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Rapid Sequencing Shortens Diagnosis Time in Children

Physician's Weekly

The results showed that among general pediatric ward inpatients who underwent first-tier rES or rGS, 42.3% [55/130] received a precise genetic diagnosis. Source: jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(25)00240-9/fulltext The post Rapid Sequencing Shortens Diagnosis Time in Children first appeared on Physician's Weekly.

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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

These individuals are often high utilizers of health care services, with some of the costliest services being hospital admissions and emergency department (ED) visits. Additionally, we found a statistically significant reduction in PMPM Kansas Medicaid costs.

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One Disease With Many Names: Which One You Use Makes a Difference in the PA Process

A Country Doctor Writes

It’s used in the hospital more often than in outpatient care. So I sent in a prior auth request with the diagnosis of chronic respiratory failure with hypoxemia. It said that the diagnosis I gave them was not a qualifying diagnosis. My application was denied. There, I saw that emphysema qualifies.

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High use of the emergency department among patients in Krakow, Poland: An alternative to seeking primary care? [Acute and emergency care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Patient and visit-level data on gender, age, residence location, ambulance arrival, triage category, specialist consultations, ICD-10 discharge diagnosis, and hospital admission were analyzed. Results: In 2022, there were 39,851 ED visits made to the hospital by 32,927 patients. median: 6, IQR: 2.0).

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Unsorted: Welcome to my World!

A Country Doctor Writes

A patient appointment for a physical could yield a cancer suspicion or diagnosis. A quick visit for a skin rash could land a high school senior in the hospital for a leukemia workup. An appointment for chest pain could lead to an intervention for domestic violence.

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Hydrops MRI Accurately Differentiates Meniere Disease, Vestibular Migraine

Physician's Weekly

“We conclude that, since CEH, VEH, and asymmetrical PLE are not found in VM patients, hydrops MRI can effectively facilitate the differential diagnosis between VM and MD when applied in the appropriate clinical setting,” the authors write. Anja Bernaerts, M.D., Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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Episode 353: Rafael Medina Subspecialty Series – AMS “Treat before Diagnosis”

The Clinical Problem Solvers

John Woller is an academic hospitalist working in the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the Division of Hospital Medicine. And Dr. Areeb Masood , is a third-year internal medicine resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the Osler Internal Medicine Residency and Urban Health Track. Kuchal is passionate about medical education.