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Electronic health records are not sufficient to ensure success in value-based care

EHRs Not Sufficient to Ensure Success in Value-Based Care

EHRs do not necessarily capture information needed; interoperability is poor, analytics are incomplete
Health care consumers have four major concerns regarding their physicians

Top Consumer Concerns Reported About Physicians

Concerns relate to time with physicians; technology detracting from patient care; rising costs
Maternal prenatal and early childhood intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and fructose is associated with current asthma in midchildhood

Prenatal, Early Life Fructose Intake Associated With Asthma

High intake of sugar-sweetened beverages during pregnancy and early childhood linked to asthma
Most people do not believe that professionals including health care providers should be allowed to refuse to provide services based on their conscience or beliefs

Poll: Personal Beliefs Shouldn’t Allow Doctors to Refuse to Treat

Majority surveyed don't believe health care workers should be able to refuse services based on beliefs
Exposure to the humanities correlates with less burnout and higher levels of positive personal qualities among medical students

Humanities Exposure Positively Impacts Medical Students

Findings may influence future medical school recruitment, curricula

January 2018 Briefing – Allergy

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Allergy for January 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
The use of telemedicine is increasing and can offer benefits in allergy and immunology practice

Telemedicine Can Be an Effective Tool for Allergists

Benefits could include expanded access to care, improved health outcomes, and lower costs
Americans under age 65 years who were insured through their employer spent more than ever before on health care in 2016

Health Care Spending Up, Mainly Due to Rising Prices

Spending increasing despite no change or decline in utilization of most health care services
National Health Service England recently recommended that professionals ask all patients their sexual orientation at every opportunity

Professionals Disagree About Asking Patients About Sexuality

Article offers opposing views about recommendation in England to ask patients about sexual orientation
Children with a physical condition frequently have a mental disorder

Mental Disorders Common in Kids With Chronic Physical Conditions

Baseline multimorbidity tied to decreases in physical, psychological, and school environment quality of life