Most Nurses Unsatisfied With Hospitals’ End-of-Life Care
The nurse practice environment was the best predictor of poor-quality end-of-life care
Growth in Use of Telemedicine Seen From 2005 to 2017
Significantly faster increase in use of telemental health services seen in counties with no psychiatrists
Affordable Care Act Sign-Ups Higher Than Expected
As of last Saturday's enrollment deadline, 8.5 million people in 39 states had enrolled
FDA Advisory Panels: Prescribe Naloxone With Opioid Painkillers
Federal government urged to make naloxone more widely available, easier to obtain, and cheaper
Exclusion of Doctors From Public Health Insurance Up 2007 to 2017
Fraud, health crimes, substance abuse exclusions increased 20 percent per year from 2007 to 2017
Palliative Care in MS Inpatients Rises From 2005 to 2014
Palliative care linked to increased length of stay and in-hospital death, decreased hospital charges
Opioids Offer Small Improvement in Pain, Physical Function
Benefits for pain and physical function similar between opioids and nonopioid pain meds
Guidelines Developed for Opioid Use in Vaginal Birth
Guidelines include use of lowest effective dose, smallest quantity of opioids needed for expected pain
Persistent Discrimination ID’d Among Physician Mothers
Physician mothers report limited opportunities for advancement, financial inequalities, lack of support
Early PT Linked to Less Opioid Use in Musculoskeletal Pain
For opioid-naive patients, early physical therapy tied to less opioid use in shoulder, neck, knee, back pain
