Docs Should Negotiate Health Care Payer Contracts
Items to negotiate include easing of prior authorization process, extension for submitting claim
Collaboration Between Med Students Cuts Diagnostic Errors
Diagnostic accuracy higher for pairs than individuals assessing cases of respiratory distress
Missed, Refused Vaccines Appear in ‘Clusters’
Clusters may deserve special outreach efforts, researchers say
CRP/ESR Disagreement Common in Infection, Inflammation
Twenty percent of patients who underwent repeat testing had disagreement on initial test
Most Docs Work 40 to 60 Hours Per Week
Considerable proportion work 61 to 80 or more hours; half of docs would prefer to work fewer hours
Florida Researchers Discover New Virus in Ticks
Tacaribe virus, not known to cause human infections, is in arenavirus family
Review Highlights Anesthetic Implications of Ebola Virus
Limited data relating to Ebola care; use of personal protection equipment important, even in emergencies
Impact of Medical Scribes on EHR Advancement Discussed
Use of medical scribes should not be replacement for improvement of EHRs
CDC: This Year’s Flu Vaccination Offers 23 Percent Protection
CDC urges early antiviral treatment if symptoms appear
Working Long Hours? Beware Risky Alcohol Consumption
Researchers find link between long hours on the job and excess alcohol consumption
