The pressure for EHR (Electronic Health Record) adoption is increasing, thanks to the incentives assured and warnings of reimbursement cuts. Though electronic clinical documentation is said to reduce the relevance and significance of medical transcription, the truth is that EHR … Continue reading
Read MoreIntensive behavioral counseling is recommended for overweight and obese patients to encourage sustained weight loss through high intensity interventions on diet and exercise. This approach not only supports long-term weight management, but is also necessary for the prevention or early … Continue reading
Read MoreAccurate record keeping and careful documentation are an integral part of efficient nursing practice. However, mistakes may happen while attending several cases a day and documenting the details of each patient quickly. Even though electronic health records (EHR) offer an opportunity to document such details easily with pre-filled templates and fields, there is a great chance to make errors. Continue reading
Read MoreWorldwide use of mobile phones is rising and along with this, allergic reactions to mobile phones. A group of researchers from California, Arizona and Denmark conducted a comprehensive online literature review to study how mobile phone usage links to allergic … Continue reading
Read MoreSurgery is a commonly used treatment option for patients with laryngeal cancer. However, the effectiveness of this option depends also on proper surgical documentation. Though there are different surgical operations used to remove the cancer (for example, laser surgery, laryngectomy, … Continue reading
Read MoreEven though the risk with cataract surgery is low, it does involve the risk of partial or total vision loss if there are complications associated with the surgery. It is estimated that less than 5 out of 100 people experience complications from this surgery that can threaten their sight or demand further surgery. Continue reading
Read MoreIn order to enhance clinical decision support (CDS) tools within electronic medical records or EMR and ensure effective Ebola screening, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) co-hosted … Continue reading
Read MoreOvercrowding emergency departments (EDs) in the United States have become a great concern for emergency medicine healthcare professionals and a chronic health system issue that needs to be managed efficiently and at the earliest. A 2012 study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine says that if emergency department visits increased by 1.9 percent annually from 2001 to 2008, crowding increased by 3.1 percent for the same period. With the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the situation is getting worsened due to the rising number of emergency room visits. Continue reading
Read MoreElectronic health record (EHR) debates can be contentious. While some praise EHR systems for enhancing the medical documentation process, others find the system burdensome. Contradictory findings are found in even studies on EHR’s impact on physician burnout rates and patient … Continue reading
Read MoreThough the monitoring of vital signs (heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, peripheral oxygenation and pain) is a commonly performed task in emergency departments (EDs), there are no published standards of care that provide appropriate guidelines for the frequency … Continue reading
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