Opinion: Connecting with Patients Can Help You Become a Better Doctor
It was a typical Friday night: The trauma bay was full, patients were lined up in hallway…
Quality & Safety
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Opinion: Connecting with Patients Can Help You Become a Better Doctor
It was a typical Friday night: The trauma bay was full, patients were lined up in hallway... -
Sepsis Leading Cause of Early Readmissions in the U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Unplanned 30-day readmissions are common after sepsis hospitalizations, according to data from... -
Pay-for-Performance Programs Do Not Improve Health Outcomes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pay-for-performance (P4P) programs might improve processes of care in some settings, but...
Sepsis Leading Cause of Early Readmissions in the U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Unplanned 30-day readmissions are common after sepsis hospitalizations, according to data from…
Pay-for-Performance Programs Do Not Improve Health Outcomes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pay-for-performance (P4P) programs might improve processes of care in some settings, but…
Should Emergency Physicians Abandon Face-Mask Ventilation?
Face-mask ventilation is considered a fundamental procedural skill in emergency medicine. We have historically deployed it when…
Superficial Venous Thromboses, Intracranial Aneurysms, and Treating High Glucose Levels: More Myths in Emergency Medicine
1.All Superficial Venous Thromboses Are Created Equal? It is very easy to take the ultrasound report at…
Wearable Health Care Technology, Devices that Emergency Physicians Need to Know About
This is Part 2 of our ongoing series on the Internet Of Medical Things (IOMT). There are…
Vermont to Launch All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model for Financing Health Care
Beginning in January 2017, Vermont will launch a voluntary all-payer accountable care organization (ACO) model for financing…
Maryland Hospitals Feel Impact of Global Budget Revenue Model
In the 1976 movie All the President’s Men about Watergate, the informant “Deep Throat” tells Bob Woodward…
Pulmonary Embolism Prevalence Examined in Patients with Syncope
“Have you thought about pulmonary embolism [PE]? I’ll come see the patient, but would you mind putting…
ILCOR Guidelines on Asthma, Concussion, Dental Avulsion, and Anaphylaxis Reviewed
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) appointed a task force in 2013 to prepare recommendations regarding…