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Issue Date: August 2003
Communication Is Key to Better Outcomes, Higher Satisfaction
This article discusses the importance of good communication between physicians and their patients and suggests several ways physicians can improve their communication skills.
VA Data Show Commitment to Higher Standards
This editorial discusses research on a project to use information technology to measure and report on performance at the VA health system; it also discusses data comparing the VA's health system with Medicare's fee-for-service program in terms of compliance with quality indicators.
COPD Effort Improves Care, Cuts Costs
This article discusses how a seven-physician group practice partnered with a respiratory therapist to establish a lung health clinic within the practice to identify and treat early on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
Follow-Up Care Boosts Outcomes
This article discusses a process for following up on patients after they have been discharged from the hospital. The process, implemented by Cogent Healthcare, an inpatient care management company, seeks to reduce adverse events and lower readmission rates by, among other steps, providing PCPs with discharge information on their patients to help ensure continuity of care.
DMARD Offers New Treatment Option
This article discusses the difficulty of diagnosing and treating psoriatic arthritis, as well as how it is similar to and different from rheumatoid arthritis. The article also discusses research about a possible new treatment option for psoriatic arthritis involving leflunomide.
Online Service Breaks Down Barriers
This article discusses the benefits of and the issues surrounding online communications between patients and their physicians.
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