June 29th, 2009
Podcast 47: Total knee arthroplasty’s cost-effectiveness — a conversation with Elena Losina
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Who knew that discussing QALYs could be so enjoyable? Dr. Elena Losina guides the interviewer through the thicket of cost-effectiveness and points to resources that keep track of the cost-effectiveness of most procedures. This is all done in the context of discussing her paper in Archives of Internal Medicine on total knee arthroplasty.
This week’s links:
- Offer High School Students HIV Testing, CDC Reiterates
- Fibrinolysis for STEMI Should Be Followed by Transfer and PCI
- Bone-Density Monitoring After Starting Bisphosphonates ‘Cannot Be Justified’
- Providers Often Fail to Inform Patients of Abnormal Test Results
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