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A major trash-talking “FAIL”

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According to a recent article by The Washington Post , a surgical team in Virginia has found themselves in hot water after a patient accidentally recorded a conversation taking place between the three medical professionals while he was anesthetized. Followed by “It’s probably tuberculosis in the penis, so you’ll be all right.”

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What I Read Last Week

Sensible Medicine

I even have a talk, “keeping up on the literature.” I then use my other “media” – NYT, NPR, twitter, office chatter – to find other articles I should be reading. Last week, there were no articles that changed my practice but there were a few that I found interesting. The follow-up was 11.2

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5 strategies to increase visits in your mental health practice 

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Implement appointment reminders and follow-ups Use automated appointment reminders and follow-up communications to enhance the patient experience. Patient reminders and follow-ups are critical for a successful practice.

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Nursing Quiz to Test Your Medical Skills

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They carry out doctor’s orders, check up on patients throughout the day, and make sure providers have accurate information when looking at the patient’s chart. Nurses may need to refresh their memory of this knowledge every few years to make sure they have the latest and most up to date information. 34 12 votes, 1.9

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Checklist for Managing Your Wellbeing While Working in Mental Health Care

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This helpful article will go through a handy checklist for managing your wellbeing while working in this sector. Reaching out to friends to catch up for a coffee or meal is a tried and trusted way to connect with a close person and talk to them about your life, your work and what’s happening for you. So, read on to learn more.

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Churnalism: Summarized on Video

Sensible Medicine

We thought we’d be able to write a book about churnalism – sort of a follow-up to Ending Medical Reversal – but that book was not meant to be. This page provides links to the original series of churnalism articles and to articles that highlighted some truly egregious examples as they appeared.

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Universal Depression Screening Leads to Unnecessary Harm

Sensible Medicine

A subsequent article in BMC Medicine highlighted the dearth of evidence. The title of this article kind of says it all: The authors suggest a depression screening RCT should exclude individuals with known depression, randomize people to screening or no screening, and make the same mental health services available to both groups.

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