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Feeling the strain: what The Commonwealth Fund's 2019 international survey of general practitioners means for the UK
The Commonwealth Fund surveyed 13,200 primary care physicians across 11 countries between January and June 2019, including 1,001 GPs from the UK. In some aspects of care, the UK performs strongly and is an international leader. Almost all UK GPs surveyed use electronic medical records, and the use of data to review and improve care is relatively high. The survey also highlights areas of concern for the NHS. Just 6 per cent of UK GPs report feeling ' extremely ' or ' very satisfied ' with their workload – the lowest of any country surveyed. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Comparisons of different classification algorithms while using text mining to screen psychiatric inpatients with suicidal behaviors - Zhu H, Xia X, Yao J, Fan H, Wang Q, Gao Q.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of methods based on text mining to screen suicidal behaviors according to chief complaint of the psychiatric inpatients. METHODS: Electronic Medical Records of inpatients with mental disorders were collected. T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Can AI Really Distinguish Between Back Pain?
This study is important because artificial intelligence can potentially more accurately distinguish whether the pain is acute or chronic, which would determine whether a patient should return to normal activities quickly or rest and schedule follow-up visits with a physician. This study also has implications for diagnosis, treatment, and billing purposes in other musculoskeletal conditions, such as the knee, elbow, and shoulder pain, where the medical codes also do not differentiate by pain level and acuity." Â (Source: MDDI)
Source: MDDI - March 3, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news

4 of 5 transgender youths want preferred names, pronouns in health records
According to a study, nearly 80 percent of transgender youth want electronic medical records to reflect their preferred names and pronouns -- which can affect the quality of care they receive. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Andrea Price, APN, Discusses Electronic Medical Records in CAR T-Cell Therapy
The associate director for clinical research at the Washington University School of Medicine spoke about the value and challenges of using EMRs in CAR T-cell therapy. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - March 1, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Andrea Price, APN Source Type: news

Artificial intelligence can scan doctors' notes to distinguish between types of back pain
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Mount Sinai researchers have designed an artificial intelligence model that can determine whether lower back pain is acute or chronic by scouring doctors' notes within electronic medical records, an approach that can help to treat patients more accurately, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research in February. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Health providers urge federal delay of shared medical records
Two of Western New York ’s largest health care providers have joined a national coalition of providers in opposing a federal rule tied to how electronic patient data is shared between patients and health systems. Both Catholic Health and Buffalo Medical Group are among more than 60 organizations that signed onto a lette r from Epic CEO Judy Faulkner in opposition to a rule by the Department of Health and Human Services tied to sharing electronic medical records data between patients and health systems.… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 13, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: news

Scientists develop non-invasive method to predict onset of dementia
(Regenstrief Institute) Information gathered from routine visits to the doctor is enough to accurately predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, according to new research led by scientists from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University and Merck. The researchers developed and tested machine learning algorithms using data from electronic medical records to identify patients who may be at risk for developing the dementia. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Canadians seeing more doctors after hours but electronic medical-record use lags behind
Family doctors in Canada offer more weeknight and weekend appointments than doctors in other countries, but lag behind when it comes to using electronic medical records, a new survey suggests. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

First of its kind electronic alert system prevents opioid misuse (video)
PRIMUM is Atrium Health's clinical decision support system used to address the patient safety issue involved with opioid prescriptions. The alert system, which is built into the hospital system's electronic medical records (EMR), accesses records across locations. The system gives prescribers real-time information to prevent high-risk prescriptions. Physicians are then able to better prescribe patients based off of these findings, ultimately reducing the number of opioids and benzodiazepines from … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 1, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Atrium Health Source Type: news

First of its kind electronic alert system prevents opioid misuse (video)
PRIMUM is Atrium Health's clinical decision support system used to address the patient safety issue involved with opioid prescriptions. The alert system, which is built into the hospital system's electronic medical records (EMR), accesses records across locations. The system gives prescribers real-time information to prevent high-risk prescriptions. Physicians are then able to better prescribe patients based off of these findings, ultimately reducing the number of opioids and benzodiazepines from … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 1, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Atrium Health Source Type: news

Surveillance of concussion-related injuries using electronic medical records from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN): a proof-of-concept - Bang F, Ehsani B, McFaull S, Chang VC, Queenan J, Birtwhistle R, Do MT.
INTRODUCTION: Previous studies on traumatic brain injury trends in Canada have been restricted to hospitalization and emergency department visit data. However, many concussion patients may present first, or only, to family physicians. Therefore, the true b... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

The online health trends pharma should be tapping into
Each year digital folk all over the world look to the Internet Trends report, delivered by Bond Capital founder Mary Meeker, for a summary of the most important emerging online technologies and consumer behaviours. The 2019 report underlines the strength of some trends familiar to pharma and points to some unsettling implications for the industry if it cannot respond appropriately. Along with some general online trends - the growing consumption of images and video, the rise of the podcast and the ongoing spread of Amazon Echo - the report highlights some important consumer healthcare trends. Perhaps the chief high...
Source: EyeForPharma - November 20, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Andrew Stone Source Type: news

Every 15 Minutes, Someone In The US Dies Of A Drug-Resistant Superbug
(CNN) — Every 15 minutes, someone in the United States dies of a superbug that has learned to outsmart even our most sophisticated antibiotics, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s about 35,000 deaths each year from drug-resistant infections, according to the landmark report. The report places five drug-resistant superbugs on the CDC’s “urgent threat” list — two more germs than were on the CDC’s list in 2013, the last time the agency issued a report on antibiotic resistance. Genetic research shows germs have become especially adep...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Featured Health Antibiotics Bacteria CNN Superbugs Source Type: news