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Innovation Is Critical to Stop Disparities in Diabetes Care

We must explore how new technologies can help

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Shouldn't Doctors Be Paid for Responding to Health Portal Messages?

Cleveland Clinic's billing plan has sparked much-needed conversation about physician compensation

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Doc Fired for Accessing Medical Records of Women He Wanted to Date

Artificial intelligence software alerted hospital to unusual activity

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Let's Focus on Caring, Not Coding

The medical record can become more than a static repository

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Electronic Medical Records Are Strangling American Medicine

The implications for burnout are staggering

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Regulatory Policy for Biomedical Technologies: Time to Reboot!

Rapid development risks getting ahead of governance structures

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Finding Humanity and Meaning in Medicine

Physician-engineer Bryant Lin, MD, on finding a human connection

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European Docs See Smooth Post-COVID Future in Rheumatology

Many long-term impacts inevitable, but EULAR attendees mostly optimistic

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EHR Pop-Ups Spur Better GDMT Implementation in Heart Failure

Alert-based intervention in PROMPT-HF trial said to be low-cost, scalable

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The Myth of 'Physician Resistance' to EHRs

Don't blame clinicians, blame the software design

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The Buck Stops Where?

But I didn't order that test!

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Getting the Checklist Out of the Way

EHR templates may be necessary, but let's store them in an out-of-the-way place

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EHR 'Nudge' Linked to Fewer C. Diff Tests for Organ Transplant Recipients

The program also led to fewer days of antibiotics and cost savings

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Location Shouldn't Matter in Telemedicine

Let's keep allowing telehealth to flourish and let the bureaucrats sort out the licensing issues

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Inside Hospital Hacker Mob; Clinical Trial Surprise Bill; Silenced Nurses

This past week in healthcare investigations

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This Doctor Moved to Europe and Practices Medicine From Abroad

She now runs a virtual palliative care startup and online community for physician expats

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The Race to Find Uses for Big Data

The concept has infiltrated healthcare, but is the information being used effectively?

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Help Me Knock Down Your Healthcare Barriers

Let's figure out how to get rid of the daily hurdles that make practicing medicine so difficult

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San Diego EDs Deluged With Patients After Cyberattack

"I've been with UCSD for 30 years, and it's not something I've seen before."

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AAN Issues Social Media Position Statement

Neurology group encourages ethical use, warns about privacy and false or misleading posts

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'Privacy Exception' No Cure for Doctors' Open Notes Headaches

Provision is "unworkable," harms patients, and adds to clinical stress, doctors say

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Are Doctors Drowning in Inbox Overload?

The slow simmer of non-stop messaging boils over during the pandemic

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There's a Workaround for a Common 'Open Notes' Criticism

Exception says doctor can delay releasing bad news if patient gave prior consent

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Open Notes Shines Light on Errors in Patient Medical Records

Will the new rule lead to a flood of correction requests?

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Patients Can Get Medical Record Errors Amended, but It's Not Easy

Technology is lacking, process may be unclear

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Older Folks Like the Phone for Doctor Calls, Right? Right?

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Health IT Needs to Play Catchup With Customer Service for Patients

"In terms of getting data to the patient ... healthcare is quite a ways behind"

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Health IT a Mixed Blessing During the Pandemic

Has helped with patient care, but pay attention to the burnout it can cause, experts urge

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Notice Any Rule Changes in Washington? You Can Thank COVID

"It's opened a Pandora's box, which is not going back"

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Is Your Health Organization Reeling From a Bad EHR?

Here are five ways to fix it

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Cardiac Patch Monitors Don't Match Up on Detection

In simultaneous-use comparison, one device came out on top

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Thoughts on Great Leadership; Improving Your Tax Strategies

Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers

Senate Committee Shines Spotlight on VA's Troubled EHR Program

Concerns raised about patient safety, cost overruns

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The Rise of Non-Traditional Nursing

Is it time to shift your professional focus?

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COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

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Google's Rise in Healthcare

The tech giant's innovation is sure to disrupt the status quo

Medfluencer: Who Is TikTok Superstar Dr. Noc?

Meet the social media sensation who's fighting COVID lies online

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Do We Still Need Office Visits?

It's time to look beyond our traditional modes of care delivery

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The Case of the Yellow Sticky Note

This simple office supply was a clue to doctor's problems at work

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Op-Ed: Needling Friends to Get the COVID Jab? Stop

Here's a hot take on vaccine holdouts: leave them alone

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