Northwestern University School

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Name: Northwestern University School

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

All Readmissions May Trigger $$$ Penalties

Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty.Sign UpGeneral Hospital PracticeLatest News| VideosNATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Medicare is likely in the near future to consider all health conditions when it calculates penalties ... [Published MedPage Today - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Jeff Greenwald, Mark Williams, Boost, David Pittman, Discharge

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Autism Speaks

A Play for Children with Autism

EVANSTON, Ill. – An unusual play -- designed specifically for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) -- will be performed this weekend on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus.Called “Diving In!” the highly interactive play is the brainchild ... [Published Northwestern University - May 11 2013]

Entities: Autism, Northwestern University School, Autism Speaks, Disorder

First reported Feb 27 2013 - Updated Feb 27 2013 - 1 reports

Doubts Emerge on the Value of Very Low Cholesterol Levels

From Scientific American: Since 2002, when ATP III called on doctors to push LDL levels below set targets, the concept of low cholesterol has become synonymous with heart health. Patients brag about their cholesterol scores, physicians joke about ... [Published 3quarksdaily - Feb 27 2013]

Entities: Cholesterol, Statins, Richard Cooper, Clinical trials

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...Form] has published and has endorsed an all-readmissions metric," Greenwald said at the annual meeting of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM). "I suspect CMS in 2016 will adopt that instead of just being disease-specific."

All Readmissions May Trigger $$$ Penalties [Published MedPage Today - 16 hours ago]

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