Practice Management

Social Media Addiction May Harm Nurse Performance

Social networking site (SNS) addiction can have a negative impact on nurse performance.

Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma Expected to File for Bankruptcy

Settlement talks with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis have reached a stalemate and the company is expected to file for bankruptcy.

Exercise Physiologists Can Improve Early Mobilization in ICU

Exercise physiologists can provide safe and effective early mobilization in intensive care units.

CDC: Decrease in Opioid Deaths From January 2018 to July 2018

Opioid deaths decreased during January to July 2018, while deaths from illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) increased during the same period.

Low Levels of Nurse and Support Staffing Tied to Higher Inpatient Mortality

Low levels of nurse and nursing support staffing are associated with increased inpatient mortality.

Oklahoma Judge Fines Johnson & Johnson $572 Million in Opioid Drug Crisis

An Oklahoma judge on Monday ruled against one of America’s biggest companies, Johnson & Johnson — fining it $572 million as part of the first trial of an opioid maker sued by a state for the human and financial costs of the prescription painkiller crisis.

Why Biosimilars Are Not Living Up to Their Promise in the United States

Effective for illnesses ranging from cancer to autoimmune diseases, biologics are among the most expensive prescription drugs in the United States.

Top Medical Organizations Call for Solutions to Reduce Firearm-Related Injury and Death

Individuals representing some of the nation’s preeminent medical organizations have called for “reasonable, evidence-based solutions” to reduce injury and death related to firearms.

Personalized Shared Decision-Making Training Improves Physician Communication Skills

Researchers assessed how clinicians should engage in shared decision making based on their patient’s personality type.

Parents Divided on Primary Care Policies for Unvaccinated Patients

Three in 10 parents say that their child’s primary care office should ask parents who refuse all vaccines to find another health care provider.

Advertising Can Promote Interest in Health-Related Research

Advertising current local health-related research using large TV monitors in emergency department waiting rooms can increase the short-term interest in health-related research.