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Pay-for-Performance Plan Shows Limited Benefit in Quality of Car...

MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology  Wed, 07/22/2009 - 15:00

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Although a pay-for-performance program introduced in family practices in the United Kingdom resulted in short-term improvements in care, the rate of gain was not sustained, researchers found.


 

DDW: Interferon Has Long-Term Histo Benefits in HCV (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Wed, 06/03/2009 - 17:08

CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- A single course of interferon-based therapy, with or without ribavirin, produces long-term improvements in liver histology in patients with hepatitis C (HCV) who completely clear the virus, researchers found.