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Docs urged to use caution when building social media profiles
Despite a rise in the number of healthcare professionals migrating online to build a following on blogs and on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, dangers persist, as outlined in a
Clinical research results absent in government database, risks patient safety
Researchers failing to report the results of their clinical trials to the National Institutes of Health's ClinicalTrials.gov database could be putting future patients at risk and creating higher
Doctors, nurses out of touch with patient expectations
With patient satisfaction becoming increasingly important in healthcare, a new study published in the British Medical Journal: Quality and Safety suggests that providers may not be tapped into
Longer ED wait times linked to more adverse events
Long emergency department wait times are tied to more patient deaths and hospital admissions, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. The longer the patient stayed in the
Physician residents have shorter hours, doubts about care
Physician residents now have their hours restricted, and many are able to enjoy a semblance of a personal life, although some are concerned about the continuum of their patients' care being
Prevention screenings increase when physicians get financial incentives, study finds
While quality of provider care shouldn't be based on financial incentives given to doctors, a new study examining the concept of monetarily rewarding certain patient screenings shows that such a
Study IDs risk factors for bad physician behavior
A peek into a small sampling of physicians' medical school records reveals several distinct predictors of future professional misconduct, reports a study in this week's British Medical Journal. In
Pneumonia, sepsis linked to 48,000 HAI-deaths annually
Better infection control practices could help hospitals save up to 48,000 lives and as much as $8.1 billion each year in extra costs, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal
Study: Half of healthcare workers might refuse H1N1 vaccination
Healthcare workers, look around you. Are you surprised to learn that even if the swine flu hits hard, roughly half of your colleagues still wouldn't submit to the swine flu vaccine? That, at least,
Could head injuries cause ADHD?
A paper published in the Nov. 8 online edition of the British Medical Journal reported that younger children who suffer head injuries are more likely to develop attention-deficit-hyperactivity
