Fighting the Dr. Oz World
As 2016 rolls out, many resolutions spring to life and others already lay broken underfoot....
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Patient Relations
Ending Futile Care: When it is Time to Say Goodbye
We live in society where there is a little white pill to cure every ill. There are pills to make...
Read MoreHow to Use Technology to Activate and Engage Patients at Different Points of Care
Physicians across the country are facing pressure to become more proactive about delivering care to patients. The old way of reacting to a patient’s current illness, treating it and sending them on their way no longer works in...
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A Platform for Improving Patient Safety
Patient safety is a primary concern for EDs, and most hospitals rely on voluntary reporting of...
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Surgeon Scorecard Thoroughly Dismantled
Back in July, an organization called ProPublica released its Surgeon Scorecard, which attempted to...
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Counseling Young Adults With Hypertension
Published studies show that about 9% of men and 7% of women who fall in the young adult age...
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Religious & Spiritual Considerations Infrequently Discussed
Discussions of religious or spiritual considerations appear to occur infrequently with the...
Read MoreA New Screening Tool for Drug Use
A screening instrument for drug use that uses only two questions appears to have excellent statistical properties for screening for drug use, according to a study. The screening tool asks patients about days of drug use (other...
Read MoreED Crowding & Quality of Care
Results of a systematic review indicate that three simple crowding measures appear to be linked to quality of care. Of 15 crowding measures with links to quality of care, the three most frequently linked were: Number of patients...
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The Art of Giving Bad News
As a brand new intern, I had this art form thrust on me. It was during my third month of my intern...
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Patient Satisfaction & Surgical Quality
Study results indicate that patients with high satisfaction scores appear to experience...
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Innovative Tool Enhances HIV Care
Recent research has shown that only about 30% of the 1.2 million people living with HIV in the...
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Is Marcus Welby Medicine Dead?
The patient was an elderly priest who had been awake all night vomiting. He was too sick to come...
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Woman Refuses Episiotomy, Gets One Anyway
A woman in California is suing her obstetrician because he performed an episiotomy that she had...
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The War on Doctors & Destruction of Healthcare
Walking the hospital corridors, many of the comments I overhear patients and others speaking about...
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Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: Lessons for ED Personnel
Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs) are an iconic element of the criminal landscape in the United...
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POLST & Emergency Medicine: Considering the Issues
Emergency physicians frequently care for dying patients and are forced to make time-sensitive...
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Organ Donation in the ED
Emergency physicians (EPs) are at the forefront of efforts to save patients or preserve options...
Read MorePhysicians Underutilize Effective Screening Methods to Detect Alcohol Misuse by Patients
Excessive alcohol use adversely affects an estimated 38 million (30%) adults in the United States, but surprisingly, only 1 out 6 say they talk to their doctor, nurse, or healthcare professional about drinking (1). More than 30...
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Managing Older Patients With HIV
In 2015, more than half of people with HIV in the U.S. will be aged 50 or older, according to...
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