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Lonely Cancer Deaths; Virtual Reality for Pain; 3D Models May Improve Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- People living alone have a higher risk of cancer mortality. (Cancer) Integrating an automated screening tool into an electronic health record system showed potential for identifying patients for cancer clinical trials. (Cancer... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - October 19, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

EHR Reminders, Outreach Improve Follow-Up for Abnormal Cancer Screening
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 -- A multilevel primary care intervention including electronic health record (EHR) reminders and patient outreach improves timely follow-up of overdue cancer screening test results, according to a study published in the Oct. 10... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Primary Care Intervention Improved Follow-Up of Abnormal Cancer Screening Results
(MedPage Today) -- A multilevel primary care intervention that included automated electronic health record (EHR) reminders and patient outreach/navigation improved timely follow-up of overdue abnormal cancer screening test results, a cluster randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 11, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Can interventions help improve timely follow-up exams?
A multilevel primary care intervention can improve timely follow-up of overdue abnormal cancer screening test results for several cancers, according to research published October 10 in JAMA. A team led by Steven Atlas, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found that their intervention, which includes electronic health record (EHR) reminders and patient outreach with or without patient navigation, found higher rates of follow-up completion within 120 days and 240 days of enrollment for breast, lung, cervical, and colorectal cancers compared with usual care. “We believe that such systems are best based in pr...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 10, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Careers Imaging Leaders Source Type: news

Wishing you a Happy National Medical Librarians Month
It’s October, and that means it’s National Medical Librarians Month! What a great time to share with others all the different roles librarians play. This year’s theme will help you cut right to the chase: Yes, we do that! Throughout my 23-year career in medical librarianship, I have always found it most rewarding to be involved on interprofessional committees and projects. It provides a wonderful opportunity to show clinicians, researchers, administrators, and community members the diverse skills librarians can bring to the table. At NNLM, we are dedicated to building your skills. We offer a wide variety of free, hig...
Source: The Cornflower - October 2, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erica Lake Tags: Blog National Medical Librarians Month Source Type: news

Study Finds SARS-CoV-2-Associated Sepsis Was More Common, Deadly Than Previously Thought
Using data from Mass General Brigham ’s electronic health records, Brigham researchers quantified the burden of SARS-CoV-2-associated sepsis early in the pandemic. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - September 29, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Information Underload: Device Tracking Seen Falling Short Information Underload: Device Tracking Seen Falling Short
Missed opportunities abound to spot risks with implantable devices. Physicians said identifiers should be included in electronic health records and claims for payment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines - September 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

An ontology for very large numbers of longitudinal health records to facilitate data mining and machine learning - Robson B, Baek OK.
Despite the extensive experience of the authors working in industry with a variety of electronic health records that worked well in their intended context, none currently available in reasonably large numbers seem to have ontologies and formats that will s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Implementation of substance use screening in rural federally-qualified health center clinics identified high rates of unhealthy alcohol and cannabis use among adult primary care patients - McNeely J, McLeman B, Gardner T, Nesin N, Amarendran V, Farkas S, Wahle A, Pitts S, Kline M, King J, Rosa C, Marsch L, Rotrosen J, Hamilton L.
BACKGROUND: Screening for substance use in rural primary care clinics faces unique challenges due to limited resources, high patient volumes, and multiple demands on providers. To explore the potential for electronic health record (EHR)-integrated screenin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Are Paxlovid and Lagevrio Equals?
(MedPage Today) -- Both nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) and molnupiravir (Lagevrio) were associated with a reduction in death during the COVID-19 Omicron era, a large retrospective study of electronic health records from the Cleveland Clinic... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - September 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Electronic Health Record Usability Tied to Patient Safety
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 -- There is a positive association between frontline user-rated electronic health record (EHR) usability and EHR safety performance, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in JAMA Network Open. David C. Classen, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Identification of opioid use disorder using electronic health records: beyond diagnostic codes - Poulsen MN, Nordberg CM, Troiani V, Berrettini W, Asdell PB, Schwartz BS.
BACKGROUND: We used structured and unstructured electronic health record (EHR) data to develop and validate an approach to identify moderate/severe opioid use disorder (OUD) that includes individuals without prescription opioid use or chronic pain, an unde... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Perils of auto-population of newborn EHR with maternal intimate partner violence history - Lamar CE, Jain D, Schmitz KH.
In 2020, the 21st Century Cures Act was enacted, mandating that patients have access to their electronic health record. This has the potential to benefit both patients and clinicians by increasing communication, transparency, and patient autonomy. However,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Development of a Hypertension Electronic Phenotype for Chronic Disease Surveillance in Electronic Health Records: Key Analytic Decisions and Their Effects
(Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease)
Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - September 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

Health care system restores electronic records platform impacted by 'cybersecurity incident'
Hospital Sisters Health System, which operates several facilities in Metro East, said that as of Wednesday morning, it has "successfully restored functionality" to its EPIC electronic health records platform as it continues to recover from a cyberattack late last month. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 12, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Diana Barr Source Type: news