Interviews Can Help Ensure Physician Candidates Fit Culture
Medical practices must understand their own cultures before interviewing, pick questions beyond résumé
Number of Health-Related Data Breaches Increasing
Health plans had most records breached from 2010 to 2017, but providers breached most often
Blacks Less Likely to Receive Guideline-Based NSTEMI Therapy
Receipt of aspirin, other antiplatelet therapy, lipid-lowering meds less frequent in blacks than whites
Telemedicine RTI Visits Shorter When Antibiotic Prescribed
Finding may highlight physician difficulty explaining to patients why antibiotics are not required
Preventable Cardiovascular Events Are Big Economic Burden
About 16.3 million events, totaling $173.7 billion in hospitalization costs, could occur in 2017 to 2021
For Employer-Based Plans, Spending Across Services Steady
Spending increased, but not uniformly, across all categories of health services from 2007 to 2016
Insufficient Sleep Tied to Unsafe Behaviors in High School Students
Sleeping less than eight hours on average school night linked to increased odds of unsafe behaviors
September 2018 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for September 2018. This roundup includes the...
More Non-Elderly Americans Uninsured in 2017 Versus 2016
More than 700,000 Americans uninsured in 2017 versus 2016, despite broad economic improvement
Hospital Privacy Curtains Become Increasingly Contaminated
Ten to 14 days after being hung, curtains show increased MRSA positivity
