Patient Care
Posted Tue, 2011/03/29 - 03:53 by Amer Kaissi
Patient Care
While social media and instant messaging have taken over communication in the modern world, many people are still hesitant to use these new ways when interacting with their own doctor.
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Posted Wed, 2011/03/02 - 22:09 by Amer Kaissi
Patient Care
A recent study suggests that that haphazard communication and poor coordination between ER and primary care doctors can negatively affect patient care.
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Posted Wed, 2011/02/23 - 10:30 by Amer Kaissi
Patient Care
Doctors may be posting inappropriate messages on their Twitter sites, which is cause for concern.
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Posted Thu, 2011/02/17 - 21:36 by Amer Kaissi
Patient Care
A new study suggests that doctors’ uniforms get contaminated with bacteria a few hours after putting them on, but that there is no difference in contamination between short-sleeved and long-sleeved uniforms.
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Posted Wed, 2011/02/16 - 21:00 by Amer Kaissi
Patient Care
Specialty doctors are hesitant to provide on-call coverage for hospital emergency rooms, unless they get paid extra for it.
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Posted Thu, 2011/02/10 - 21:36 by Amer Kaissi
Costs & Insurance, Patient Care
A new British study shows that paying doctors more money does not result in better outcomes for their hypertensive patients.
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Posted Thu, 2011/02/10 - 21:00 by Fred Lee
Lyme Disease, Patient Care
Proper treatment and prevention of Lyme disease related arthritis depends on the proper diagnosis.
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Posted Thu, 2011/02/10 - 01:26 by Amer Kaissi
Tests & Procedures, Patient Care
A new technology using surgical sponges tagged with special chips allows accurate detection if these sponges are mistakenly left inside the patient during surgery.
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Posted Thu, 2011/02/10 - 01:25 by Amer Kaissi
Patient Care
A new physician practice promises to revolutionize the way primary care is provided by offering concierge medicine services at a low annual fee.
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Posted Fri, 2011/02/04 - 06:02 by Amer Kaissi
Patient Care
A recent survey indicates that patients are not sure who is and who is not a medical doctor.
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