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User satisfaction with electronic health records down (HealthDay)—Since 2010, there has been a decrease in the satisfaction and usability ratings for certified electronic health records (EHRs), according to survey results presented by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and AmericanEHR Partners. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-user-satisfaction-electronic-health.html Health Fri, 10 May 2013 13:40:01 EST news287408807 ACP and FSMB encourage doctors to 'pause before posting' and not 'friend' patients in policy paper The creation and use of information online and the widespread use of the Internet offer exciting new opportunities for patient care, but also require physicians to consider how to best protect patient interests and apply principles of professionalism to online settings, the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) said today in a newly released policy paper, "Online Medical Professionalism: Patient and Public Relationships." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-acp-fsmb-doctors-friend-patients.html Other Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:37:30 EST news284913222 Queen's and NSPCC publish Northern Ireland's first child death and serious injury review The first ever review of abuse cases related to child death or serious injury in Northern Ireland will be launched at Queen's University today (24 January 2013). The review, Translating Learning into Action, was commissioned by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) and was carried out by researchers at Queen's University and the NSPCC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-queen-nspcc-publish-northern-ireland.html Health Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:20:01 EST news278184360 Certain online behaviors of docs warrant investigation (HealthDay)—There is high consensus among state medical boards regarding the likelihood of probable investigations for certain online behaviors, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-online-behaviors-docs-warrant.html Other Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:08:27 EST news277463268 Many physicians often fulfill patient requests for brand-name drugs instead of equivalent generics More than a third of U.S. physicians responding to a national survey indicated they often or sometimes prescribed brand-name drugs when appropriate generic substitutes were available simply because patients requested the brand-name drug. Survey respondents who had marketing relationships with industry were more likely to fulfill such patient requests than were those without those relationships. The report from investigators at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy (MIHP) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) will appear in JAMA Internal Medicine (formerly Archives of Internal Medicine) and has been released online. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-physicians-fulfill-patient-brand-name-drugs.html Medications Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:00:01 EST news276772075 Survey: Clinicians believe EHRs will have positive impact on health care Survey results released today reveal that an overwhelming majority of clinicians believe that the electronic exchange of health information will have a positive impact on improving the quality of patient care, coordinating care, meeting the demands of new care models, and participating in third-party reporting and incentive programs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-survey-clinicians-ehrs-positive-impact.html Health Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:53:48 EST news268480401 Research: Litigation costly in many ways (Medical Xpress)—New research by Professor Frank Furedi of the University of Kent highlights the high social cost of today's 'culture of litigation' on health and education services. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-litigation-costly-ways.html Health Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:55:40 EST news266568872 Internists recommend principles on role of governments in regulating patient-physician relationship The American College of Physicians (ACP) today released a paper, Statement of Principles on the Role of Governments in Regulating the Patient-Physician Relationship, which recommends principles for the role of federal and state governments in health care and the patient-physician relationship. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-internists-principles-role-patient-physician-relationship.html Other Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:51:37 EST news263649089 ACP Immunization Advisor app makes it easier for doctors to identify vaccines for patients The latest vaccine indications are available for doctors and other clinicians through the ACP Immunization Advisor app currently available for iPhone and iPad at http://immunization.acponline.org/app. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-acp-immunization-advisor-app-easier.html Immunology Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:07:42 EST news260449656 Study finds MDs not always honest with patients (AP) -- Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-mds-honest-patients.html Health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:33:50 EST news247944824 Caution advised when considering patient and colleague feedback on doctors Official assessments of a doctor's professionalism should be considered carefully before being accepted due to the tendency for some doctors to receive lower scores than others, and the tendency of some groups of patient or colleague assessors to provide lower scores, claims new research published on bmj.com today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-caution-patient-colleague-feedback-doctors.html Other Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:30:31 EST news238995022 Ensuring research integrity Canada needs an agency to investigate research misconduct, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-ensuring-research-integrity.html Other Mon, 09 May 2011 12:32:56 EST news224163148