Doctors Spending in Excess of $32,000 on Health IT
Costs increased by 40 percent between 2009 and 2015 and are expected to continue increasing
Patient Satisfaction Up With Pharmacist-Managed Warfarin Tx
But no significant improvement in mortality, prevention of bleeding, thrombosis events
Biologics Tied to Opportunistic Infection Risk in IBD
No increased risk of serious infection or malignancy among adults with inflammatory bowel disease
Statins Reduce Risk of Mortality in Multiple Myeloma
Reduced risk of both all-cause and multiple myeloma-specific mortality in cohort of veterans
CT Colonography May Be Useful for Aneurysm Detection
Computed tomography colonography diagnoses nearly one in five small aneurysm patients
New AMA Module Helps Identify Physician Distress
Module includes steps to ID doctors at risk, such as talking about risk factors, warning signs for suicide
Meditation Recommended for Helping Attendings ‘Attend’
Expert says meditation should be practiced every day and can help address burnout
Shorter Duration of Feeding Tube Placement With IMRT
Findings among patients with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive intensity modulated RT
Lung Cancer Decision Aids Are Helpful for Patients
Patient understanding of lung cancer screening increased after participation in focus groups
Retrieved Lymph Node Number Affects Prognosis in Gastric CA
Number of retrieved lymph nodes independent poor prognostic factor in pStage II or III gastric cancer