED Residents

Researchers from New York have found that the majority of emergency medicine residents do not appear to meet the target number of steps taken per 12-hour shift that has been set forth by the CDC and surgeon general. Study...

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Delayed ED Care for the Morbidly Obese

An analysis of ED medical records suggests that morbidly obese patients take significantly longer to disposition home when compared with patients of normal weight. Patients with a BMI of less than 35 kg/m2 had an average length...

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$750 Billion Wasted by Healthcare System in 2009

About 30% of health spending in 2009 — roughly $750 billion – was wasted on unnecessary services, excessive administrative costs, fraud, and other problems, reported a committee from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in a...

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The Future of Healthcare: Views of Young Physicians

The Physicians Foundation has released a report that explores attitudes and opinions about the future of the healthcare system among American physicians aged 40 and younger. Available at www.physiciansfoundation.org, the report...

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