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Geographic Location Most Important for Residents

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Lifestyle, adequate call hours and personal time, good financial package also important
An analysis of the current state of medical ethics education in the United States has been published in the June issue of Academic Medicine. The article

Report Offers Guidance on Medical Ethics Education

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Novel approaches to learning encouraged, such as flipped classroom, use of reflective narratives
The 50 U.S. hospitals with the highest charge-to-cost ratio have markups approximately 10 times the Medicare-allowable costs

Analysis Targets U.S. Hospitals With Highest Markups

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In the 50 hospitals with highest charge-to-cost ratio, charges 10-fold above Medicare-allowable costs
New guidelines can enable successful physician hospital relationships and integrated leadership

AMA Offers Guidance for Physician-Hospital Relationships

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Six principles of success described for integrated leadership between hospitals, physicians
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis associated changes in liver function affect kidney transporter expression and metformin pharmacokinetics

NASH-Linked Changes Impact Metformin Pharmacokinetics

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Mice study shows alteration in kidney transporter expression, altered metformin pharmacokinetics
Nine states have enacted the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact law

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed

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Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
The prices hospitals charge patients for a number of common procedures rose more than 10 percent between 2011 and 2013

CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up

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And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
Many state policies meant to increase organ donations and transplant rates have had almost no impact

U.S. Organ Donation System Needs ‘Disruptive Innovation’

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It's time to reward people willing to save a stranger, researchers say
Estimated glomerular filtration rate and albumin-to-creatinine ratio improve prediction of cardiovascular risk above traditional risk factors

eGFR, ACR Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction

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Addition of eGFR, ACR ups discrimination of CV outcomes above traditional risk factors
Remote ischemic preconditioning can reduce the rate of acute kidney injury among high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Cuts Kidney Injury Risk

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Findings among patients at high risk of acute kidney injury, undergoing cardiac surgery