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Why we should nurture creativity in medical residents
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 3 months ago
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Why we should nurture creativity in medical residents February 8, 2013 I recently had the opportunity to read Daniel Pink's Drive . I read it partly to understand why pay-for-performance often fails to accomplish its goals for complex tasks, such as
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Dr. Google: Tips for patients who diagnose online
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 3 months ago
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I'm a doctor who encourages families to look up health info online and one who believes technology will afford improved partnerships. Yet, when we're in the old-fashioned exam room, there isn't always a place for the Internet . Many clinics block
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The nursing shortage: Why it isn't a good time to become a nurse
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 4 months ago
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Shortfalls in the hundreds of thousands of nurses are routinely predicted. These predictions have been good for nursing schools, which have used the promise of ample employment opportunities to more than double the number of nursing students over the
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 7, 2013
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 4 months ago
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Infection control in hospital ICUs was improved when patients were washed daily with chlorhexidine-soaked washcloths in a randomized trial...Payment models that reward doctors for helping patients take a greater part in planning their care are needed,
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The days of the primary care gatekeeper are coming to an end
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 4 months ago
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Sixty-nine percent of patients decided to have surgery before meeting their surgeon, and 47% stated that the surgeon did not influence their decision. Although the surgeon was an important source of information for most patients (81%), patients
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Thomas Wroe Jr., Seasoned Technology Executive, Appointed to GTAT Board of Directors
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 4 months ago
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Wroe has been appointed to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which time he will stand for election. "We are delighted with the addition of Tom Wroe to the GT board," said Matt Massengill, chairman of GT Advanced Technologies. "
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Answers to common vaccine questions from patients
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 4 months ago
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Though they may not always agree with what I have to say, at least I know I've done my best to give them the information they need to be informed...The bolded statements are what a few patients say when they first decline getting vaccinated...A
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Top stories in health and medicine, February 6, 2013
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 4 months ago
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Although fewer Medicare patients died in acute care hospitals in 2009 than in 2000, the number of their trips to the intensive care unit and healthcare transfers increased near the end of life...Federal survey results indicate that smoking
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Law enforcement and medicine: The ties that bind both professions
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 4 months ago
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There was a time in my life that I seriously considered a career where I would haul in the bad guys and make society a better place. Of course, every American male youngster fantasized that he would one day drive the Aston Martin, get the girl,
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Do we really know what is going on with health care spending?
Nashua :: NH :: USA | 4 months ago
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February 5, 2013 Trying to figure out what is going on with health care costs is like Alice's adventures in Wonderland, things are just getting curiouser and curiouser. To illustrate: which of the following statements do you think are correct? It's
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