Five ‘Top Issues’ to Be Discussed at AMA Medical Student Forum
Issues include vaccination, Medicaid expansion, health care economics, loans, opioid epidemic
April 2015 Briefing – Pain Management
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for April 2015. This roundup includes the...
Cognitive Therapy for Insomnia Reduces Pain in Knee OA
CBT-I linked to reductions in pain; greater decrease for CBT-I than behavioral desensitization
Buprenorphine Given in ER Benefits Opioid Dependent
Works better than simple referrals in opioid-dependent patients, researchers say
Hydroxyurea Underutilized for Patients With Sickle Cell
Only 23 percent using the drug within a year of their last pain crisis
CDC: Surveillance System Can Help Reduce Health Care Injuries
Nurse assistants and nurses found to have highest injury rates among all occupations examined
Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties
Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists
National Health Alert Issued Over HIV Outbreak in Indiana
More than 140 cases linked to injection drug use reported in rural Indiana
EHR Data Mining Helps With Quality Improvement
Data mining tools, including health maintenance alerts, reports, are available in EHR products
EHR Decision Support Ups Radiologic Test Appropriateness
Harms of computerized clinical decision-support capabilities of EHR rarely assessed
