Hospitals Step Up Community Health as Charity Care Burden Scales Back
As federal healthcare reform has expanded medical insurance to millions of people, hospitals have an increasing role in improving community health.
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Flexible Duty-Hour Program Does Not Increase Sleepiness in Medical Interns
This noninferiority trial showed no more chronic sleep loss or sleepiness across trial days among interns in flexible programs than among those in standard programs.
Boosting Health Info Technology Usability Requires Input From All Stakeholders
Usability challenges continue to affect health information technology (HIT), according to a viewpoint article by Raj M. Ratwani, PhD, of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, Georgetown University School of Medicine, in Washington, DC, and colleagues, published in JAMA. Most US hospitals and ambulatory clinicians have adopted electronic health records (EHR),…
Advances in Digital Technology Usher in the Era of Personal Health Records
Widespread improvements in digital communication, hardware, and software have resulted in positive changes in the healthcare technology landscape.
AI Medical Devices Pose Numerous Challenges to Clinical Practice
The growth of AI use in healthcare has created a new list of ethical dilemmas for clinicians to address.
Bereavement Service May Reduce Complaints and Litigation After Patient Deaths
A consultation with a medical specialist was found to reduce family complaints and threats of litigation after the death of a loved one.
Discrimination, Inflexible Work Hours Keep Women Away From Careers in Surgery
Although 55% of UK medical school students are women, only 28% of these women go on to pursue a career in surgery.
Extended-Release Naltrexone Improves Psychiatric Disorders During Addiction Therapy
Changes in anxiety, depression, or insomnia symptoms were examined in patients with opioid use disorder taking extended-release naltrexone or buprenorphine-naloxone.
Can Competency-Based Assessments Identify Residents With Educational Difficulties?
A competency-based achievement system may help identify medical residents who are experiencing educational difficulties.
Clinicians Must Do Their Part to Address Inaccurate Online Health Information
Clinicians have a responsibility to engage in initiatives that improve the quality of health information available online.
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