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Medical liability reforms are likely to be advanced and challenged in 2016

AMA Highlights Issues Relating to Medical Liability Reform

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New ideas likely to be implemented in 2016 to address existing, developing issues in medical liability
Intensive care unit patients surviving to hospital discharge have higher five-year mortality and hospital resource use than hospital controls

Five-Year Mortality, Costs Up for ICU Survivors

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Intensive care unit survivors have higher mortality, use of hospital resources in five years after discharge
Physicians recently met in Seattle to discuss the difficulties and benefits associated with electronic health records in a third town hall meeting on the subject

Doctors Offer Suggestions for Electronic Health Records

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Suggestions offered on how to make EHRs more functional in practice, and reduce regulatory burden
The main histopathologic findings of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection are diffuse alveolar damage in the lungs and evidence of chronic disease in other organs

Histopathologic Findings Described for MERS-CoV Autopsy

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Main finding in lungs was diffuse alveolar damage; evidence of chronic disease in other organs
Patients with respiratory allergies

Allergies, Asthma, Eczema Tied to Lower Risk of Glioma

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Researchers found 30 percent lower odds for those with respiratory allergies and eczema
Simplification

Patient-Centered System Recommended for Medical Billing

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Simplification, consolidation, and real-time cost information could improve medical billing system
Video games can play a role in medical education

Video Games Offer Educational Methods for Med Students

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Medical students can test their skills and have the freedom to fail and learn from mistakes as gamers
Business operations data represent a relatively untapped resource for optimizing practice revenue

Seven Tips Provided for Optimizing Practice Revenue

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7 measures identified that demonstrate performance, can indicate opportunities for improvement
Acetazolamide does not differ from placebo in effect on the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Intubation Duration for COPD Unchanged by Acetazolamide

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Randomized trial shows no difference vs placebo in duration of invasive mechanical ventilation
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has approved the recommended adult immunization schedule for 2016. The recommendations are published as a clinical guideline in the Feb. 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACIP Approves 2016 Adult Immunization Schedule

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Changes to schedule for HPV, pneumococcal, and meningococcal vaccines