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Pediatricians call for EHRs to support medical home model
The establishment of family-centered medical homes for children will need to be backed up by timely, secure, and comprehensive electronic health records (EHRs), the American Academy of Pediatrics'
Diabetes costs high for children
It is hugely expensive to care for a child with diabetes, according to new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The annual average medical costs for a child with diabetes is
Increase in CT exams for children in ERs raising concerns
The number of children receiving computed tomography (CT) scans in emergency rooms has been rapidly rising -- raising concerns that some may be exposed to adult-sized radiation doses that could lead
Children undergo unnecessary CT scans, risk overexposure to radiation
Despite rising concerns about the unseen risks of cumulative doses of radiation, some hospitals and freestanding imaging centers still administer adult-size doses of radiation to children. The
Unintended consequences: Insurers stop offering new coverage for some kids
The healthcare overhaul law, which was supposed to increase access to healthcare, may have exactly the opposite effect for some children. Later this year, the law requires insurers to accept all
Study: Children may outgrow chronic conditions
Chronic conditions may be more fluid than the term "chronic" suggests, according to findings from a February JAMA article. Chronic conditions such as obesity, asthma, diabetes or attention-deficit
Psychiatrists accused of drugging kids to game Medicaid
A mental health advocacy group has sued several child psychiatrists, health service agencies, pharmacies and Alaska state officials, claiming that the doctors were permitted to prescribe unnecessary
3 million children, adolescents slip into coverage gap
At some point during the year, approximately 3 million U.S. children and adolescents will have a gap in healthcare coverage, even though at least one of their parents is insured. A new study by the
SPOTLIGHT: Should we put kids on cholesterol-fighting drugs?
A new recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics that children as young as 8 years old use cholesterol-fighting statin drugs has ignited a firestorm of controversy in the medical
Study: Very few child drug trials get outside oversight
A new study suggests that drug trials involving children get shockingly little oversight from outside safety monitoring groups. The study, which reviewed 739 international trials mounted between
