The benefits of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), surgery done through one or more tiny incisions rather than one large opening, are well-documented at this point for a range of procedures. A recent study published in BMJ found that MIS is associated with fewer surgical site infections, less blood loss and postoperative pain, and shorter hospital […]
Category Archives: Innovation
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Jul
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Division of Continuing Medical Education (DCME) recently announced that it is “moving to optimize its CME faculty selection process, in part by offering easier access to online tools for faculty,” according an announcement from DCME Medical Director Ann Karty, M.D. During the past few months, Karty explained, the […]
CME, Innovation
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT: Using Real Time Data and Education to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has declared that the United States is in the midst of an epidemic of prescription drug overdose deaths. Deaths from prescription drugs now outnumber deaths from heroin and cocaine combined. Over the past decade, prescription drug-induced deaths have approached motor vehicle deaths as the leading cause of all injury […]