Opinion | Hospital-at-Home Could Be a Double-Edged Sword
Knighton is a nurse, scientist, and infection preventionist. By now, you’ve likely heard of the emerging care model of “hospital-at-home,” which enables patients who require acute hospital care to receive it in the comfort of their own homes. Given persisting healthcare worker shortages, hospital closures, and increasing costs of care, innovative patient care models are […]
Opinion | What Does AI Say About the Claims on Ivermectin for COVID?
Teres is a critical care physician and clinical instructor in public health and community medicine. Oppenlander is an associate professor of statistics and bioethics. Strosberg is a professor of healthcare policy and bioethics. Science is like baseball. To score a run — to convincingly show that a drug or intervention is safe and effective — […]
Doctors Warn Patients May Be Billed Twice
A primary care clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina, has a sign stating that if a patient raises a concern beyond the original scope of the visit, they may be billed separately for doing so. Atrium Health Primary Care Mountain Island certainly isn’t alone in posting such a notice. In recent months, a MedPage Today reader […]
Some ‘Choosing Wisely’ Recs Protect Older Folks From Low-Value Care
Getting clinicians to commit to the Choosing Wisely recommendations somewhat reduced low-value care for older adults in common scenarios, a cluster randomized trial found. After primary care clinicians committed in writing to the Choosing Wisely recommendations, the odds of their older patients undergoing a low-value service dropped by 21% (adjusted OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.65-0.97), […]
Critical Care Guideline Changes Boost Corticosteroid Uses, Role of Families
PHOENIX — The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) revealed updates to guidelines regarding the use of corticosteroids and glycemic control in critical illness along with a new guideline on recognizing and responding to clinical deterioration outside the intensive care unit (ICU). All three documents were published in Critical Care Medicine and presented at the […]
Department Promoting “Medical Home” Care Approach – Wyoming Department of Health
Department Promoting “Medical Home” Care Approach January 24, 2024 Wyoming Medicaid, part of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), is touting the benefits for both patients and providers from what’s known as the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care model. Dr. Paul Johnson, Wyoming Medicaid medical director with WDH, encourages patients to seek out practices recognized […]
Department Promoting “Medical Home” Care Approach – Wyoming Department of Health
Department Promoting “Medical Home” Care Approach January 24, 2024 Wyoming Medicaid, part of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), is touting the benefits for both patients and providers from what’s known as the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care model. Dr. Paul Johnson, Wyoming Medicaid medical director with WDH, encourages patients to seek out practices recognized […]
Tailoring Drug Interaction Alerts to the ICU Reduced Number of High-Risk Combos
PHOENIX — Tailoring potential drug-drug interaction (DDI) alerts to the intensive care unit (ICU) setting significantly reduced the number of administered high-risk drug combinations, a cluster randomized stepped-wedge trial showed. Among nearly 10,000 patients admitted to the ICU, the use of potential DDI alerts tailored to the ICU led to a 12% decrease (95% CI […]
Opinion | The Truth About What Health Information Exchanges Can and Cannot Do
Turbow is a primary care physician and health services researcher. Ali is a family physician and vice chair of research. Most people think their doctor has access to all their health information, no matter where they were seen. You’ve probably experienced this firsthand: a patient arrives for an appointment, only for you to lack access […]
Opinion | Would You Switch a Patient’s Medication If You Knew the Cost?
Sloan is a primary care physician and health services researcher. Goss is an associate professor of emergency medicine and clinical informatics. Sinaiko is a researcher and assistant professor of health economics and policy. Put yourself into your patients’ shoes for a moment. Imagine you are visiting your primary care provider (PCP) today to follow up […]