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 NIH-Funded Study Shows 20% Reduction in Lung Cancer Mortality With Low-Dose CT NHLBI Workshop: Comparative Effectiveness Research in Lung Diseases Workshop Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research  Study: Lung Cancer Scans Can Be Unreliable Reuters Health Share    
According to a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, CT scans to measure lung tumors can be unreliable, potentially leading patients and doctors to believe the cancer is growing when it is not. In principle, that could mean stopping a treatment that is actually keeping the tumor in check, researchers say. "The patient and the doctor both need to understand that small changes don't necessarily mean much," Dr. Gregory Riely, a lung cancer specialist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, told Reuters Health. More Advertisement
Secondhand Smoke Tied to ADHD and Learning Disabilities in Children Medical News Today Share
Children exposed to secondhand smoke in the home appear to be at a 50% higher risk of neurobehavioral disorders such as ADHD/ADD and learning disabilities, compared with unexposed children, according to an analysis led by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) published in the journal Pediatrics. The analysts suggest if such a link was found to be causal, then secondhand smoke in the home is responsible for more than a quarter of a million children across the United States developing ADHD and other neurobehavioral disorders. More Delays Force Feds to Propose EHR Reporting Changes InformationWeek Share
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said, in 2012, it plans to allow eligible professionals to attest their use of electronic health records (EHRs) to collect data on clinical quality measures as part of the CMS criteria for "Meaningful Use" of EHRs. The 2010 Meaningful Use regulations required attestation only in 2011; after that, providers must report the quality data by uploading it from their EHRs to a CMS-designated Web portal. In its new proposed rule on changes in physician reimbursement, CMS explained that it would allow attestation in 2012 because it's not yet ready to accept the data online. More Advertisement
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Sam Birnbaum, BBA, CMPE; and Brian W. Carlin, MD, FCCP, join Podcast Editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, as they walk listeners through some of the new rules on billing and discuss the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation. Mr. Birnbaum's practice management article "Pulmonary
Rehabilitation: A Classic Tune With a New Beat, but Is Anyone Listening?" appears in the June issue of CHEST.
As they have in past years, the Affiliate NetWork members will hold talks at CHEST 2011 in Experience ACCP on topics of interest to fellows-in-training. Planned for this year are discussions on going into private practice, contract negotiations, and how to develop your career outside of your practice. These talks
will be held in Experience ACCP in the Clinical Resource Center. This informal setting will allow for conversation, questions, and discussion with the presenters.
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