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A simple multimodal educational intervention targeting nurses and physicians can reduce mean catheter days per patient and the proportion of patients catheterized

Educational Intervention in Hospital Can Cut Catheter Use

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Intervention targets nurses, doctors; includes posters, small-group lessons, health record changes
Critical care nurses need to be prepared to manage patients with open abdomen

Critical Care Nurses Should Be Prepared for Open Abdomen

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Continuing education article outlines patient management strategies
Medical licensure application questions regarding mental health contribute to physicians' reluctance to seek help for mental health

Medical License Questions Sway Doctors’ Mental Health Help

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Asking only about current mental health may encourage help-seeking behavior
Anecdotally

Physician Salaries Appear to Be Flat or Declining

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Lack of income growth felt by primary care and specialty physicians
Patients treated by female surgeons have a small but significant decrease in 30-day mortality compared with patients treated by male surgeons

30-Day Mortality Lower With Female Surgeons

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But surgeon sex is not associated with differences in readmissions or complications
A guide has been developed to assist physicians considering joining a physician-led integrated health system

Guide Offers Doctors Tips for Choosing a Health System

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New guide helps clinicians considering joining physician-led integrated health systems
In an effort to restrict daily allowable prescribed dosing of prescription opioids

Medicare Coverage Restrictions for Opioids Rose From ’06 to ’15

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Formularies increasingly using quantity limits and prior authorization to restrict daily allowable dosing
Novel metrics have been developed to assess electronic health record use and are described in an opinion article published online Oct. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Novel Metrics Suggested for Assessing EHR Use

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Metrics aim to provide insight into the clinician experience in light of impaired practice efficiency
Patients with epilepsy undergoing medial temporal lobe surgery have increased prevalence of tinnitus compared with controls and participants with self-reported epilepsy

Medial Temporal Lobe Surgery Linked to Prevalence of Tinnitus

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Increased prevalence of tinnitus compared with controls and participants with self-reported epilepsy
Patients treated at hospitals that attain a high rate of negative margins and lymph node yields of at least 18 have improved survival after surgery for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Negative Margins, Lymph Node Yields Predict Survival

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Can be used as metrics for hospitals performing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma surgery