AMA Calls for Electronic Health Record Training
Association says medical students, residents should undergo training with evaluative feedback
Nitric Oxide Cuts Kidney Injury After Long Cardiac Surgery
Reduced kidney injury, better kidney function seen after prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass
Practice Management Can Improve Efficiency
Suggestions include doing a financial analysis, using scribes, renegotiating insurance contracts
Initial Outcomes No Worse for Surgical ICU Patients With CA
ICU and hospital mortality were lower for patients with cancer versus those without cancer
Health Care Technology Impacts Younger Patient Satisfaction
Younger health care consumers are dissatisfied with technology capability of health care organizations
Penicillin Allergy Linked to MRSA, C. Difficile Risk
Association is mediated by increased use of β-lactam alternative antibiotics
Decline in Medicare Patients Who Die in Acute Care Hospitals
2000 to 2015 also saw increase in ICU use in last month of life, deaths in home or community setting
Azithromycin Cuts Pulmonary Exacerbation in CF With Early Pa
Risk of pulmonary exacerbation down for children with cystic fibrosis, early Pseudomonas aeruginosa
For Pediatric Patients, Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator Safe
Six of eight patients who received at least one WCD shock treatment had appropriate therapy
AMA Adopts Ethical Guidance on Medical Tourism
Guidelines include helping patients understand risks and benefits, responding compassionately
