Trauma surgeon seeks change in law that discourages counseling of problem drinkers
...e. The surgeons repeatedly asserted, however, that documentation of alcohol or drug use in patients' charts was not feasible because it would lead to insurance claim denials. In fact, even patients who did not have an alcohol problem and drank responsibly but were nevertheless injured (through no fault of their ow...Mayo Clinic study finds optimists report a higher quality of life than pessimists
... emotional; and mental health. "Our study provides documentation for beliefs commonly held by patients and health care practitioners about the importance of optimistic and pessimistic attitudes," Dr. Maruta said. "However, questions remain about the practical significance of these findings for health care practiti...'Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day' -- Really?
... and false in most instances. Is there scientific documentation that we do not need to drink "8 x 8"? There is highly suggestive evidence, says Valtin. First is the voluminous scientific literature on the efficacy of the osmoregulatory system that maintains water balance through the antidiuretic hormone and thirs...Academic Medicine highlights strong DMS education in patient care
...ational support system that uses handheld computer documentation systems to enhance teaching and learning. National..., medical schools and residency programs have used documentation systems to record the clinical experiences of their students. The authors developed a system for the...Mount Carmel is first health system in Ohio to install Bridge Medical patient safety software
...dmissions, billing, pharmacy, laboratory, clinical documentation and physician access systems. This will give nurses and other caregivers pertinent medication and other information at the patient bedside, empowering them to make more accurate and timely decisions. Using a bedside barcode scanner, the nurse will in...Rush receives Magnet Award for excellence in nursing
... to the full application level. Eight binders of documentation addressing the 95 criteria for excellence were submitted by Rush. Hancock pointed out that the reviewers are particularly interested in how nurses are reducing medical errors, improving patient satisfaction, raising patient care standards and improv...Mayo Clinic study examines frequency of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)
... both a clinical diagnosis of AD/HD and supporting documentation in the medical and school records. "The 7.5 percent incidence of AD/HD from the current study includes subjects who met the most stringent research criteria and are likely to represent cases that most clinicians would regard as true cases of AD/HD,"......his is the first time that there has actually been documentation of long distance monitoring of vital signs in real time," Satava said. "One of the more exciting developments from these efforts is that data transfer from remote locations is plausible." He said the system is commercially viable because of its low......fering. The authors report that there was earlier documentation of a discussion of hospice, better parental ratings of the quality of care delivered by the home care team, earlier institution of a do-not-resuscitate order, less use of cancer-directed treatment in the last month of life, and [five times] higher li...Mental Health Services Should Aim To Improve Safety To Prevent Suicide And Homicide
...recommendations about training in risk assessment, documentation (including the introduction of "patient passports"), the use of specific drug and psychological treatments, reducing access to means of suicide and changes in the Mental Health Act to allow compulsory community treatment. He warns that policymakers ......4, the studies are expected to provide statistical documentation tosupport the benefits that have been seen in clinical practice. In the adult study, which will continue for the next several years, neitherclinical staff nor patient knows who is receiving IVIG therapy and who isreceiving a placebo. The pediatric t...USC Historian Sifts World's Oldest Printed Medical Books For Clues To Riddle Of Gender
... dynasties (down to 1665),exploring the remarkable documentation of human interaction preserved in print-- theories and practice recorded in hundreds of case histories, recordingencounters between specific patients and their doctors. While recording the rise in status of learned physicians and their efforts todiff...