Recent Articles
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Does copying and pasting into EHRs impact the level of care?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationDo healthcare workers copy and paste into electronic health records? You bet. Apparently, it's a fairly widespread practice. However, providers might be increasing the risk to patients by simply entering repetitive and inaccurate EHR clinical data into physician notes, according to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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With all the social buzz, where’s the Twitter talk?
Emma Fitzpatrick CommunicationsThere's endless chatter about the ways social platforms ceaselessly evolve. Instagram is testing a new tactic that could significantly impact influencer marketing. Facebook just debuted a new mission statement. The company now seeks to "give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together" instead of making "the world more open and connected."
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Early lessons from California right‑to‑die law
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareJust over a year after California enacted the End of Life Option Act, preliminary reports released by the Department of Public Health show 111 Californians took a lethal prescription to end their life in the first six months of the new law. Modeled closely after the Oregon law that was enacted almost two decades ago, California became the fifth state to allow patients with less than six months to live to request medication to assist in ending their lives. Currently, doctor-assisted death is legal in Montana, Vermont, Washington state and Washington, D.C.
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Diverse solutions to tackle food safety concerns
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageFood safety concerns are not new, but there has recently been an increased focus on solutions that can improve safety. The risk of a foodborne illness is higher with uncooked food since there is no way to kill any harmful bacteria, like E. coli or salmonella, that may be present. At times, even washing produce will not rid it of all bacteria or viruses. That is why food safety concerns have heightened, and understanding food safety has become so important for consumers.
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Want to shoot better? Try to impress your friends
Mike Ox Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityWhen you think about training to use a firearm to stop a lethal threat, it's healthy to think of it as serious business, because it is. But that doesn't mean we can't have fun along the way — or, more importantly, that we shouldn't have fun along the way.
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Applying 3-D and 2-D printing technology to create unique solutions
Renee Eaton ManufacturingThe cost advantages and creative applications of thermoforming — or vacuum forming as it is also known — are accelerating its use in multiple industries, including manufacturing and medicine. Recently, a case study found that thermoforming customized medical trays for procedures cut prep and operation times by 59 percent and lowered expenses. Having these customized trays better organizes procedures and improves medical staff utilization.
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The impact of pharmaceutical reps on physician prescribing
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalThe practice of "detailing" is designed to provide physicians with an incentive to prescribe certain drugs or at least give consideration of the latest drugs on the market. For many years, this has been an observed standard of practice across the U.S.
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My glute story: Why you should train your butt
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessI see people on a weekly basis with a range of injuries that are due, at least in part, to their weak, inhibited or misfiring gluteal muscles.
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How would BCRA impact jobs in healthcare?
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationA week ago, the Senate unveiled their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that the House passed — the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BRCA). Since then, several Republican Senators have said they would not vote for the bill in its current form, which forced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to delay a vote on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal until after the July 4 recess.
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Possible link between marijuana use in young people and schizophrenia
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareMarijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the U.S. — for the population overall and for youths in particular. Based on 2013-2014 data, 7.22 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years across the nation had used marijuana in the past month. Of adults 26 or older who used marijuana before age 15, 62 percent then went on to use cocaine at some point in their lives, and 9 percent eventually used heroin at least once.