Key thoughts:  By Ken W. Altman MD PhD - 10/2/18

In health care, our promise is to "first, do no harm." However, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report in 1999, To Err is Human: Building A Safer Health System, which estimated that as many as 98,000 individuals die each year due to medical errors.  By Geoff Caplea, MD, Allscripts - 10/2/18

Given changes to healthcare, many physicians are unwilling to recommend the medical profession to their children and other family members, according to a report from The Doctors Co., a physician-owned medical malpractice insurer.  By Kelly Gooch - 10/1/18

Syracuse, N.Y.-based SUNY Upstate Medical University President Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, revealed plans to step down from her position at the end of the fall semester this year, according to Localsyr.com.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/28/18

A recent article by Allscripts discusses 8 tips for determining where to invest in health IT.  By Michael Blackman, M.D., MBA - 9/27/18

In a recent press release, Healogics® Inc., the nation's largest provider of advanced chronic wound care services, today announced the launch of Healogics® iSupply.  By Staff - 9/27/18

Detroit Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, has reached a five-year agreement with Troy, Mich.-based Wayne State University Physician Group, which includes more than 300 physicians.  By Ayla Ellison - 9/27/18

The University of Houston and Humana announced a partnership Sept. 25 under which the insurer will provide $15 million over 10 years to help pay for the construction of the university's medical school.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/26/18

The former president of SUNY Upstate Medical University pleaded guilty Sept. 24 to abusing his leadership role by illegally padding his annual salary, according to the timesunion.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/25/18

The America-Japan Society named Jeannette South-Paul, MD, as the recipient of the second annual Kentaro Kaneko Award.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/25/18

The Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., stripped a cardiologist of his endowed chair position Sept. 21, less than two months after he was awarded the honor, according to the Yale Daily News.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/25/18

Specifically in healthcare, providers' clothing signifies everything from authority to cleanliness to patients and other staff members. The white laboratory coat, in particular, is most commonly associated with physicians and surgeons. But does a physician's attire — both the coat and the clothing underneath — even matter to patients?  By Alyssa Rege - 9/21/18

The use of medical scribes to track physician-patient encounters in real time for primary care visits was linked to significant reductions in EHR documentation time and improvements in physician productivity and job satisfaction, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found.  By Megan Knowles - 9/20/18

A law signed by Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown Sept. 19 requires California physicians put on probation for sexual misconduct, among other behaviors, to disclose that information to their patients, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.  By Harrison Cook - 9/20/18

The 51-year-old woman and visiting Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine professor who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee of Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault revealed her identity in an interview with The Washington Post Sept. 16.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/19/18

Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., revealed plans to construct a new health sciences campus to replace its existing infrastructure in Phoenix for roughly $100 million.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/19/18

Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health revealed its request to restart its emergency medicine residency program was denied by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/19/18

More than 1,000 faculty members, medical trainees, students and alumni submitted a petition to Yale University's president Sept. 13 questioning the institution's decision to award a leading cardiologist a leadership position despite his having been found guilty of sexually harassing a junior researcher five years ago, The Washington Post reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/19/18

As soon as they are clinically ready to leave the hospital, patients start counting the minutes until their discharge. But can you imagine waiting days, months or even years? By Dr. Anna Bayes, Allscripts - 9/18/18

A cardiothoracic surgeon and his wife were killed after their plane crashed in a residential neighborhood near Boston on Sept. 15, ABC 7 NY reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 9/17/18