The implementation of CPOE has transformed the delivery of healthcare. It has also significantly impacted nursing practice by refocusing the role of nurses in direct patient care. These changes have highlighted the vital role that nurses play in communication, coordination and knowledge sharing. CPOE has the potential to maximize productivity and contribute to improved patient safety and improv...

This paper describes a new system of tax credits to help low-income workers pay for health insurance. The system would be designed to subsidize health insurance coverage for workers who are currently uninsured, or who pay high premiums for nongroup insurance. Anyone age 19 or older who is not covered by Medicaid, Medicare, or employer-sponsored health insurance would be eligible for a health in...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of physician recommendation of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in early (ages 11-12), middle (13-17), and late adolescent/young adult (18-26) female patients by physician specialty, and to identify factors associated with recommendation in early adolescents. METHODS A 38-item survey was conducted April 2009 through Aug...

OBJECTIVE To study the perceptions on physician assisted suicide, among patients presenting to family physicians, at a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. METHOD The study was carried out at the Community Health Center of The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, between December 1999 and May 2000. The principal and co-investigators filled a pre-coded and pretested questionnaire consisti...

BACKGROUND The accurate recognition of patient pain is a crucial, but sometimes difficult, task in medical care. This study explored factors related to the physician's diagnosis of pain in primary care patients. METHODS New adult patients were prospectively randomized to care by primary care providers at a university medical center clinic. Study participants were interviewed prior to the init...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the satisfaction of the intensive care unit staff with a computerized physician order entry and to compare the concept of the computerized physician order entry relevance among intensive care unit healthcare workers. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional survey to assess the satisfaction of the intensive care unit staff with the computerized physician order entry in a 3...

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is an assisted reproductive technique [4] (ART) initially developed by Dr. Gianpiero D. Palermo [5] in 1993 to treat male infertility [6]. It is most commonly used in conjunction with in vitro [7] fertilization [8] (IVF) or a less commonly used technique called zygote intrafallopian transfer [9] (ZIFT). In natural fertilization [8], the sperm [10] must pe...

OBJECTIVES To compare the scorings of real and standardized patients on physician communication skills. METHODS Patient scoring (n=183) on physicians' communication skills was determined by 93 real and 90 standardized patients. Eighty physicians (42 specialists and 38 general physicians) in private practice were enrolled. Data were analyzed using self administered questionnaires and checklist...

Patients with schizophrenia are at higher risk for medical illnesses than people in the general population. The risk of atherosclerosis and cardiac death in these patients is markedly higher and parallels the severity of the disease. Last but not least, one should mention the role of the treating physician in the unwanted occurrence of abnormal QTc prolongation and SCD, mostly resulting from to...