Report Predicts Top 4 EHR Vendors
A new report released by IDC Health Insights names four EHR vendors as likely market leaders in...
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Medicare Will Cover Heart Disease Counseling
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will now cover the cost of one...
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A Quality Improvement Strategy to Reduce Infection Rates
An estimated 80,000 patients each year experience catheter-related bloodstream infections during...
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Surgeon Sleep Deprivation: The Case for Informed Consent
Sleep deprivation has been shown to adversely affect clinical performance and impair psychomotor...
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The Role of Demographics in HIV Clinical Outcomes
According to 2006 estimates from the CDC, about 56,300 people were newly infected with HIV and...
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Most Physicians Eventually Sued for Malpractice
While the risk of being sued for malpractice can range from 2.6% for psychiatrists to almost 20%...
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A Look at Burnout Among Head & Neck Surgeons
Burnout among surgeons continues to be problematic for the medical community. In addition to the...
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Enhancing Patient Safety in Surgery
The “Universal Protocol” was designed to increase patient safety in the operating room (OR) by...
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Efforts Needed to Meet Anesthesiologist Demand
Anesthesiology is an important medical specialty provided by highly skilled anesthesiologists....
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Strategies to Manage Traction-Table Complications
Traction tables are used in different types of procedures for the hip and femur, including...
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Choosing the Right EHR System
There are many challenges that keep physicians awake at night, and one of the most current is...
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Healthcare-Related Finances Hit Some Families Hard
Harvard University researchers have found that almost half (48%) of families with chronic health...
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Non-Compliance High With Work-Hour Regulations
Non-compliance with work-hour regulations appears to be prevalent among surgical residents,...
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Going Green – Deemed Beneficial
Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that initiating safe and efficient strategies...
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Doctors Unwilling to Pay for Unbiased CME
Although most doctors feel that funding from the healthcare industry may bias continuing medical...
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Top 10 Prescribed Drugs in the U.S.
Our medicine cabinets provide an interesting peek at our country’s health, and it appears that we...
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Physician Turnover Rates Increase As Economy & Housing Market Improve
Physician turnover rates appear to track with conditions in the economy and housing markets,...
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Reporting EHR Meaningful Use for Medicare Bonus Has Begun
Physicians using an electronic health record (EHR) system in a “meaningful” way and who hope to...
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Nurses Keep Silent on Physicians’ Shortcuts
Almost 60% of nurses report they have at one time or another felt unsafe to speak up or were...
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National Healthcare Quality Strategy Unveiled
The US Department of Health and Human Services revealed its National Strategy for Quality...
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