Ask the Editors: Striving for Clarity in Designing and Reporting Quantitative Research
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, the journal’s editors–Colin West, MD, PhD, Yoon Soo Park, PhD, Jonathan Amiel, MD, and Gustavo Patino, MD, PhD–join host Toni Gallo to share practical guidance for designing and reporting quantitative research. They share tips for success and flaws to avoid around designing your study, using descriptive and inferential statistics, and analyzing and presenting your data. While the advice in this episode comes from the editors of Academic Medicine, much of it also applies to designing and reporting quantitative research for other journals and publications.&...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - June 12, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast medical education quantitative research scholarly publishing scholarly writing Source Type: blogs
When ” Cath lab viability ” competes with myocardial viablity … Just carry on !
Pure science
Whenever possible ,before doing a coronary revascularisation procedure , check twice the segments you try to perfuse is really short of blood supply and truly needs the procedure. Don’t ever waste your resources and try to blood-feed the dead myocardium. It’ can never be awakened !
Pragmatic science
I was conversing with my colleague recently , who has grown into suave , Interventional cardiologist with a huge academic & societal repute .He owns a personal cathlab and planning to get one more.
I learnt a non-academic reality lesson from him .
When planning myocardial revasascularisation, ...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - June 8, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: bio ethics cardiology wisdom cardiology-ethics Cardiology-Statistics cath lab tips and tricks Medical education Medical ethics medical quotes medical satistics Two line sermons in cardiology wisdom in cardiology cath lab viablity vs Source Type: blogs
New Evidence That Prescribing Psychologists Can Save Lives
Jeffrey A. SingerRemoving barriers to prescribing psychologists (RxPs) saves patients the inconvenience and added expense of seeing a psychiatrist or other health care practitioner that states license to prescribe psychiatric medications. Such practitioners include family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants—even general surgeons like me. Now comes a study showing that it also saves lives.InEffects of Giving Psychologists Prescriptive Authority: Evidence From a Natural Experiment in the United States, researchers publishing in the journalHealth Policy used data from the National Vital Statistics Sys...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 7, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
A Hand Up, Not a Hand-Out
BY KIM BELLARD
As many of you did, I followed the recent debt ceiling saga closely, and am relieved that we now have a compromise, of sorts. The House Republicans demanded a lot of things, most of which they did not get, but one area where they did prevail was in toughening work requirements for food (SNAP) and income (TANF). They somehow believe that there are uncounted numbers of “able-bodied” people sitting around on their couches collecting government benefits, a myth that goes back to Ronald Reagan’s welfare queen stereotype, and have long advocated work requirements as the remedy.
Ironic...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Guaranteed Income Programs Kim Bellard SNAP Source Type: blogs
Follow Up on Bank Secrecy Act Data
Nicholas AnthonyLast week, I wrote about how there is a lack of official statistics regarding the effectiveness of the Bank Secrecy Act and how what little information exists is troubling.However, a few folks were kind enough to point out that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) defines money laundering under a broad umbrella, so I wanted to follow up to make sure readers had the full picture available. The figure below provides the complete list of subcategories that FinCEN d efines as money laundering in its suspicious activity report (SAR)statistical database.Much like I explained last week, the ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 5, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Nicholas Anthony Source Type: blogs
From Healthcare Dashboards to Valuable Action
When Randolph Health upgraded to what they call “data-driven operations,” they thought their staff would be excited to pull up dashboards with information. According to Angela Burgess, VP of operations and CIO, the reality turned out to be more complicated. They had built their data strategy for some time using Dimensional Insight and it was key for them to provide value to their organization and not just data. In this video, Burgess and George Dealy, VP of healthcare solutions at Dimensional Insight, talk about what Randolph Health staff really needed and how the Dimensional Insight solution provided it.
