Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health burden. However, the efficacy of different modes of eHealth care in facilitating self-management for patients with CKD is unclear. Objective: The aim of this study…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
June 01, 2023 – While more primary care practices are screening patients for social risk, the cost of social determinants of health (SDOH) interventions targeting housing security, non-emergency medical transportation, and community-based care…
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Researchers at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto Health Care System developed an informatics tool that can accurately detect antibiotic allergy adverse events. The tool was found to have an estimated probability of 30…
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A new study found that CT scans are more accurate than genetics in predicting heart disease risk in middle-aged adults. The study, which looked at data from 3,208 adults, found that CT scans were…
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, an acute care hospital in Adelaide, has started using virtual reality technology from Vantari VR to train doctors and students in medical procedures in the ICU.WHY IT MATTERS
For the first…
Clinicians — including doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals — face high levels of stress and burnout due to the nature of their work, with about half of all healthcare workers reporting burnout in…
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By Mark Melchionna
May 30, 2023 – Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, study findings indicate that certain demographic factors correlate with telehealth use, with low-income Hispanic and Asian patients being more likely to…
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By Hannah Nelson
May 30, 2023 – Health information exchange (HIE) may mitigate information discontinuity present in fragmented readmissions, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
Fragmented readmissions, defined as readmissions to a different…
Background: Various populations with chronic conditions are at risk for decreased cognitive performance, making assessment of their cognition important. Formal mobile cognitive assessments measure cognitive performance with greater ecological validity than traditional laboratory-based testing…
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By Hannah Nelson
May 30, 2023 – EHR interventions to change default dosing settings for opioid prescriptions may be feasible to implement in various surgical populations, especially if the new settings are evidence-based, according to a…
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