A Look at Inappropriate Inpatient IV Opioid Use
With evidence indicating that overprescription of opioids has contributed to the current opioid...
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With evidence indicating that overprescription of opioids has contributed to the current opioid...
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Unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcomes—including death, treatment failure, losses to...
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This three-part series—Part 1 covered patient confidentiality and Part 2 covered maintaining office safety—reviews a few topics giving physicians concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. Malpractice Liability This is primarily a...
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Endocarditis is a potentially fatal bacterial infection of the heart valves that is most commonly...
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This three-part series—Part 1 covered patient confidentiality and Part 2 covered maintaining office safety—reviews a few topics giving physicians concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. Malpractice Liability This is primarily a...
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Evidence suggests that many people with migraine visit the emergency department (ED) due to disabling acute or episodic attacks. “Unfortunately, the ED is not a good place for these patients,” explains Mia T. Minen, MD, MPH....
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Research indicates that Chronic migraine (CM; ≥15 monthly headache days with 8 or more linked to...
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This three-part series—Part 1 covered patient confidentiality and Part 2 covered maintaining office safety—reviews a few topics giving physicians concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. Malpractice Liability This is primarily a...
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Researchers at Duke University tested the effectiveness of 14 commonly available masks in a...
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In the past, we as physicians have not done a great job of advocacy, and we have largely been removed from policy discussions. The emergence of physician advocacy is a relatively new phenomenon. Why? … Read Full Article...
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Several critically important patterns that have occurred in healthcare mandate the improved...
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The incidence of hip fracture decreased from 1970 to 2010, with reductions in smoking and heavy...
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The Nottingham Hip Fracture Score (NHFS) has been developed for predicting 30-day and 1-year...
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Telemedicine has exploded in scope with the COVID-19 pandemic and will leave a lasting imprint on how medicine is practiced, so it is essential for physicians to understand its basic principles and the specific rules that govern...
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Telemedicine has exploded in scope with the COVID-19 pandemic and will leave a lasting imprint on how medicine is practiced, so it is essential for physicians to understand its basic principles and the specific rules that govern...
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There’s a misconception that locum tenens doctors are constantly traveling across the country,...
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Ever since the publication of the infamous 2016 BMJ opinion piece by Makary claiming medical error...
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Telehealth is here to stay. To make it sustainable and scalable, we must utilize remote technologies that enable a “one-to-many” model of care. These remote interactions slow the spread of coronavirus by keeping patients healthy...
Read MoreJul 29, 2020
Telehealth is here to stay. To make it sustainable and scalable, we must utilize remote technologies that enable a “one-to-many” model of care. These remote interactions slow the spread of coronavirus by keeping patients healthy...
Read MoreJul 29, 2020
Telemedicine has exploded in scope with the COVID-19 pandemic and will leave a lasting imprint on how medicine is practiced, so it is essential for physicians to understand its basic principles and the specific rules that govern...
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