Cardiology
Wrong-Patient Order Entry Errors Reduced With Patient Photos
THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Displaying patient photographs in electronic health records (EHRs) reduces wrong-patient order entry (WPOE), according to a study published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Network Open. Hojjat Salmasian, M.D., Ph.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues evaluated whether the noninterruptive display of patient photographs in the...
Patients Happier With Doctors of Same Race
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Racial/ethnic concordance between patients and their physicians is associated with higher patient satisfaction scores, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Junko Takeshita, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues evaluated patient- and physician-related determinants of the patient experience...
Risk for Heart Failure Lower With Healthy Sleep Patterns
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adherence to healthy sleep patterns is associated with a lower risk for heart failure, according to a research letter published online Nov. 16 in Circulation. Xiang Li, Ph.D., from the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans, and colleagues prospectively investigated the...
AHA: Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Indicated BP Treatment Intensification
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are less likely to receive treatment intensification for blood pressure (BP) control than patients of other races, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020, held virtually from Nov. 13 to 17. Valy Fontil, M.D., from the University of California in...
Targeted Efforts Do Not Alter Outcomes in Healthy Elderly
FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In elderly adults, vitamin D supplementation, omega-3 supplementation, and strength training, individually or in combination, do not improve clinical outcomes, according to a study published in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, M.D., from the University Hospital Zurich, and...
Benefit of E-Cigarettes for Quitting Smoking Unclear
THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It is unclear whether the addition of nicotine electronic cigarettes to counseling leads to higher rates of smoking cessation than counseling alone among adults motivated to quit, according to the results of a study published in the Nov. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association....
Automated Alarm IDs Inpatients at Risk for Sudden Decline
THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The use of automated detection of impending in-hospital clinical deterioration for which interventions could be implemented is associated with reduced mortality, according to a study published in the Nov. 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Gabriel J. Escobar, M.D., from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center...
COVID-19 Infection Higher Among Support Staff Than Doctors, Nurses
TUESDAY, Nov. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Support staff in health care settings have higher COVID-19 infection rates than physicians and nurses, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Emily S. Barrett, Ph.D., from Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey, and colleagues screened 3,904 employees and clinicians at a...
Disparities Seen in Internet Access for Those With Chronic Conditions
TUESDAY, Nov. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There are disparities in access to the internet among those with chronic health conditions such as hypertension and diabetes, according to a research letter published online Nov. 2 in Diabetes Care. Vardhmaan Jain, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and colleagues analyzed data from the 2016 to 2017...
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