Medications
Opioid prescriptions affected by computer settings
Simple, no-cost computer changes can affect the number of opioid pills prescribed to patients, according to a new UC San Francisco study.
Jan 21, 2020
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News tagged with electronic medical records
Medications
Opioids prescribed more often than recommended to patients with musculoskeletal pain
During their first physician visit, patients experiencing newly diagnosed chronic musculoskeletal pain are prescribed opioids more often than physical therapy, counseling, and other nonpharmacologic approaches, according ...
Jan 17, 2020
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Surgery
More interventions follow gastric bypass than gastric sleeve, large study shows
A study involving tens of thousands of bariatric surgery patients found that gastric bypass patients were significantly more likely than gastric sleeve patients to end up back in the hospital in the years following surgery.
Jan 15, 2020
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Health
Why fitness trackers may not give you all the 'credit' you hoped for
January is a time when many people make resolutions—and then break them. Almost 60% of Americans will resolve to exercise more, but fewer than 10% will stick with their resolution. A key to keeping resolutions is ensuring ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Health
Accessing medical records improve patients care—but only 10% of patients do so
Despite the numerous benefits associated with patients accessing their medical records, a study by a new Portland State University professor found only 10% of patients utilize the resource.
Dec 10, 2019
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Surgery
New study looks at motorized scooter injuries
More than half of people who received X-rays or CT scans after electric scooter accidents were found to have injuries, most commonly to the upper extremities, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting ...
Dec 03, 2019
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Medical economics
New hospital tech disrupts doctors' and nurses' jobs, forces improvisation to ensure patient safety
Doctors and nurses must adapt their routines and improvise their actions to ensure continued patient safety, and for their roles to be effective and to matter as new technology disrupts their working practices.
Nov 25, 2019
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Health
Study: Doctors give electronic health records an 'F'
The transition to electronic health records (EHRs) was supposed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare for doctors and patients alike—but these technologies get an "F" rating for usability from health care ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Pediatrics
Researchers create model to predict children likely to go into septic shock
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have developed a unique model allowing them to predict which children arriving in emergency departments are most likely to go into septic shock, a life-threatening ...
Nov 13, 2019
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Immunology
Breaking news on penicillin allergy
At some point you may have had a reaction to penicillin and were told you were allergic. And there's a good chance it has stayed in your chart throughout your childhood and into adulthood. But 9 of 10 Americans who think ...
Nov 08, 2019
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Electronic medical record
An electronic medical record (EMR) is a medical record in digital format.
In health informatics and most contexts, EMR and EHR (electronic health records) are used synonymously, but many people define an EMR as just the physician interface and EHR including both a physician and patient interface. The term has sometimes included other systems which keep track of medical information, such as the practice management system which supports the electronic medical record.
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