Electronic Health Records News

• HFA-ESC 2023 EHR Nudges a Bust for Boosting GDMT in Acute HF: PROMPT-AHF An electronic alert system didn't get physicians to prescribe more guideline-directed meds at discharge for their patients hospitalized with acute HF in a randomized trial.
  Medscape Medical News, June 06, 2023
• CMSC 2023 Multiple Changes in NMOSD Treatment Tied to Poorer Outcomes Multiple treatment transitions in patients with NMOSD are associated with increased neurological harm, including increased relapse risk and disease progression.
  Medscape Medical News, June 06, 2023
• When Could You Be Sued for AI Malpractice? You're Likely Using It Now You might not realize all the ways you use AI during your daily practice. Learn the legal dangers you face when using the technology and the emerging risks doctors may confront.
  Medscape Medical News, June 06, 2023
• ASCO 2023 Reconnecting With Patients to 'Rediscover Joy of Oncology' Oncologists are facing burnout in ever-greater numbers as overwhelming nonclinical demands are preventing them from reconnecting with patients in a meaningful manner, say leading experts.
  Medscape Medical News, June 05, 2023
• 7 Tactics to Reduce EHR Tasks and Save Time The EHR is a major source of frustration for doctors. Here's how some hospitals and doctors are eliminating time-consuming tasks.
  Medscape Medical News, June 02, 2023
• DDW 2023 Few Patients Take Anti-Obesity Meds After Bariatric Surgery Weight control medications may be needed to prevent weight regain.
  MDedge News, June 01, 2023
• Internists Unhappy With Pay: Medscape Compensation Report A sizable portion of internal medicine physicians said they weren't fairly paid.
  Medscape Medical News, May 31, 2023
• APA Launches Online Eating Disorder Assessment Tool A new online tool helps clinicians screen for, and treat, patients' eating disorders on the basis of recently released APA guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, May 30, 2023
• Gastroenterologists Among the Top Five Earners: Report Gastroenterologists made 11% more in 2022 than 2021, and most continue to enjoy their work and would pick gastroenterology again.
  Medscape Medical News, May 26, 2023
• DDW 2023 ChatGPT in Medicine: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown Three physician experts discuss the enormous potential of ChatGPT and share their concerns about the rapidly evolving technology.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2023
• Common Fracture Predictors Often Fall Short Race does not predict osteoporosis risk, researchers found, as clinicians noted that many people with osteoporosis go unidentified.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2023
• APA 2023 Eating Disorder Apps Fall Short When It Comes to Privacy Few apps dedicated to eating disorders meet national privacy standards, and many may not provide adequate support to patients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 22, 2023
• SPARTAN 2023 Researchers Make Headway to Reduce AxSpA Diagnostic Delay A pilot study finds longer delays (more than 4 years) were associated with history of uveitis, ankylosing spondylitis at diagnosis, and being in the most vulnerable socioeconomic group.
  MDedge News, May 22, 2023
• SPARTAN 2023 TNF, JAK Inhibitors' CV Safety Compared in PsA, AxSpA JAK inhibitors were not associated with higher risk of myocardial infarction or stroke and venous thromboembolism, compared with TNF-inhibitor users, in a small study.
  MDedge News, May 19, 2023
• AMA President on Fighting Prior Auth, Scope Creep, and More The president of the American Medical Association, Jack Resneck Jr, MD, discusses government interference in healthcare, the prior authorization mess, and more in a wide-ranging interview with Medscape.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2023
• Here's How We Can Rebuild Trust in Vaccines Falling rates of childhood vaccination and declining support for school vaccination laws have some experts exploring new ways to boost childhood vaccination rates.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2023
• Med Students Gain Momentum in Push to Ban Legacy Admissions Legislators and medical student leaders are advancing efforts to stop legacy admissions, a practice they say limits diversity and offers an advantage to applicants with relations to alumni and donors.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2023
• Metformin Ups Myocardial Perfusion and Survival in T2D Treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes with metformin significantly linked with better myocardial perfusion and improved survival in a multicenter, observational study with 572 subjects.
  First Look, May 09, 2023
• DDW 2023 CRC Screening Rates Are Higher in Medicaid Expansion States Medicaid expansion may be a determinant of whether screening is even offered.
  MDedge News, May 09, 2023
• How To Boost STI Testing Rates by Over 50% Drug testing signage and clinician alerts increased the rate of STI testing among young adult men, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2023