New study finds R.I. clinicians among least likely to check cholesterol levels
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Matt Bower (via Providence Business News)
PROVIDENCE – A newly released study shows that Rhode Island doctors are among those least likely to regularly check cholesterol levels for patients on statins – medications used to lower cholesterol levels. The study, conducted by San Francisco-based healthcare research firm Motive Medical Intelligence, found Rhode Island clinicians failed to monitor cholesterol for patients taking statins in 29% of doctor’s visits, the […]
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