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- Confidentiality decisions difficult with young patients
It is difficult for clinicians to know when to draw the line on confidentiality if the patient is a younger adolescent and the information shared in private is a concern but not life-threatening. One expert says such decisions should balance the level of health risk, the maturity of the young person and the level of parental oversight. NYTimes.com
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- Opinion: Clinical guidelines can lack evidence
 Some clinical guidelines may be based more on the personal views of medical experts than on a thorough review of scientific data, writes Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, a pediatric cardiologist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He says national guidelines are error-prone and can cause sudden shifts that confuse providers and parents. NYTimes.com
(12/8)
- Half-dose of flu vaccine found effective for adults
Giving adults just half of the recommended dose of flu vaccine appears to provide protection, which researchers say could help stretch vaccine supplies during shortages. Study results show the half-dose produced the highest antibody levels among women and participates ages 18 to 49. Researchers say more studies are needed to confirm the findings. USA TODAY/The Associated Press
(12/8)
- Women who have major heart attack fare worse than men
Data from 420 hospitals show women are 12% more likely to die of a major heart attack in a hospital than men. Overall survival rates for women who suffer heart attacks are about the same as men when under hospital care, but a gender gap remains for treatment of the most severe type of attack, caused by a total blockage of an artery. Researchers say women also are less likely to get the recommended aspirin within 24 hours of an attack or to receive timely treatment to restore blood flow. MSNBC/The Associated Press
(12/8)
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- Study: E-prescribing may decrease use of expensive drugs
Experts found a 3.3% boost in providers' use of the lowest-priced medicines as well as a drop in prescriptions for costlier treatments a year after a Massachusetts insurance program adopted an e-prescribing system from Zix. This equals an annual savings of $845,000 per 100,000 patients for insurance firms and consumers, according to the study. Reuters
(12/8)
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- Ohio APNs want expanded prescribing authority
Advanced practice nurses in Ohio want the state Legislature to expand their prescribing authority to cover Schedule II drugs, which include narcotic painkillers. Current law allows APNs to prescribe a one-day supply of pain medications to a terminally ill patient if a physician wrote the original prescription. A bill is awaiting action in the Ohio House. The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
(12/9)
- Lawmaker reaffirms support for FDA power over new-drug ads
Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said he plans in January to reopen discussions on giving the FDA authority to prohibit direct-to-consumer ads for new drugs, which may carry risks that are not yet fully understood. Waxman, who is set to become chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee next year, said the proposal "makes a great deal of sense and can provide FDA an important tool to protect the public health." Reuters
(12/8)
- Experts: Comparative effectiveness needed in health care reform
Health policy experts say the key to controlling health care costs is the ability to compare the effectiveness of drugs, treatments and devices for specific conditions. Project HOPE senior fellow Gail Wilensky says health IT will be the enabler that allows U.S. health care to compare data to improve efficiency and reward high quality care. Healthcare IT News
(12/8)
- Obama announces inclusion of health care IT in stimulus package
President-elect Barack Obama has added increasing health care IT infrastructure to the economic stimulus plan that currently is being prepared in Congress. During a Dec. 6 radio address, he announced that the U.S. needs to continue to be a leader in IT. "We will make sure that every provider's office and hospital in this country is using cutting edge technology and electronic medical records so that we can cut red tape, prevent medical mistakes, and help save billions of dollars each year," Obama said. Government Health IT magazine
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FAANP Mentoring Program Applications will be accepted online through Jan. 16, 2009. This program allows Fellows of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners to contribute to the development of other NPs. A limited number of participants are selected each year. Applicants must be non-student AANP members. The one-year program pairs candidates with a mentor based on their interest area.
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