Table of Contents
- Torn Meniscus
- Meniscus Tear
- Torn Cartilage
- Medial Meniscus Tear
- Lateral Meniscus Tear
- Torn Meniscus Pictures
- Torn Meniscus Symptoms
- Torn Meniscus Pain
- Torn Meniscus MRI
- Torn Meniscus Treatment
- Torn Meniscus Surgery
- Torn Meniscus Recovery
- Torn Meniscus Exercise
- Knee Exercises for Torn Meniscus
The knee joint has a fibrocartilaginous crescent-shaped structure that serves to distribute the weight of the body uniformly across the three bones that compose the knee joint namely the tibia (shin bone), femur (thigh bone) and the patella (knee cap).
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Shefali S. Kulkarni compiled this selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs:
Archives Of Internal Medicine: Medicare Expenditures Among Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia — Researchers followed 323 dementia patients in 22 nursing homes for up to 18 months and found that over an 18-month period, “total mean Medicare expenditures were $2303 per 90 days but were highly skewed; expenditures were less than $500 for 77.1% of the 90-day assessment periods and more than $12 000 for 5.5% of these periods. T
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The Washington Post: Gingrich Didn’t Change; His Party Did Gingrich was taking basically the same position on Medicare he took 16 years ago, when, as speaker of the House, he was the commanding general of the Republican Revolution. … Compared to today’s Republican agenda, the Revolution of ‘94 now appears to be a halcyon period of moderation and good sense. Then, there was a hope that government-run Medicare would “wither on the vine” when recipients were offered alternatives.
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The state hospital association has asked the Kansas Information Exchange to probe pricing structures of electronic health record vendors, the Kansas Health Institute News reports. Meanwhile, in Utah, some analysts are raising concerns that doctors and hospitals have already signed up with computerized systems that may not work together, the Salt Lake Tribune writes.
Kansas Health Institute News: Kansas HIE Officials Will Meet With System Vendors The Kansas Hospital Association asked KHIE, Inc. to investigate pricing structures of electronic health record vendors and take whatever measures it could to encourage more transparency. T
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PBS NewsHour: Report: Push For Electronic Medical Records Overlooks Security GapsThe Office of the Inspector General found “a lack of general [information technology] security controls during prior audits at Medicare contractors, State Medicaid agencies, and hospitals.” The investigation audited computer security at seven large hospitals in different states, and found 151 major vulnerabilities, including unencrypted wireless connections, easy passwords, and even a taped-over door lock on a room used for data storage. The auditors classified 124 of the breeches were “high impact” — resulting in costly losses, injury or death. Ac Read more