A Medscape poll published October 2, 2017 reports that he majority of healthcare professionals said they have been experienced and been the victims of verbal and physical violence in the work place. This study surveyed nearly 2400 healthcare workers, including nurses, physicians, pharmacists and other providers, about workplace violence following the death of Tracy Sin-Yee… Read More
The transportation industry is starting to evolve. Electric cars can be seen regularly and driverless cars have been piloted in several California communities. As Uber, Lyft and other transportation companies grow and as more and more people are choosing alternative methods of transportation, the transportation industry is finally starting to be regulated. The potential might… Read More
Physicians have long complained that electronic health record systems (EHR) are inefficient, unsafe, and dangerous. This article in Modern Health outlines a lawsuit against Cerner’s EHR and reviews lawsuits which involved faulty EHRs. This article predicts athat This may be the first in a wave of such cases. This case involves a three-hospital system called PinnacleHealth… Read More
As the number of overdoses linked to the potent painkiller fentanyl has grown over the past two days to 48, nearly two weeks after the first reports of such overdoses began popping up in the Sacramento region, the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday. No additional deaths have been reported, leaving… Read More
A national physician survey released by the AMA on February 16, 2016 identified ways to decrease opiate overdoses. The survey had five main findings: 1. PDMPs are valuable tools: 87 percent of physicians agree that PDMPs help them become more informed about a patient’s prescription history. 2. PDMPs need changes to be more beneficial: Physicians… Read More
A February 29, 2016 study in JAMA Pediatrics found that parents discovered a surprising number of physician errors in the care of their children. Although it was a small study involving 383 children who were hospitalized during 2013 and 2014, researchers concluded that approximately one in 10 parents caught a mistake their child’s physicians did… Read More
