March 10th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — About one in six eligible physicians and other health professionals participated in a new Medicare quality reporting program during its first five months, according to preliminary figures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. About half of them are on track to get up to a 1.5% bonus for their efforts.
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January 27th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — The Jan. 14 announcement of findings from the Enhance trial, which compared patients on the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin — a combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin — with a statin alone, sent shockwaves through the medical community. After all, many physicians viewed this as a promising approach in reducing heart disease risk because the drugs it combined work differently to reduce LDL cholesterol.
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