A recent Medscape poll found that as many of 43% of doctors felt like lying to protect a colleague would be ok in certain circumstances.
Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles issued a study (a randomized controlled trial) on inpatient virtual reality use.
In younger people, some observers think that diagnostic and coding factors may be involved in calculations of both stroke incidence and risk factor prevalence.
New prostate cancer screening guidelines do not recommend screening for any age group. The new guidelines only recommend men ages 55-69 speak with their doctors about weighing the risks and benefits.
With electronic medical records, physicians must now input orders into a nearby computer. This results in less time for patients.
Many people are turning to ride sharing apps like Uber and Lyft to take them to the ER instead of an ambulance.
Recent efforts by Republicans on a national level to pass healthcare "reform" have included draconian provisions that would have made medical malpractice cases much for difficult to bring.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has recently reversed itself, and again allows most rookie doctors to work up to 24 hours continuously.
The over-riding criticism of EMR, however, is the tendency to “cut and paste” information.
Recent Gallup Poll again shows Nurses and Doctors rate highly in categories of honesty and ethical standards. Lawyers – not so much.
