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Pediatrics
Trisha L. Marshall, Anna J. Ipsaro, Matthew Le, Courtney Sump, Heather Darrell, Kathleen G. Mapes, Julianne Bick, Sarah A. Ferris, Benjamin S. Bolser, Jeffrey M. Simmons, Philip A. Hagedorn, Patrick W. Brady
Summary: By introducing the concept of diagnostic learning opportunities, using improvement models, and promoting a reporting culture, we successfully increased the number of reports filed by physicians for suspected diagnostic errors.
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Business
Yan Wan, Ziqing Peng, Yalu Wang, Yifan Zhang, Jinping Gao, Baojun Ma
Summary: This study identified 14 service features that patients consider when choosing a doctor for consultation on an online medical consultation platform, with a focus on trust, phraseology, overall service experience, word of mouth, and personality traits as important soft skills. These service features impact patients' trust in doctors, subsequently influencing doctors' consultation volumes.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shuo-Chen Chien, Yen-Po (Harvey) Chin, Chang Ho Yoon, Md Mohaimenul Islam, Wen-Shan Jian, Chun-Kung Hsu, Chun-You Chen, Po-Han Chien, Yu-Chuan (Jack) Li
Summary: A novel method was developed to collect alert information from a homegrown CPOE system in Taiwan, providing insights into the number and characteristics of triggered alerts in an academic medical center. The study found that 80.2% of the collected alerts were administrative, while 19.8% were clinical alerts, highlighting the importance of understanding alert categories to reduce alert fatigue.
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Emergency Medicine
Dominic Jenkins, Sarah A. Thomas, Sameer A. Pathan, Stephen H. Thomas
Summary: The study found that increasing the number of on-duty Consultants in the Emergency Department is associated with a significant reduction in the length of stay, indicating a benefit in terms of operational efficiency and patient flow.
BMC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Janine Penfield Winters, Neil Pickering, Chrystal Jaye
Summary: This study reports unexpected experiences of Canadian medical doctors who provided Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) after legalization. Doctors attributed unexpected experiences to lack of experience or knowledge, and expressed a desire for more guidance and team communication.
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Clyde Marquez, Riley Thompson, James A. Feinstein, Lucas E. Orth
Summary: This study evaluated medication regimens of CMC children using a pediatric MTM model and proposed potential interventions. The results showed that most CMC patients had medication-related concerns, and the proposed interventions significantly reduced medication regimen complexity.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
(2022)
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Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Thanh M. Huynh, Kira Molas-Torreblanca, Sanjay Chand, Namrata Ahuja, Sheree M. Schrager, Ronen Zipkin, Jeffrey Gold, Jennifer Maniscalco
Summary: The study successfully increased the documentation rate of CAM through the introduction of EMR prompts, although there was no significant change after educational intervention. Low concordance between physician and nursing documentation suggests variability in how CAM is defined and inquired about.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Robert L. Cooper, Paul D. Juarez, Matthew C. Morris, Aramandla Ramesh, Ryan Edgerton, Lauren L. Brown, Leandro Mena, Samuel A. MacMaster, Shavonne Collins, Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Mohammad Tabatabai, Katherine Y. Brown, Michael J. Paul, Wansoo Im, Thomas A. Arcury, Marybeth Shinn
Summary: Physician-identified barriers to PrEP provision include Purview Paradox, Patient Financial Constraints, Risk Compensation, and Concern for ART Resistance. Recommendations for increasing PrEP knowledge and competence among physicians and students include adopting HIV risk assessment as standard care, improving physician ability to identify PrEP candidates, enhancing interest in and ability to encourage PrEP uptake, and increasing utilization of continuous care management for retention and adherence.
INQUIRY-THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION PROVISION AND FINANCING
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Svein Zander Bratland, Valborg Baste, Knut Steen, Esperanza Diaz, Gunnar Tschudi Bondevik
Summary: This study aimed to examine the associations between physician characteristics in primary care emergency units and the outcome of assessments of medical records. Female physicians who evoked patient complaints had a higher percentage of assessed medical errors compared to male physicians, while male physicians had a higher percentage of inconclusive assessments. No other physician factors were found to be associated with assessed medical errors.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Xiaotong Li, Huiwen Xu, Fang Du, Bin Zhu, Pei Xie, Hankun Wang, Xinxin Han
Summary: This study examines the association between increases in physician volume in primary healthcare facilities and reduced utilisation of hospital outpatient and inpatient services in China. The findings suggest that increasing physician volume in primary healthcare facilities is associated with a decrease in outpatient visits in public hospitals, particularly city-administered hospitals. However, no significant associations were found between primary healthcare physician volume and hospital admissions or outpatient expenses.
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Language & Linguistics
Roshni Gokool, Marianna Visser
Summary: This study explores the design of an isiZulu task-based syllabus for doctor-patient communication in the MBChB programme at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, aiming to enhance communicative skills. By investigating the use of tasks, grading processes, and task sequencing based on cognitive complexity analysis, the study seeks to advance the teaching and learning of African languages in health sciences education.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES
(2021)
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Emergency Medicine
Nathan R. Hoot, Timothy J. Barbosa, Hei Kit Chan, Jonathan G. Rogg
Summary: The study found that rates of medical errors among emergency physicians were related to their productivity, with higher error rates observed among physicians with slower productivity.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS OPEN
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Stefanie Buchner, Michael Marschollek, Nilufar Foadi
Summary: The opportunities and limits of digitalisation for medical decision-making situations are discussed, and recommendations for overcoming challenges and improving decision-making are provided. The integrative perspective allows for sustained improvements in medical decision-making.
GESUNDHEITSOEKONOMIE UND QUALITAETSMANAGEMENT
(2022)
