HIT--Untapped Potential
HIT--Untapped Potential

March 29, 2011 Tags:

Health information technology (HIT) holds promise for facilitating vast improvements in care and, ultimately, in the health of Americans, but achieving that potential remains a daunting task…

Clinical processes must evolve so as to improve care and be more responsive to patients’ needs, and HIT’s capabilities mu
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Putting Your Operation in the Hands of a Doctor-In-Training
Putting Your Operation in the Hands of a Doctor-In-Training

March 25, 2011 Tags: None

This month The Journal of the American College of Surgeons published the results of a study on how well patients come through when a surgeon-in-training is involved in the operation.
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Does a surgical mask reduce the spread of illness?
Does a surgical mask reduce the spread of illness?

March 23, 2011 Tags:

While the evidence does suggest that a mask may protect others from the wearer, can a mask protect the wearer? Dr. Calfee says it depends on what you are trying to protect yourself against.
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Less Talk, More Medicine
Less Talk, More Medicine

March 08, 2011 Tags: None

Medicine is rapidly changing in the United States from a cottage industry to one dominated by large hospital groups and corporations, but the new efficiencies can be accompanied by a telling loss of intimacy between doctors and patients. And no specialty has suffered this loss more profoundly than psychiatry.
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