Patient, Family Advisors Can Play Key Role in Practices
Advisors can help practices focus on patient-centered care, rather than assumptions about patient needs
Significant Rise in Organic Food Recalls in the United States
Recalls have been driven by bacterial contamination, like salmonella, listeria, hepatitis A
Report Highlights Ways to Improve Physician Resilience
Recommendations include keeping a gratitude journal, enlisting peer support, learning new things
FDA Reveals More Violations by Medical Scope Maker
Infections in patients who underwent procedures with Olympus scopes in 2012 went unreported
EMR Care Pathway Aids Treatment of Cellulitis
Antibiotic use, pharmacy costs, and length of stay cut without affecting readmissions
Serious Childhood Infection Tied to Metabolic Disease Later in Life
Early childhood hospitalization for infection tied to increased BMI, metabolic syndrome in adulthood
U.S. Varicella Cases Drop Sharply Due to Vaccine
Recommendation for second dose reduced number of infections even more, CDC finds
Pregnancy Mortality Due to H1N1 ’09 to ’10 Pandemic: 12 Percent
Findings based on confirmed and possible influenza A deaths in the United States
Antibiotics Often Prescribed for Veterans With ARIs
Substantial variation in antibiotic prescribing habits among individual providers at the VA
More Physicians Reporting Dissatisfaction With EHR Systems
Compared with survey five years earlier, fewer physicians report being satisfied or very satisfied
