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Trends and Highlights
Trends and Highlights is provided to our visitors as a concise collection of major studies and findings that relate to health care public policy debates on cost, quality and access in New York State. We have provided links for your convenience in pursuing subjects of interest. For daily news summaries, we recommend you visit the Health Headlines page on Hinman Straub P.C.'s website, the legislative counsel to our Conference. To view the description of each Trend/Highlight, simply click on the click on the heading of interest. |
Business Health-Care Costs to Rise 9% in 2010The increase is lower than that of the past two years, but the PricewaterhouseCoopers report shows employees are shouldering more of the burden. Posted: 7/2/09 U.S. Drug-Abuse Costs Top $468 BillionGovernment spending related to smoking and the abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs reached $468 billion in 2005, according to a new study released by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse – a private group at Columbia University. Posted: 7/2/09 Weight Gain During Pregnancy Should be LimitedIn the first revision of weight-gain guidelines since 1990, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council said that women who start their pregnancies very overweight should limit their gain to 11 to 20 pounds. Posted: 7/2/09 Study Sheds Light on Depression Risk Factors in TeensA new study confirms what was widely speculated in the medical community, teenagers whose parents have a history of depression have a higher risk of becoming depressed themselves. Posted: 7/2/09 Doctor, Where are my Test Results?Researchers studying office procedures among primary care physicians found evidence that more than 7 percent of clinically significant findings were never reported to the patient.. Posted: 7/2/09 New York Hospital-Acquired Infections less than National AverageAccording to the New York State Department of Health’s recent Hospital-Acquired Infection report, New York hospitals have lower rates of surgical-site infections than the rest of the nation but the same or higher rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units than those reported nationally. Posted: 7/2/09 View the Trends and Highlights from 4/9/09 |
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