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1 to 25 of 25 Nominated Topics Displayed
Nominated Topic December 6, 2017
What is the value of predictive analytics?
Nominated Topic November 14, 2017
Effective Treatment of Sepsis patients from hospitalization through the post acute phase : Is it possible to review existing evidence and come up with a set of guidelines that will guide clinicians in caring for Sepsis patients during and after hospitaliz
Nominated Topic November 10, 2017
What does the evidence show on the effects of bundled payment versus usual (predominantly fee-for-service) payment on health care spending and quality measures? Does the evidence show differences in the effects of bundled payment systems by key design fea
Nominated Topic November 10, 2017
Changes in healthcare within the United States have led to significant changes to the relationship between physicians and hospitals. In the past, physicians were dependent on inpatient services offered by hospitals. With a shift of care to the ambulatory
Nominated Topic November 10, 2017
Breast Cancer Screening in High-Risk Women
Nominated Topic November 10, 2017
What is the comparative effectiveness and safety of long-term azithormycin therapy versus various other biologics (e.g., omalizumab, mepolizumab, reslizumab, benralizumab, and dupilumab) for the prevention of asthma exacerbations in patients with severe a
Nominated Topic November 1, 2017
Pediatric Hydrocephalus
Nominated Topic October 17, 2017
Evidence-based Practice (EBP) can produce populations of patients who are systematically, unscientifically, and unethically denied therapy unnecessarily. Medicine and Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) produce claims to validity via confirming…
Nominated Topic September 25, 2017
Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia
Nominated Topic September 20, 2017
Primary Care Interventions to Caregivers for Children
Nominated Topic September 1, 2017
What is the impact of various and newer physician compensation plans? What is their effect on physician behavior ? On care quality ? On care cost? How have they evolved in recent decades?
Nominated Topic August 31, 2017
Spread and adoption of innovative ideas in health care. We know that "good " ideas can help to improve quality, reduce waste, lower costs, enhance provider and patient experience, yet they often move at a glacial pace, thus depriving…
Nominated Topic August 23, 2017
Topic Nomination: Dementia Diagnosis and Treatment
Nominated Topic August 16, 2017
Topic: Identification, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Nominated Topic August 7, 2017
What are the risks of taking PPI's (proton pump inhibitors)e.g. Nexium, and Prilosec OTC over a long period of time for chronic heart burn? What does this do to Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D levels in those subjects? Does the chronic use of PPI's increase dep
Nominated Topic May 3, 2017
What are the effects before, during, and after the use of fidget spinners based on how well you can work, how well you can study, and how well you can pay attention. Do fidget spinners help people with OCD and does it help people with…
Nominated Topic May 1, 2017
Topic Nomination: Treatments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation
Nominated Topic April 24, 2017
Transitions of Care
Nominated Topic April 3, 2017
Might sun exposure on female breasts, such as due to exposed cleavage, be the cause of breast cancer? Such as because of the female anatomy where the female breasts extends horizontally out of chest to therefore intercept and concentrate…
Nominated Topic April 3, 2017
Are diseases being transmitted from person to person via the anus such as by sitting down and sharing seats in public? Since the anus is an orifice, can diseases be spread and/or received through the anus? Might there be conditions…
Nominated Topic March 29, 2017
In people with bipolar disorder, what is the role of the primary care provider (PCP) in identifying, managing, and referring to psychiatry.
Nominated Topic March 20, 2017
cancer patients and in regenerative medicine patients medicine
Nominated Topic February 8, 2017
After having 2 stents put in my thigh why did my leg and foot swell up 2x's the normal size? Why (after 19 months is my foot still numb and painful? By the way, I had 2 balloons put in after 5 months and the swelling subsided. At the…
Nominated Topic January 31, 2017
What is the relationship between varying levels, from none to very heavy, of alcohol consumption and different levels of hypertension? This is relevant to men and women, young adults and older adults and various ethnicities. I am…
Nominated Topic January 9, 2017
MRI versus 3D Ultrasoud in diagnosis of Mullerian anomalies

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