Review of Rhode Island Physician Loss-of-Licensure Cases, 2009-2019.

Disciplinary actions against physicians are uncommon, and loss of license is less common. This unmatched, case-control, and descriptive study reviews disciplinary actions involving physician loss-of-license cases from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2019. There were 82 physician loss-of-license cases involving 66 physicians, which were categorized by age, sex, and specialty and were compared to 4,347 non-disciplined controls.

LIMPRINT: The UK Experience-Subjective Control of Swelling in Patients Attending Specialist Lymphedema Services.

This study was undertaken as part of the UK LIMPRINT international study to determine the number of people with chronic edema (CO) and its impact on health services. Overall 7436 with CO were recruited in the main UK study from a range of health settings. Factors relating to subjective control of arm and leg CO were defined in the UK.

LIMPRINT in Specialist Lymphedema Services in United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Turkey.

There is no standardized international model for specialist lymphedema services, which covers the types of lymphedema treated and the treatments provided. The aim of this study was to provide a profile of patients attending specialist lymphedema services in different countries to explore similarities and differences. The LIMPRINT core tool was used in specialist lymphedema services in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Turkey.

A pilot study of the effects of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae exposure on domestic lamb growth and performance.

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is a globally distributed pathogen that has been associated with pneumonia in both domestic and wild Caprinae. It is closely related to M. hyopneumoniae, a respiratory pathogen of swine that is associated with decreased growth rates of pigs as well as clinical respiratory disease.

Evaluating HIPAA compliance: a guide for researchers, privacy boards, and IRBs.

The purpose of this article is to describe implications of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for nurses engaged in human and health services research. In general, a person's private health information (PHI) may only be disclosed for treatment, payment, and business procedures related to healthcare service delivery. Access and/or use of the same information for research purposes necessitates another layer of review and may require a separate process of authorization.