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Emergency Physicians Have High Median Need-for-Recovery Scores

Lack of Sleep Tied to Physician Burnout, Medical Errors

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Risk for self-reported clinically significant medical error increases with severity of sleep impairment

Fear of Surprise Medical Bills Keeps U.S. Adults From Getting Care

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Half of adults say a surprise medical bill would cause financial hardship

Switching Skin Antiseptics Could Reduce Surgical Site Infections

Neuraxial Anesthesia Best for Lower-Limb Revascularization Surgery

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Thirty-day mortality, in-hospital cardiopulmonary and renal complications, length of stay reduced with neuraxial anesthesia

Female Doctors Less Likely to Be Promoted to Upper Faculty Ranks

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Sex differences in promotions and appointments did not diminish over time and were not smaller in later cohorts

Cognitive Exercises May Lower Risk for Postoperative Delirium

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Cognitive prehabilitation reduced delirium among older adults undergoing major noncardiac surgery

~65 Percent of Office-Based Doctors Can ID Patients in Need of Follow-Up

Wrong-Patient Order Entry Errors Reduced With Patient Photos

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Display of patient photographs in electronic health records associated with decrease in WPOE errors

HealthDay Reports: Preoperative COVID-19 Incidence

Risks of Opioids Should Be Recognized for Children After Surgery

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Opioid prescribing guidelines for children developed; authors underscore importance of nonopioid analgesic options, providing education to patients and their families

COVID-19 Infection Higher Among Support Staff Than Doctors, Nurses

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Black and Latino workers have twice the odds of a positive virus or antibody test

There was a decrease in the frequency of hospitalizations for non-COVID-19-related conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the caseloads of common medical emergencies

Decrease Seen in Non-COVID-19-Related Hospitalizations at Peak

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Caseload of common medical emergencies, including acute MI, ischemic stroke also decreased
In a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America white paper

SHEA Updates Guidance for Health Care Staff With Hepatitis, HIV

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Career counseling recommended for those planning to conduct exposure-prone procedures