Five ‘Top Issues’ to Be Discussed at AMA Medical Student Forum
Issues include vaccination, Medicaid expansion, health care economics, loans, opioid epidemic
April 2015 Briefing – Otolaryngology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Otolaryngology for April 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
FDA Approves Raplixa to Help Control Surgical Bleeding
Spray-dried fibrin sealant promotes clotting when other methods are 'ineffective or impractical'
CDC: Surveillance System Can Help Reduce Health Care Injuries
Nurse assistants and nurses found to have highest injury rates among all occupations examined
Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties
Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists
Antibiotic Choice Affects Infection Rate After Head and Neck Sx
Use of clindamycin, but not extended duration of prophylactic antibiotics, increases infection rate
More Evidence Needed to Assess Impact of Duty Hour Policies
Rigidity of surgical resident policies may have unintended, detrimental effects on patient
30-Day Unplanned Readmit Rate Low but Costly in Head, Neck Sx
Predictors of unplanned readmissions include coronary artery disease, chronic renal failure
EHR Data Mining Helps With Quality Improvement
Data mining tools, including health maintenance alerts, reports, are available in EHR products
EHR Decision Support Ups Radiologic Test Appropriateness
Harms of computerized clinical decision-support capabilities of EHR rarely assessed
