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Physicians spend almost six hours per day in the electronic health record

Doctors Spend Almost Six Hours Per Day on EHR Tasks

Clerical and administrative tasks including order entry, billing account for almost half of hours
Most physicians on Twitter with a financial conflict of interest and frequent tweets mention specific drugs for which they have a conflict

Physicians Tweeting About Drugs May Have Conflict of Interest

Physicians with financial conflict of interest often mention specific drugs for which they have a conflict
A geriatrics knowledge test demonstrates sound reliability for use in evaluating geriatrics fellowship programs

New Test Developed to Assess Geriatrics Fellowship Programs

Progressive increases in score tied to additional geriatrics training
Certain aspects of empathy improve during medical student training

Some Aspects of Empathy Improve During Medical Training

Decrease in empathy as assessed by JSPE, but overall cognitive empathy improved on the QCAE
Does being a physician carry a moral obligation to respond to calls for medical assistance on airplanes? That is the topic of an article published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Are Physicians Obligated to Help on Planes?

One administrative physician explains his sense of obligation to help
Referring physicians have limited knowledge regarding indications for primary prevention implantable defibrillator use

Knowledge on Primary Prevention ICD Use Found Lacking

Barriers for referral differ for internists, cardiologists, cardiology residents

August 2017 Briefing – Family Practice

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for August 2017. This roundup includes the...

August 2017 Briefing – Internal Medicine

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for August 2017. This roundup includes the...
The perioperative period appears critical in malpractice cases involving surgical residents

Peri-Op Management Key in Surgical Resident Malpractice

Review of cases highlights importance of peri-op management; supervision by attending doctor
Most patients are using online reviews as a first step to finding a new doctor

Proactive Approach Encouraged for Online Patient Reviews

Most patients use online reviews as first step to find new doctor; form an opinion from one to six reviews