EHR Use Varies Across Primary Care Specialties
Pediatric clinicians spend significantly less total and after-hours time actively using electronic health record (EHR) systems compared with general medicine and family medicine clinicians.
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Citizenship Impacts Children’s Access to Health Care
Noncitizen children face higher health harms compared with their siblings who have US citizen status.
Complying With HIPAA When Using Social Media
Among other considerations, health care providers must avoid giving individual medical advice.
Base Salaries for Ophthalmologists Significantly Lower for Women
A survey-based study found that, after factoring in bonuses with salary, the difference is more than $30,000 per year.
Relationship Between Kawasaki Disease Heterogeneity and Cognitive Development of Patients, Caregiver Stress
Study researchers sought to assess the link between Kawasaki disease and patient cognitive profiles or caregiver parenting stress.
CDC: Vaccinated Teachers, Students Can Skip Masks This Fall
When schools open their doors this fall, teachers and students who are vaccinated can enter without masks.
Surges in Hospital Caseload Tied to Higher COVID-19 Mortality
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients cared for in hospitals with the greatest surges in caseload have twofold greater mortality risk than patients in hospitals not experiencing surges.
COVID-19 Cases Surge in Los Angeles County as Delta Variant Spreads
There is “exponential growth” of COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County as the Delta variant becomes the dominant strain, health officials there reported Thursday.
Blood Shortages Causing Surgery Delays Across the United States
Demand for blood is up 10% in the United States, and some US hospitals are postponing surgeries due to shortages.
One in Five Privately Insured Births May Result in a Surprise Medical Bill
Among privately insured families with in-network deliveries in 2019, almost one in five potentially received surprise bills for maternal and/or newborn care.
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