Five ‘Top Issues’ to Be Discussed at AMA Medical Student Forum
Issues include vaccination, Medicaid expansion, health care economics, loans, opioid epidemic
April 2015 Briefing – Anesthesiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for April 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
CDC: Surveillance System Can Help Reduce Health Care Injuries
Nurse assistants and nurses found to have highest injury rates among all occupations examined
Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties
Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists
New Vision Described for Future of Anesthesiology
Model includes incorporation of specialty training, expanding residency to train 'super-specialists'
EHR Data Mining Helps With Quality Improvement
Data mining tools, including health maintenance alerts, reports, are available in EHR products
Attending Physicians, Residents Similar in Opioid Rx Monitoring
Residents provide more early refills; also see more patients at higher misuse risk
Hydration During PCI Cuts Risk of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
CIN significantly associated with mortality and need for dialysis; hydration is predictor of CIN
Suboptimal Prescribing Attitudes Could Signal Personal Distress
Med students experiencing depression, alcohol abuse less likely to report impaired colleagues
Ethical Implications for Looking Up Applicants on Facebook
Misinterpretation of content, implicit bias could undermine fair appraisal for applicants
