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Several strategies can be implemented in order to better use electronic health records for patient care and efficiency

Strategies Provided for Improving EHR Efficiency

Tips include educating staff about preferences and processes, using own templates to reduce editing
Any degree of negative spiritual belief is associated with worse health outcomes

Negative Spiritual Belief Linked to Worse Health Outcomes

Link seen for individuals with heterogeneous health conditions, regardless of positive spiritual beliefs
An experimental study suggests that ebselen might be a new weapon in the fight against Clostridium difficile. The research

Ebselen Shows Potential for Drug-Resistant Clostridium difficile

Mouse study finds treatment safe and effective; currently unknown if therapy will help in humans
The estimated prevalence of HIV is 0.39 percent among U.S adults

CDC Estimates HIV Prevalence in U.S. Adults From ’07 to ’12

Prevalence estimated at 0.39 percent; 51.9 percent of HIV-infected on antiretroviral tx
A new report commissioned by the U.S. government contends that most Americans will encounter at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime

IOM: Most U.S. Patients Will Experience Diagnostic Error

Panel urges changes to an increasingly complex health care system
Admitting older

ICU for Pneumonia in Elderly Ups Survival, Not Costs

More liberal admission policies could benefit these patients, researchers say
Health insurance deductibles have risen more than six times faster than American workers' average wages since 2010

Health Insurance Deductibles Rising Faster Than Wages

One in five workers now have a deductible of $2,000 or more
Use of antibiotics in patients with heart failure exacerbation in the absence of compelling evidence of infection is unnecessary and potentially harmful

Harms From Unnecessary Abx Extend Beyond Resistance

Case highlights importance of carefully monitoring patients with prolonged QT interval
Many medical schools are integrating discussions of cost

Medical Schools Teaching Students About Costs of Care

Importance of understanding costs due to ACA, prevalence of high-deductible plans
Prolonged hospital length of stay is more likely among patients who are Medicaid enrollees with complex hospital stays who were not discharged home

Medicaid, Non-Home Discharge Tied to Longer Hospital Stays

Prolonged length of stay also more likely with MRSA, ICU stay, surgery