Clinicians Forced to Re-Evaluate Office Practices
Developing an effective case management approach should be a key component of any effort to adapt to the changing patient care environment.
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Expert Panel Sees Challenges With Federally Mandated Opioid Prescriber Education
During the workshop, speakers and panelists reviewed past programs that were put into place to reduce opioid prescribing, as well as trends in opioid prescribing and overdose deaths.
US Issues Cybersecurity Alert for Legacy IT Systems
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is advising clinicians to take a closer look at their legacy IT systems and devices.
Five Best Practices for Medical Documentation
Expert discusses common medical record documentation mistakes, including failing to update prepopulated or copied notes from a previous visit.
Bluetooth Is Useful, Ubiquitous, and an Invitation to Hackers
Bluetooth is potentially susceptible to attack because it allows different devices to communicate over the air, according to a cybersecurity expert.
Life After Medicine: Doctors on How They’ve Tackled Retirement
We speak to two doctors about life after hanging up their white coats.
Q&A: Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19
The IDSA recommends that antibody therapy should be administered to patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 at high risk for progression to severe disease.
HIPAA Needs to Keep Up With Information Technology
Core provisions of the HIPAA legislation have largely remained unchanged since their inception despite rapid evolution of technology to keep protected health information from hackers.
Strategies for Managing Uncertainty in Patient Care
For many health care professionals, successfully managing uncertainty means recognizing that surety is complicated and illusory and knowledge is iterative and provisional rather than definitive.
Why Racial and Ethnic Disparities Exist in Kidney Disease Care
Lack of timely referrals to nephrologists contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in kidney disease care.
