Gastroenterology
COVID-19 Infection Higher Among Support Staff Than Doctors, Nurses
TUESDAY, Nov. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Support staff in health care settings have higher COVID-19 infection rates than physicians and nurses, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Emily S. Barrett, Ph.D., from Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey, and colleagues screened 3,904 employees and clinicians at a...
Medicare Outpatient Premium to Rise
MONDAY, Nov. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The Medicare Part B premium for outpatient care will increase next year, and so will the deductible, Medicare officials announced Friday. The monthly premium for outpatient care will rise by $3.90 next year to $148.50, which will claim 20 percent of the average retired worker’s Social Security cost-of-living...
Considerable Decreases Seen in Health Care Use During COVID-19
FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — During the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a considerable decrease in preventive and elective health care use, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in JAMA Network Open. Christopher M. Whaley, Ph.D., from the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, and colleagues examined...
~65 Percent of Office-Based Doctors Can ID Patients in Need of Follow-Up
THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Almost 65 percent of office-based physicians have the computerized capability to identify patients due for preventive or follow-up care, and having an electronic health record (EHR) system is associated with the ability to send electronic reminders to increase receipt of this care, according to research published in the...
17.1 Percent of U.S. Adults on Special Diets in 2015 to 2018
TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — On any given day, 17.1 percent of U.S. adults aged 20 years and older were on a special diet in 2015 to 2018, according to a November data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics. Bryan Stierman, M.D., M.P.H.,...
Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 21-25
The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held virtually this year from Oct. 21 to 25 and attracted participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians, and other health care professionals. The conference featured education courses and comprehensive educational programs that focused on the latest advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and...
AMA: Pandemic Having Negative Financial Impact on Physician Practices
MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Medical practices have been economically stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with roughly a one-third average drop in revenue, according to a survey released by the American Medical Association (AMA). The AMA asked 3,500 physicians to respond to a 40-question online survey from mid-July through August 2020. All respondents...
Americans Get Easier Access to Their Medical Records
MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Free, electronic access to notes written about them by their doctors will become available to millions of Americans on Monday. That is when many health systems will open up their records under a new federal transparency measure. The final deadline for doing so is next April, the Associated...
Health Care Workers, Families Account for One in Six COVID-19 Admissions
FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers and their households account for 17.2 percent of COVID-19 admissions in the working-age population, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in The BMJ. Anoop S.V. Shah, M.D., from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and colleagues examined the risk for hospital...
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