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Med ed gets evaluated in special JAMA issue

A special theme issue of JAMA focuses on important topics in the continuum of medical education, including health care spending, resident duty hours and maintenance of certification (MOC).

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Residents discuss determining the “one best test”

An estimated one-third of health care costs—about $750 billion—don’t actually improve health, according to the Institute of Medicine. Residents’ exams often ask them to choose the “one best test” for diagnosis to avoid health care waste, but what if the real-world choice is “all of the above”?

Improve GME
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The physician exam: A lost art

When physicians don’t conduct physical exams, patients are the ones that suffer. According to a recent article in Kaiser Health News, physical exams are giving way to the use of sophisticated, expensive tests in order to diagnose patients.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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1 in 3 California hospitalizations stem from diabetes: Study

Patients with diabetes account for one in three hospitalizations in California, according to a new study on diabetes prevalence in the state. The study highlights the impact the disease is having on health care costs.

Chronic Diseases
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February Virtual Mentor examines unwarranted variations in health care

This month's Virtual Mentor examines the causes of unwarranted variations and the effects they have on the cost and quality of care.

Ethics
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Where cost and quality converge: Starting the patient conversation

Patient conversations can be tough. Sometimes, it's hard to communicate to a patient that a particular procedure or treatment option may be unnecessary.

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