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HEALTHBEAT SHOW NOTES .... Episode #36 - Recorded March 17, 2006Hello
and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine
Today’s Health, News and informational Podcast. In this week’s news: We’ll Look At –
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HealthBeat, This is Dr. Todd Eglow. Welcome
to HealthBeat Podcast #36, recorded
March 17, 2006. HealthBeat is
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Prehypertension
increases cardiovascular risk People
who have ''prehypertension,'' blood pressure levels just below the cut-off for a
diagnosis of high blood pressure, have an increased risk of cardiovascular
disease, according to a report in The American Journal of Medicine. Individuals
with prehypertension, in the range of 120/80 to 139/89 mm Hg, who are elderly,
obese, diabetic or African American have an even higher risk of cardiovascular
disease. At
the beginning of the study, patients with high-normal blood pressure also had a
greater prevalence of traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease
compared with the optimal blood pressure group.
The rate of cardiovascular disease over the 11.6 years of follow-up
increased significantly as blood pressure levels increased. For more information, surf to the February 2006 issue of The American Journal of Medicine http://heart.healthcentersonline.com/newsstories/prehypertensionincreasescardiovascular.cfm Update
to Medicare Fees On
February 8, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Deficit Reduction Act of
2005 (DRA), changing the fees paid under Please
contact your local or state Chiropractic group for links to updated Fee
Schedules for your particular Medicare region:
Positive
Outlook and Cardiovascular Health In
an update to a story from HealthBeat episode #32, a study published in the
Archives of Internal Medicine found that men with a bright outlook on life seem
to be less likely to die of heart disease or stroke than their more pessimistic
peers. The
findings add to evidence that natural optimists may be a hardier breed. In an
earlier study, the same researchers found a lower risk of death from any cause
within a given timeframe among older adults who had generally optimistic
attitudes. According
to the researchers optimistic men tended to exercise more and give higher
ratings to their overall health, but that explained only a small part of the
association. It was felt likely that
optimism affects cardiovascular health in a number of ways, both directly and
indirectly. Personality
traits tend to be stable over a lifetime, so pessimism is likely to be a tough
risk factor to change. According to the researchers it's a good idea for older
adults, especially those with a less-sunny disposition, to focus on heart risks
they can alter, like smoking and inactivity. For
more information, surf to the February 27th issue of the Archives of Internal
Medicine - http://heart.healthcentersonline.com/newsstories/optimistsshowlowerriskheartdiseasedeath.cfm NCLC
To Be Held In March The
31st annual National Chiropractic Legislative Conference (NCLC) will be March
25-28 in NCLC
offers the latest on coding and documentation, as well as new opportunities for
DCs in Medicare, military and veterans healthcare, and the National Health
Service Corps. During the General Session, NCLC attendees will have the
opportunity to listen to Members of Congress and other key policy makers speak
about the importance of chiropractic care. For more information, visit www.aca-nclc.com Lawsuit
filed against UHC/ACN Several
According
to the suit, UHC/ACN profiles the doctors and uses these profiles to determine
the level of care patients need. They send doctors a notification that places
them on probation, and gives them six months to improve or face possible
termination from the UHC network. Many doctors across the country have received
these notifications, called Performance Improvement Agreements, and many have
been terminated. The
Performance Improvement Agreements gave doctors criteria they should fall under,
according to ACN. It limits the doctors to an average patient visit number not
to exceed 6.2 visits per 6 months. Some states have reported these averages were
2.7 patient visits per year. There are approximately 29,000 providers in the ACN
network. The
Missouri Division of Insurance is also looking into the matter after many
complaints have been filed with them concerning ACN and UHC. For
more information, surf to - www.mscainfo.com The
Palmer College of Chiropractic Board of Trustees appointed Larry G. Patten as
chief executive officer of Palmer College of Chiropractic. As
chief executive officer, Patten will work with a team of administrators serving
in college-wide roles to implement and manage the “one college, three
campuses” structure as defined by the Board in 2005. For
more information, surf to - www.palmer.edu Foot
Levelers awards college scholarships Foot
Levelers’ Educational Division presented the first three of a series of $500
college scholarships to two students at Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida.
Recipients completed an application and case study based on their clinical
experience using Foot Levelers products. Brett
Compton won two of the awards and Chad Anderson was given the third award. For
more information, surf to - www.footlevelers.com Top
Walking Cities in the According
to an article in Prevention magazine, When
Prevention and the American Podiatric Medicine Association (APMA) evaluated the
100 most populous Other
criteria included various walker-friendly attributes such as low crime rates,
mild year-round temperatures, the number of cultural attractions, participation
in recreational sports, and pet ownership. In
addition to the top 10 walking cities, other major Surf
to our Show Notes for a link to the complete list to see where your city is
ranked - http://www.prevention.com/article/0,,s1-2-56-235-6695-1,00.html As
always, please surf to our Podcast Show Notes at ChiropractiRadio.com
for a full listing of web references mentioned in today’s show. And
remember - COT’s Healthbeat always
recommends
discussing any nutritional or exercise lifestyle modifications with a qualified
healthcare professional.
Health
Corner –
In this edition of HealthBeat’s
Health Corner, we look at the rising trend of Telemedicine. Telemedicine
is defined as the use of electronic communication and information technologies
to provide or support clinical care at a distance.
A related term is Telehealth, which is defined as the use of
electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support
long-distance clinical healthcare, patient and professional health related
education, public health and health administration. Both
Telehealth and telemedicine are becoming more and more engrained in the delivery
of everyday healthcare, distance education and health care administration. Tens
of thousands of patients in underserved areas are receiving services they may
not have otherwise received without traveling great distances or overcoming
other transportation barriers. A
recent CBS News piece looked at this rise in the usage of Telemedicine. http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml http://tie.telemed.org/telemed101/understand_links.asp Thank
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