
Removal of race-based clinical measurement tools
The proposal was unanimously agreed upon by doctors across multiple specialty areas.
The proposal was unanimously agreed upon by doctors across multiple specialty areas.
Alert in doctors’ ordering system about scarce supplies leads to 29% drop in blood clotting tests; could provide model for other efforts to encourage wise use.
The technology developed at the University of Michigan continuously uses data from a single electrocardiogram lead.
For certain surgeries, staffing one anesthesiologist for three or four overlapping cases can increase complications, death.
Researchers say the findings suggest more clinicians are carefully considering the risks of prescribing opioids.
In 152 hospitals, efforts to treat sepsis faster have not resulted in antibiotic overuse.