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Patient-Doctor Interaction Suffers with EMRs in Outpatient Clinics

September 19, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The intended goals of requiring electronic medical record (EMR) systems in all hospitals and clinics were rational and, for the most part, patient-centered. EMRs have

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Hip Need to Know Trauma

No Harm When Residents Are Involved in Hip-Fracture Surgery

January 22, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

While patients are sometimes concerned that resident involvement in their surgical case might lead to untoward outcomes, the article by Neuwirth et al. in the

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Editor's Choice Hip Knee

After TJA, Patients Living Alone Can Safely Be Discharged Home

January 17, 2018 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

As Fleischman et al. observe in the January 17, 2018 edition of The Journal, “there is a prevailing belief that patients living alone cannot be

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Hip Need to Know

Follow Preop Heart-Testing Guidelines with Elderly Hip Fracture Patients

April 21, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

From the perspective of a geriatric patient with a hip fracture, having a preoperative echocardiogram may not seem like a big deal, especially since it’s

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Culture of Patient Safety Lacking in Some Orthopaedic Environments

July 15, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Eighteen percent of nearly 400 orthopaedic surgeons responding to an 89-question survey about patient safety said they do not perceive a positive climate for patient

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