Surgery
Algorithm improves accuracy of scheduling surgeries
Machine-learning algorithms are 13% more accurate in predicting the surgical time needed in the operating room compared with human schedulers.
Jun 27, 2023
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Medications
Reducing bias and stigma associated with medication-assisted treatment can improve care
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), such as naltrexone, is a well-documented successful treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). However, there are multiple barriers for clinicians to use MAT, including clinician lack of ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Complicated dengue rare in travelers, but doctors should be aware of the warning signs
A retrospective analysis of almost 6,000 persons with dengue found that while only 2 percent of cases were considered complicated, almost all complicated cases had warning signs. The authors advise that clinicians should ...
Jun 19, 2023
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Other
Study: Everyone, not just physicians, should know their state's wiretap laws
Wiretapping laws, also knowns as "eavesdropping" laws, govern the recording of in-person or telephone audio conversations. Many of these statutes were developed in the 1960s and 70s, but despite that, they still apply today. ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Recognizing addiction won't stigmatize all gamers, say researchers
"Some clinicians argue that the gaming addiction label might create stigma toward regular gamers, by conveying the idea that gaming is inherently harmful," says Flinders University's Associate Professor Daniel King. "It's ...
Jun 14, 2023
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Health
Are emoji helping your physician communicate better? What new research tells us
You may have heard it said before that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about an emoji?
Jun 13, 2023
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Medical economics
Comparing doctors to peers doesn't make them hate their jobs and may improve quality of care, says new study
Showing people how their behavior compares to their peers is a commonly used method to improve behavior. But in the wake of a global pandemic that exacerbated health care providers' job dissatisfaction and burnout, questions ...
Jun 8, 2023
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Health informatics
Home health is another care setting where workers use judgment language: Study
Language matters, especially in health care. Clinicians rely on patient characteristics to construct a compelling and accurate picture, such as the age, sex, or symptoms in a 25-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain.
May 31, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Perceived clinician knowledge of transgender people tied to self-rated health
There is an association between perceived clinician knowledge about transgender people and self-rated health and psychological distress among transgender people, according to a study published online May 25 in JAMA Network ...
May 30, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Primary care clinicians report benefits and challenges in using telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers interviewed primary care clinicians to identify trends, facilitators and barriers in implementing and using telemedicine technologies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They interviewed 25 leaders from primary ...
May 23, 2023
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