Peopl...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 5, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Angela Burgess Dimensional Insight George Dealy Healthcare Analytics Healthcare Dashboards Healthcare Data Healthcare IT Video Interviews Source Type: blogs
Is the Bank Secrecy Act Effective at Stopping Crime? No One Knows
ConclusionLater at the oversight hearing, RepresentativeWarren Davidson (R ‑OH) said,Give us some metrics. …Give us the evidence.…How do you measure the effectiveness? …Show me a case where what you collected resulted in a solved crime.…I’m looking for cause and effect. If you want to keep spying on American citizens, you’re going to have to show why.Between therequests from the public andcongressional inquiries, FinCEN is certainly aware of the pressing need to supply statistics on the effectiveness of the financial surveillance it oversees. At this point, however, it ’s clear that Congress needs to doub...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 2, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Nicholas Anthony Source Type: blogs
Brookings Paper Is Not Concrete Evidence That a “Hard Landing” of the Economy Is Inevitable
Norbert Michel andJai KediaLast week atBrookings, Ben Bernanke, former Fed chair, and Olivier Blanchard, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, released an empirical study of the inflationary episode that followed the COVID-19 government shutdowns. According to the authors, the supply constraints caused by the pandemic shutdowns were initially a main factor, and the “easy fiscal and monetary policy” that followed made things worse.While this conclusionshouldn ’t surprise anyone, it ’s their prediction for the economy’s outlook that generatedsome buzz.Specifically, Bernanke and Blanchard conc...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 1, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Norbert Michel, Jai Kedia Source Type: blogs
Understanding the drivers of healthy life expectancy: report
This report summarises several pieces of statistical analysis and findings from a rapid literature review aimed at exploring the drivers of healthy life expectancy. It assesses the relative impact of mortality rates and self-reported health on healthy life expectancy and details the key factors which are most influential in driving these two components.ReportOffice for Health Improvement and Disparities - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - June 1, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
Don ’ t Blame Burnout
BY SANJ KATYAL
It is hard to open a medical journal in any specialty without seeing an article on burnout. There are statistics, trends, and of course a myriad of causes detailed in these articles. A few even offer some sensible solutions – flexible scheduling, peer support, delegation of clerical work and an increased focus on personal well-being activities are steps in the right direction.
I have previously written that “the absence of burnout does not equal wellness” just as the absence of disease does not imply health. We deserve more than simply the ability to function, we deserve to flourish. Th...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice Burnout Medical Wellness Sanj Katyal Source Type: blogs
Chest pain and shock: Is there a right ventricular OMI on this ECG? And should he undergo trancutaneous pacing?
ConclusionAmong inferior STEMI, the presence of any ST depression in lead I does not help to diagnose RVMI. ST elevation ≥0.5 mm in lead V1 is specific for RVMI, and moderately sensitive only if concomitant STD ≥ 0.5 mm in V2 is not present. Although STE in V1 is quite specific, overall the diagnostic characteristics of the standard 12‑lead ECG are inadequate to definitively diagnose, or exclude, RVMI, a s defined angiographically.____________________________Kosuge M, Ishikawa T, Morita S, Ebina T, Hibi K, Maejima N, Umemura S, Kimura K.Posterior wall involvement attenuates predictive value of ST-segment elev...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - May 30, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
Feeling guilty now, for a past professional crime !
Having retired, find little more time in browsing the academic images lying idle in old computers.It is intresting, still a tiring job to pick any useful learning stuff, from heaps of data hiding in different hard drives.
This set of ECGs I could retrive from the year 2011, A 31-year-old male presented to our CCU at 4.50 PM.
The treatment was Initiated in 10 minutes and completed in an hour, (Those days cath lab wasn’t functioning 24/7, more importantly, there was no external interference with our professional decision-making process)
The ECG was repeated at 7.15 PM
I think this case is much rele...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - May 26, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
12 Ways To Effectively Prevent High Blood Pressure
Conclusion
In a nutshell, preventing high blood pressure is undeniably easier and effective than treating it. The increasing prevalence and devastating consequences of this condition necessitate proactive measures.
By adopting a healthy lifestyle, making mindful dietary choices, engaging in regular exercise, managing stress, and prioritizing sleep, we can effectively prevent high blood pressure and its complications.
Regular check-ups, limiting caffeine and sodium intake, managing chronic conditions, practicing mindful eating, and avoiding processed foods are additional steps to consider.
While an organic...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 25, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
12 Ways To Effectively Prevent High Blood Pressure
Conclusion
In a nutshell, preventing high blood pressure is undeniably easier and effective than treating it. The increasing prevalence and devastating consequences of this condition necessitate proactive measures.
By adopting a healthy lifestyle, making mindful dietary choices, engaging in regular exercise, managing stress, and prioritizing sleep, we can effectively prevent high blood pressure and its complications.
Regular check-ups, limiting caffeine and sodium intake, managing chronic conditions, practicing mindful eating, and avoiding processed foods are additional steps to consider.
While an organic...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 25, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Six Months to a Virtual ICU at Houston Methodist
Michelle Stansbury, VP of Innovation and IT Applications at Houston Methodist, discusses in this video their virtual hospital programs as well as hot technologies they’re looking at for the future. Their virtual ICU project started four years ago as a two-year project, but they managed to set it up in just six months as COVID-19 hit. Now they’re extending their insights into the whole hospital and beyond.
The video is full of intriguing details. For instance, they proudly offered every patient an iPad when the virtual ICU opened, to deliver care and allow patients to talk to their families outside the hospital....
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 24, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Scene Featured Houston Methodist ICU Care ICU Techno Source Type: blogs
