EHR Usability Contributes to Possible Patient Harm Events
Usability challenges mainly occur during order placement and medication administration
Ethical Duties ID’d for Short-Term Global Health Experiences
Physician's primary ethical obligation is to improve the health, well-being of individuals, communities
Lean Approach May Help Tackle Burnout in Health Care Providers
Creation of a huddle board represents one method to address issues in a timely manner
Unique Risks Associated With Texting Medical Orders
Institute of Safe Medication Practices indicates risks such as abbreviations, autocorrection
Most Schools Have Variety of Food Allergy Policies
96.7, 61.8 percent of school nurses report anaphylaxis training for staff, classroom guidelines
Blueprint Being Developed to Address Physician Burnout
As part of blueprint, task force developing strategies that can be adopted by any institution/practice
Adjuvant Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist Improves Asthma
Versus adjuvant placebo, LAMA or LABA plus inhaled corticosteroids lowers risk of asthma exacerbations
Grass Peptide Immunotherapy Cuts Seasonal Allergy Symptoms
Subcutaneous injections administered over three-week period before grass pollen season
Drug Copayments Often Exceed Prescription Drug Costs
Overpayments affect 23 percent of all prescriptions; more common with generic drugs
U.S. Spends Twice As Much for Similar Health Care Utilization
U.S. has higher administrative and pharmaceutical costs than 10 other high-income countries
