Category: Patient Care

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Anchor lead: A new report from the National Academy of Medicine reveals causes of clinician burnout, Elizabeth Tracey reports What are the primary causes of clinician burnout and how can we develop interventions to help? The National Academy of Medicine …

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Anchor lead: What should you do if you find something amiss in your medical record? Elizabeth Tracey reports Open Notes is an effort to ensure that patients can see and review their complete medical chart, with some studies finding that …

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Anchor lead: What’s the impact of words physicians choose on patients? Elizabeth Tracey reports When you hear the word obese, does that sound different to you than fat? How about non-compliant versus forgets to take medicine? Such phraseology is important …

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Anchor lead: Nurses may take the lead when it comes to palliative care and end of life issues, Elizabeth Tracey reports Do you have advance directives in place if you are critically ill and unable to communicate your wishes? How …

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Anchor lead: Soaring pharmaceutical prices have prompted state action, Elizabeth Tracey reports Maryland is poised to begin scrutinizing pharmaceutical prices and investigating price hikes with a board of experts appointed by the governor. Jeremy Greene, a pharmaceutical pricing activist and …

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Anchor lead: Should we be concerned about who’s on a board to examine drug prices? Elizabeth Tracey reports The state of Maryland has passed a law to form a board to scrutinize pharmaceutical prices and investigate price hikes. Some have …

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