EHRs & Technology

EHRs & Technology Perspectives

Update: Characteristics of a Nationwide Outbreak of EVALI Have the number of weekly cases of e-cigarette or vaping, product use-associated lung injury declined since this issue has been in the media limelight?
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, February 17, 2020
The Ubiquity of AI at RSNA 2019 Read about the many exciting advances in AI-based tech that were presented at the 2019 Radiological Society of North America's scientific exhibition.
Applied Radiology, February 17, 2020

Involving Anticoagulation Clinics May Help Manage Blood Clot Meds Before a Procedure Referral to an anticoagulation clinic, facilitated by a best-practice alert in the electronic medical record (EMR), is associated with improved preprocedure management of antithrombotic medication for patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, researchers report.
Reuters Health Information, February 15, 2020
Fewer Kids Hospitalized for Diabetic Ketoacidosis After Quality-Improvement Initiative Implementation of an evidenced-based treatment guideline by a multidisciplinary team appears to have significantly cut the number of pediatric hospitalizations for low-risk diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), researchers report.
Reuters Health Information, February 15, 2020