Search results for "Health statistics"
January 2007
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/01/
One-way lung valves may offer hope to patients with severe emphysema
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. and resulted in 638,000 hospital discharges in 2004, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/01/qa.htm
15 Jan 2007
In the News
CDC reports sharp rise in kidney disease hospitalizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2008
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Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States, 2007, withChartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans. ... Find-ings from the 1988–1994 and 1999–2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, however,showed substantial increases in overweight among adults.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/acph-200812-trends.pdf
25 Aug 2008
In the News
More hospitals employing physicians, survey finds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/09/itn.htm
15 Sep 2008
Coding corner
Coding corner: ICD-9 changes take effect.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/coding.htm
15 Oct 2008
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Alternative medicines by age and conditionAbout 38% of U.S. adults use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to the 2007 National Health InterviewSurvey (NHIS), an annual study ... CDC National Health Statistics Report #12.Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Adults and Children: UnitedStates, 2007.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/acph-200902-trends.pdf
12 Feb 2009
april trends
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey. ... The National Center forHealth Statistics, National Health Interview Survey telephoned people to ask, ‘’During the past 12 months,was there any time when [you/someone in the family] needed medical care,
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/acph-200904-trends.pdf
24 Mar 2009
Cost, loss of insurance lead many to forgo needed medical care
Health insurance is a major factor when people balance health care with its cost.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/trends.htm
15 Apr 2009
New report assesses health in every U.S. county
Anemia drugs require risk managementConfusing Maalox product to be renamed
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/24/4.htm
24 Feb 2010