A strategy to improve cardiac arrest survival: Do it less on those who don’t want it or won’t benefit from it
July 22, 2015
On June 30, 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report titled “Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival: A…
Secondhand Antibiotic Exposure in Nursing Homes
July 9, 2015
Antibiotics are some of the most commonly prescribed medications in nursing homes. Past studies have shown that around 2 out…
A Giant Thank You to CMS: Advance Care Planning Has Value
July 8, 2015
Today it is time to celebrate! Today the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is taking…
ePOLST: It’s about damn time!
July 7, 2015
By: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD The following is a quote from an Emergency Medicine physician I interviewed for a study about…
ABIM Discontinues Requirement for Maintaining Underlying Board Certification
July 3, 2015
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has had a lot of, well, lets just say difficult press this year. There…
A Master of Science Program in Palliative Care?
June 29, 2015
We’re in trouble. There just aren’t enough specialists in palliative care to palliate all the suffering out there. One estimate…
A better way to care for frail patients: Independence at Home
June 24, 2015
Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report that I think will change how geriatric…
Flags of Grief
June 19, 2015
by: Genevieve Flagello, LMSW, ASW I am a social worker two years into my career, currently working with veterans on…
Top 10 Reasons Eric Widera is the Best Fellowship Director Ever
June 19, 2015
10. Like President Obama, he keeps his wardrobe streamlined so he can focus on what’s important. 9. He shares the…
When to Stop Medications in Advanced Dementia
June 15, 2015
by: Claire Larson Throughout medical training, we devote extensive time learning when to start medications. We memorize the pharmacology, indications…