Combating provider burn-out
Finding ways to deal with burn out due to work stress is important, especially for healthcare providers. At a panel discussion at Medscape’s New York City headquarters, participants reported EHR as one primary cause...
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Can you recover from a worst case scenario?
Does a power failure keep you awake at night? Are you fretting about a loss of power to your network? Are you worried that you’ll lose vital information if your computer malfunctions? If these questions sound familiar...
Medication mixing a problem for heart failure patients
The American Heart Association (AHA) issued a scientific statement on July 11, 2016 urging providers caring for heart failure patients to discuss ALL the medications the patients taking to reduce the risk of exacerbating...
HIPAA and your electronic communications
Checking your weather app on your phone for today’s forecast before you leave the house. Tweeting your response to a news article. Reading your e-mail on the light rail during your commute. Paying for your coffee with...
“Sweet relief” for chronic pain?
The importance of diet on overall health has been documented in many areas including heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and skin disorders. What possible impact could diet have on chronic pain? This daily wellness tip...
The “wonder drug”?
What if there was a magical “wonder drug” that could improve your patient’s (and your) health in a number of ways? What if it treated a multitude of conditions including musculoskeletal diseases, hypertension, diabetes,...
More best practices on informed consent
The topic of informed consent has been discussed in the medical community for many years, yet there still exist problems with the informed consent process that many patients face. A recent article in JAMA...
Meta-analysis shows tai chi lowers blood pressure as well as prescription medication
Researchers from the University of Connecticut presented their findings on the blood pressure-lowering effects of tai chi at the American College of Sports Medicine 2016 Annual Meeting. Their meta-analysis of 28 studies on tai...
Disposing of prescription drugs in Oregon, Washington
If you or your patients are like most Americans, you probably have at least one or two unused prescription medications sitting in your bathroom cabinet. Prior to 2014, consumers wanting to dispose of these...