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
Machine Learning Models May Predict Emergency Admissions
Machine learning applied to electronic health records can inform care, service planning
Few Physicians Work in Practices That Use Telemedicine
Specialty and larger practice size are correlates of telemedicine use
FDA Warns of Rare Stroke Risk With Multiple Sclerosis Drug
Alemtuzumab label will be updated to include the risk for stroke and arterial dissection
Risk Scale Predicts Short-Term Serious Outcomes in COPD
Ottawa COPD Risk Scale is valid for predicting short-term serious outcomes for patients in the ED
Many Patients Withhold Information From Clinicians
Reasons for nondisclosure include not wanting to be judged or lectured, being embarrassed
HHS Issues Draft Strategy for Reducing Health IT Burden
Strategy is open for public comment through Jan. 28, 2019
Younger Patients Account for Increasing Proportion of AMI
Increase especially great among women, who were less likely to receive guideline-based treatment
November 2018 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for November 2018. This roundup includes the...
