Survival Similar With Donor Hearts From Hepatitis C+ Donors
Second study shows no significant difference in patients' survival based on donor BMI
Veterans Health Administration Hospitals Outperform Non-VHAs
When 121 regions were considered together, VHA care was better for 14 of 15 outcome measures
HIT-Related Stress Linked to Burnout Among Physicians
Odds of burnout up with report of poor/marginal time for documentation, time spent on EHR at home
Tap Water in Neti Pot Linked to Death From Brain-Eating Amoeba
Amoeba entered the upper nasal cavity and then the bloodstream, eventually reaching the brain
Few Physicians Work in Practices That Use Telemedicine
Specialty and larger practice size are correlates of telemedicine use
HHS Issues Draft Strategy for Reducing Health IT Burden
Strategy is open for public comment through Jan. 28, 2019
Workload of NICU Nurses Linked to Missed Nursing Care
Link significantly increased with increased subjective workload
Exercise Reverses Functional Decline in Hospitalized Elderly
Exercise intervention linked to reversal of functional declines associated with hospitalization
November 2018 Briefing – Critical Care
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for November 2018. This roundup includes the...
CDC: Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases Appear to Have Peaked for 2018
As of Nov. 30, 134 cases of AFM have been confirmed in 33 states
