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After implementation of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education diversity accreditation standards

U.S. Medical Schools See Increase in Diversity

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More female, black, and Hispanic matriculants seen after diversity accreditation standards implemented
Policies for paid childbearing or family leave for residents are lacking at top-ranking medical schools and may be exacerbated by lack of direction from specialty boards

Paid Childbearing Policies Lacking for Residents

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Policies optimizing competing goals and defining training competency needed
Stress related to use of health information technology is common and predictive of burnout among physicians

HIT-Related Stress Linked to Burnout Among Physicians

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Odds of burnout up with report of poor/marginal time for documentation, time spent on EHR at home
Nearly two-thirds of insured adults with a previous health care visit did not use an online patient portal in 2017

Most Insured Patients Not Using Online Portals

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Socioeconomic disparities exist in use of patient portals; privacy concerns cited for nonuse
For appropriately selected patients

Functional Nasal Surgery Can Improve Headache Symptoms

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Eighty-five percent of patients report partial or complete resolution of headaches postoperatively
Only 15.4 percent of physicians work in practices that use telemedicine for a wide spectrum of patient interactions

Few Physicians Work in Practices That Use Telemedicine

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Specialty and larger practice size are correlates of telemedicine use
Many patients intentionally withhold information from clinicians

Many Patients Withhold Information From Clinicians

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Reasons for nondisclosure include not wanting to be judged or lectured, being embarrassed
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed a draft strategy to reduce the health information technology burden

HHS Issues Draft Strategy for Reducing Health IT Burden

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Strategy is open for public comment through Jan. 28, 2019

November 2018 Briefing – Cosmetic Surgery

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cosmetic Surgery for November 2018. This roundup includes the...
Nearly one in five patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgery reconstruction is readmitted within 30 days of surgery

One in Five Readmitted After Head, Neck Cancer Reconstruction

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Both sociodemographic and clinical features up the rate of readmission