On call 24-7? How to take your life back
Perfectly bad advice. A single employee never changes The Boss nor does a single employee change company culture.
Lawyers Smell Blood in EMR – Computerworld
One recent lawsuit involved a patient who suffered permanent kidney damage when he was given an antibiotic to treat what was thought to be an infection resulting in elevated creatinine levels. The patient was also suffering a uric kidney stone, which precludes the use of the antibiotic. Because of the complexity of the EHR, none of the attending physicians noticed the kidney stone.
Detracting from the EMR’s validity was the fact that a date related to a previous intravenous drip was repeated over and over on all 3,000 pages of the record.
While his physicians claimed they’d documented his care properly, the EMR was so complex and filled with repetitive data, the judge found it in inadmissible. “When an electronic medical record is printed out, the amount of repetitive data in it is ridiculous,” Klein said. “Attorneys are having conferences on how to attack EMRs.
“All these cases were from top vendors. We’re talking about well-established ones used at Kaiser [Permanente], at the VA… and academic institutions,” Klein continued. “These are not rare cases. These are common things.”
“We’ve seen 92-year-old women getting diagnosed as crack addicts because of drop down menus.”
via Lawyers smell blood in electronic medical records | Computerworld.
In my daily work I see more f**k ups in electronic medical records than I’ve seen my entire career. Et tu?
Only 3 Shark Attack Deaths Worldwide 2014 – MedicineNet
2014 Saw Only 3 Shark Attack Deaths Worldwide – MedicineNet.
Last year’s 50% reduction in the average yearly death toll does nothing to alleviate my irrational fear of being eaten alive by a shark.
MUST READ – 5 Takeaways – Diabetes Drugs Investigation – Medpage Today
5 Takeaways from the Diabetes Drugs Investigation | Medpage Today.
At least 3,300 deaths and 20,000 hospitalizations have been linked to new diabetes drugs in adverse event reports submitted by clinicians and pharmaceutical companies to the FDA since 2004.
Read and pay close attention to the chart of adverse events by drug. The lizard strikes back (Byetta).
Venezuela Travel Warning
American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR): CRU: Report: Obesity and 3 Daily Alcoholic Drinks Increase Liver Cancer Risk
The report also reaffirms the clear link between alcohol consumption and liver cancer, and for the first time quantifies the amount at which risk for liver cancer rises. “We now have a little more precision on the alcohol-liver cancer link,” said Hursting. “Getting above three drinks a day seems to dramatically impact the tumorigenic process and increase risk.”
More coffee! Less beer!
Lessons in Diabetes Care from Around the World – Medpage Today
Diabetes outcomes are better with effective self-management, and therefore patients must be engaged in understanding proper self-care and making healthy behavior changes.
via Lessons in Diabetes Care from Around the World | Medpage Today.
In France, you can now be jailed for employing extremely thin models
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