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Globally, about three-quarters of people trust doctors or nurses more than other sources when it comes to health advice.

For patients with diabetes, use of a patient portal can increase engagement in outpatient visits.

Risk increased when four or more reports were made in the 36 months before a patient’s surgery

Patients surveyed following surgery and only a small ‘rescue’ opioid Rx postop

High costs are associated with physician turnover and reduced clinical hours attributed to burnout.

Many health care providers in the United Kingdom have little direct experience with online feedback, rarely encourage it, and often view it as having little value for improving the quality of health services.

The Opioid Safety Initiative has been effective for decreasing opioid prescriptions among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

Prescription opioid misuse is more common among binge drinkers, with the prevalence of opioid misuse increasing with binge drinking frequency.

A rapidly cycling work roster (RCWR) is effective in reducing weekly work hours and the occurrence of >16 consecutive-hour shifts as well as improving sleep duration of resident physicians.

Only one-third of Philadelphia pharmacies carry naloxone nasal spray and many pharmacies require a physician’s prescription.